Monday, February 18, 2008

OBR News-o-rama

OBR News-o-rama

Coaching is a Job for Nomads

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 09:58 AM CST

Me, I'm one of those guys who doesn't like to move around. When I was a kid, my Dad got transferred from plant to plant every five years or so as he moved up the ladder. For a kid, that meant being uprooted, making new friends, forgetting old ones. I wasn't crazy about it, so I wanted to settle down in one spot when I had a family.

So here we are, still, twenty years after college, on the east side of Cleveland. I've maybe moved five miles from the first apartment my wife and I had after graduating from college.

NFL coaches, however, have a much different lifestyle. They're uprooted year after year as they go where there's work. I can't really say I envy them, but they do get to see the grand old USA.

Here are NFL coaching changes since early February, including a couple of expansion-era Browns coaches joining th Ravens staff:

ATLANTA - Feb. 4: Named: Joe Danna (James Madison '07), defensive quality control coach. Feb. 6: Named: Alvin Reynolds (Jaguars '07), DB coach. Feb. 9: Resigned: Assistant general manager Billy Devaney (Rams). Feb. 13: Named: Glenn Pires (Dolphins '07), LB coach. Retained: Assistant strength and conditioning coach Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.

BALTIMORE - Feb. 5: Named: Hue Jackson (Falcons '07), QB coach; Andy Moeller (Michigan '07), assistant OL coach. Feb. 8: Named: Jim Hostler (49ers '07), WR coach; Craig Ver Steeg (Rutgers '07), offensive quality control coach. Feb. 12: Named: Bob Rogucki (Eagles '07), strength and conditioning coach); John Dunn (Redskins '05), assistant strength and conditioning coach; Marwan Maalouf (Browns '06), assistant special teams coach; Greg Mattison (University of Florida '07), LB coach; Chuck Pagano (University of North Carolina '07, Raiders '06), DB coach.

BUFFALO - Feb. 5: Named: Ray Brown (redskins player '05), assistant OL coach. Feb. 11: Named: Adrian White (NFL Europe '07), defensive quality control coach.

DALLAS - Feb. 7: Named: Reggie Herring (Arkansas '07), LB coach.

DENVER - Feb. 8: Named: Scout Jeff Goodman, assistant general manager.

GREEN BAY - Feb. 13: Named: Russ Ball (Saints '07), vice president of football administration/finance.

JACKSONVILLE - Feb. 8: Named: Thom Kaumeyer (Tulane '07), DB coach; assistant special teams coach Tom Williams, defensive assistant; assistant DL coach Ted Monachino, DL coach.

MIAMI - Feb. 4: Named: Dan Henning (Panthers '06), offensive coordinator.

NEW ORLEANS -- Feb. 12: Named: Aaron Kromer (Buccaneers '07), RB coach; Travis Jones (Dolphins '07), assistant DL coach; assistant special teams coach Greg McMahon, special teams coach; assistant DL coach Dennis Allen, DB coach. Fired: RB coach George Henshaw; DB coach Tom Hayes. Feb. 13: Resigned: Vice president of football administration Russ Ball (Packers).

OAKLAND - Feb. 6: Named: James Lofton (Chargers '07), WR coach.

PHILADELPHIA - Feb. 12: Resigned: Assistant strength and conditioning coach Bob Rogucki (Ravens). Feb. 13: Named: Strength and conditioning assistant Greg Merlino, assistant strength and conditioning coach.

ST. LOUIS - Feb. 9: Named: Billy Devaney (Falcons '07), executive vice president of player personnel; assistant DB coach Ron Milus, DB coach. Feb. 15: Named: Assistant OL coach Jim Chaney, TE coach; Bob Saunders (Redskins '07), offensive assistant. Granted paid leave: TE coach Judd Garrett.

SAN FRANCISCO - Feb. 4: Named: Scout Trent Baalke, director of player personnel; Tony Nathan (Ravens '07), RB coach. Feb. 15: Named: Chris Foerster (Ravens '07), OL coach.

SEATTLE - Feb. 8: Named: Bill Lazor (Redskins '07), QB coach. Feb. 12: Resigned: RB coach Stump Mitchell (Seahawks).

TAMPA BAY - Feb. 12: Resigned: Senior assistant/OL Aaron Kromer (Saints). Feb. 15: Named: Special teams coordinator Richard Bisaccia, RB coach.

TENNESSEE - Feb. 15: Resigned: Assistant head coach/offense Sherman Smith (Redskins).

WASHINGTON - Feb. 7: Fired: Offensive assistant Jack Burns; assistant coach/special projects Bob Saunders. Feb. 8: Resigned: QB coach Bill Lazor (Seahawks). Feb. 9: Named: Jim Zorn (Seahawks '07), head coach. Feb. 11: Named: Chris Meidt (St. Olaf's '07), offensive assistant. Feb. 12: Named: Stump Mitchell (Seahawks '07), assistant head coach/RB coach; John Palermo (Tennessee Tech '07), DL coach. Fired: RB coach Earnest Byner. Feb. 15: Named: Sherman Smith (Titans '07), offensive coordinator.
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