Vrabel's Staff Discussion Thread (Discuss related news here)

[Love The Drake]

Too bad about High. Oh well.

amazing player here.

 

[RobertWeathers]

amazing player here.

Yep.

 

[turkeyneck]

Too bad about High. Oh well.

But ... can't coach, can't stay.

Lookin' at you, Troy...

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Is Marrione a good oline coach?

Look at his coaching history - we came up as an OL coach and worked his way to head coach. After being a HC, he went back to being an OL coach.

Great person. Loves the trenches. Has the experience of being a HC because he sees the big picture. Great news if true.

 

[upstater1]

"For now, I only know how to bring dead chickens to Marrone but I'm willing to learn the rest."

 

[Ross12]

Look at his coaching history - we came up as an OL coach and worked his way to head coach. After being a HC, he went back to being an OL coach.

Great person. Loves the trenches. Has the experience of being a HC because he sees the big picture. Great news if true.

I think the point to keep in mind is that, at minimum, he will at least be a solid B or B+ OL Coach, which is a massive upgrade over what they’ve had in that role the last several years.

Also adds a 3rd person with NFL HC experience to the staff (Vrabel, McDaniels, Marrone).

 

[RobertWeathers]

I totally forgot he was HC of that 2017 Jags team that took us to the limit in the AFCCG.

 

[Love The Drake]

I think the point to keep in mind is that, at minimum, he will at least be a solid B or B+ OL Coach, which is a massive upgrade over what they’ve had in that role the last several years.

Also adds a 3rd person with NFL HC experience to the staff (Vrabel, McDaniels, Marrone).

Thomas Brown kind of

 

[upstater1]

Look at his coaching history - we came up as an OL coach and worked his way to head coach. After being a HC, he went back to being an OL coach.

Great person. Loves the trenches. Has the experience of being a HC because he sees the big picture. Great news if true.

Great hire.

But... the reason why he bounces around and can't seem to elevate is that he is not a great person. I think of him as the biggest curmudgeon in football. He makes Belichick look like Mr. Rogers. He makes Bill Parcells look like Robin Williams.

 

[Zuma]

Milton Patterson - Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers - Staff Directory - Florida A&M

Updated: March 2024 Milton Patterson enters his fourth season with the Rattlers and first as the defensive coordinator for Florida A&M after joining the staff

famuathletics.com

Coaching History

Year	School (Title)
2012-2014	Jackson State (Defensive Analyst/Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach)
2014-2016	Mississippi Valley State (Director of Sports Performance/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
2017	Alabama State (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator)
2017-2020	Clark-Atlanta University (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers/Director of Recruiting)
2020-2021	Fayetteville State (Defensive Coordinator)
2021-present	Florida A&M (Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers)

 

[mike_usagisan]

This is crucial, to make sure we're developing young coaches to take over.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Great hire.

But... the reason why he bounces around and can't seem to elevate is that he is not a great person. I think of him as the biggest curmudgeon in football. He makes Belichick look like Mr. Rogers. He makes Bill Parcells look like Robin Williams.

Give him a gummy and hes fine...

As long as he coaches up the unit.

 

[Sciz]

Milton Patterson - Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers - Staff Directory - Florida A&M

Updated: March 2024 Milton Patterson enters his fourth season with the Rattlers and first as the defensive coordinator for Florida A&M after joining the staff

famuathletics.com

Coaching History

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Year	School (Title)
2012-2014	Jackson State (Defensive Analyst/Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach)
2014-2016	Mississippi Valley State (Director of Sports Performance/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
2017	Alabama State (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator)
2017-2020	Clark-Atlanta University (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers/Director of Recruiting)
2020-2021	Fayetteville State (Defensive Coordinator)
2021-present	Florida A&M (Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers)

He also did some training camps with NFL teams via the Bill Walsh Fellowship, including Vrabel’s Titans in 2023.

 

[turkeyneck]

"For now, I only know how to bring dead chickens to Marrone but I'm willing to learn the rest."

Pinging @SammyBlueCat ...

 

[Ross12]

Thomas Brown kind of

Hah yeah sort of. He's not hired yet but seems like that's in the works.

I do somewhat like Brown, he's not great right now but seems like he has some talent. Good to have on staff. If he gets hired away to be someone else's OC then you'd get comp picks in return. Same for Ashton Grant in the QB Coach role.

 

[Froob]

Love Marrone hire. I think former head coaches bring a lot to the table. OL coach is almost as important as any of the coordinator jobs and we've really struggled to find a guy there.

Also for Kraft is cheap crowd, he couldn't have been cheap.

 

[The Gr8est]

Thomas Brown kind of

A point to keep in mind. The Pats hired Vrabel early in the off-season, before any other teams hired new coaches.

With these new hires a lot of coaches will be losing jobs as the new HC brings in his own people, and Vrabel has the opportunity to scoop up talent.

 

[Ross12]

 

[The Gr8est]

Too bad about High. Oh well.

If Hightower is smart, he will do things 180 degrees from Mayo and get position coaching jobs and work his way up.

 

[The Gr8est]

See?

He wasn’t just a Rooney rule interview.

Good coaches will get hired. There is no need for the Rooney rule.

In fact, the Rooney rule is counterproductive.