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Your thoughts on position coaches

fkap : 11/6/2025 7:55 pm
We tend to lump all the blame (or success if we ever have any) on the big 3: Daboll, Bowen, and Kafka. What about the position coaches? I would think it is their job, not D, B, and K, to teach the fundamentals of their position. Yeah, shit rolls uphill and the HC, DC, and OC are supposed to ensure the position guys are doing their jobs.

Thoughts on the O are welcome, but I'm more interested in D, where even a dummy like me can see things like bad tackling or angles crop up routinely.

We've heaped praise on Briscillo (OL). What about the others? Eric's position reviews concentrate on players (it would be nice if there was a little review on the staff, too).

What say you?
Couldn't agree more.  
redwhiteandbigblue : 11/6/2025 8:28 pm : link
How is it our WR coaches cannot teach our wr's how to run precise routes? This is very teachable as is learning to catch passes away from your body.

And what about our defensive backs coaches? They can't teach our cornerbacks to look at receivers eyes and turn around for the ball? And without grabbing and committing PI on a regular basis?

These are all teachable with good position coaches.
Well…  
knowledgetimmons : 11/6/2025 9:58 pm : link
If you’re me, and two years ago you criticize the shitty WRs on Mike Groh. You get flamed. Whatever you do, don’t criticize the female coaches. Especially that former assistant TE coach who played recreational flag football in college.
RE: Well…  
islander1 : 11/7/2025 12:22 am : link
In comment 17001675 knowledgetimmons said:
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If you’re me, and two years ago you criticize the shitty WRs on Mike Groh. You get flamed. Whatever you do, don’t criticize the female coaches. Especially that former assistant TE coach who played recreational flag football in college.


Are you always this dense?
Ask yourself, besides Bricillio,  
Ben in Tampa : 11/7/2025 8:26 am : link
What group has gotten better in four years? The answer is none of them.

To be fair you give some credit to Tierney for Dart improving every week and for squeezing what he could from DeVito.

Otherwise, every unit gets worse. It’s so damning.
RE: Couldn't agree more.  
SirLoinOfBeef : 11/7/2025 9:07 am : link
In comment 17001636 redwhiteandbigblue said:
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How is it our WR coaches cannot teach our wr's how to run precise routes? This is very teachable as is learning to catch passes away from your body.

And what about our defensive backs coaches? They can't teach our cornerbacks to look at receivers eyes and turn around for the ball? And without grabbing and committing PI on a regular basis?

These are all teachable with good position coaches.


How is the TE coach not teaching Johnson to catch a ball?

To be fair  
fkap : 11/7/2025 9:27 am : link
Some players just can't be taught. No amount of coaching is going to make Neal more nimble. And some players are just prone to drops.

Body catching, though, is a technique that seems to be something that can be coached out of.
RE: Ask yourself, besides Bricillio,  
Anakim : 11/7/2025 9:32 am : link
In comment 17001782 Ben in Tampa said:
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What group has gotten better in four years? The answer is none of them.

To be fair you give some credit to Tierney for Dart improving every week and for squeezing what he could from DeVito.

Otherwise, every unit gets worse. It’s so damning.


Maybe RB. Maybe. But the only newcomer was Skatt, so who knows how much of an influence Betts made on the position group.
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