HashtagFTW Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 We apparently reached out to Hines Ward as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 14 hours ago, Louis Friend said: I'm not sure how I feel about this one. If we draft a QB, QB coach will be a huge responsibility. I wonder if this is the "surprise hire" Dan Campbell hinted at. Same. No coaching experience prior so seems like an odd person to bring in and develop the most important position for your team. He may be great, but just because he was a QB doesn't mean he can teach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenhater Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I wonder if all these former players is part of a plan to get a bunch of older FA vets to come here. Tell them when they are done playing they can get their start in coaching by joining our staff in some capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy1609 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 seth Ryan, maybe that’s the mystery name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, flyguy1609 said: seth Ryan, maybe that’s the mystery name? Easiest family to recruit. Just show feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 hours ago, flyguy1609 said: seth Ryan, maybe that’s the mystery name? Hines Ward as WR coach? That would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 45 minutes ago, Nnivolcm said: Easiest family to recruit. Just show feet. Renowned footwork expert and ESPN analyst Rex Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Quote Lions make 3 coaching hires official, will be hiring former LB Kelvin Sheppard Quote The second interesting development is DeLeone’s title as inside linebackers coach. That suggests another hire is coming for the team’s outside linebackers coach. Which leads nicely into another coaching development. FootballScoop.com is reporting that the Lions are hiring former NFL linebacker Kelvin Sheppard to their coaching staff. If you’re skeptical of that source, Sheppard himself retweeted the news. I overlooked the ILB coach title with DeLeone. Interesting. I also just checked Sheppard's twitter and he did post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) Special Assistant to Owner & CEO- Chris Spieman Senior Vice President of Football and Business Administration- Mike Disner Senior Personnel Executive- John Dorsey Senior Defensive Assistant- Dom Capers General Manager- Brad Holmes Assistant General Manager- Ray Agnew Head Coach- Dan Campbell Assistant Head Coach- Duce Staley Offensive Coordinator- Anthony Lynn QB coach- Mark Brunell RB coach- Duce Staley WR coach- Hines Ward? TE coach- Ben Johnson OL coach- Hank Fraley Defensive Coordinator- Aaron Glenn DL coach-????????? ILB coach- Mark DeLeone OLB coach- Kelvin Sheppard Secondary coach/passing game coordinator- Aubrey Pleasant ST Coordinator- Dave Fipp Edited January 29, 2021 by Louis Friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 15 minutes ago, Louis Friend said: Special Assistant to Owner & CEO- Chris Spieman Senior Vice President of Football and Business Administration- Mike Disner Senior Personnel Executive- John Dorsey General Manager- Brad Holmes Assistant General Manager- Ray Agnew Head Coach- Dan Campbell Assistant Head Coach- Duce Staley Offensive Coordinator- Anthony Lynn QB coach- Mark Brunell RB coach- Duce Staley WR coach- Hines Ward? TE coach- Ben Johnson OL coach- Hank Fraley Defensive Coordinator- Aaron Glenn DL coach-????????? ILB coach- Mark DeLeone OLB coach- Kelvin Sheppard Secondary coach/passing game coordinator- Aubrey Pleasant ST Coordinator- Dave Fipp Would you consider Hines Ward an upgrade, downgrade or lateral move over Robert Prince? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miblue Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I like the brunell hire, he was a great QB in his prime, lead a young expansion franchise to 2 AFC championship games in 4 years (including 99 when the jags went 14-2 and rolled basically everyone (except the titans) including an epic 62-7 playoff beatdown of the dolphins which ended Dan Marino's playing career and Jimmy Johnson's coaching career) and played at a high enough level to remain in the league for 20 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 16 minutes ago, Louis Friend said: DL coach-????????? Any bets on the former player it ends up being? I'm thinking Kyle Vanden Bosch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Just now, Karnage84 said: Would you consider Hines Ward an upgrade, downgrade or lateral move over Robert Prince? I don't know, tbh. I'm not sure of Hines Ward's coaching ability. However, I don't see Robert Prince as some great coach either. I feel like outside of pure talent, we didn't see alot of growth from our WRs. Some of that has been Golladay's inability to stay on the field. Calvin Johnson was a machine. Golden Tate was a YAC God before and after the Lions. Marvin Jones has never fumbled the ball no matter which team he's been on. We haven't kept others around long enough to truly "develop". Which WR can you look at and say, he really grew as a player on the Lions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Louis Friend said: I don't know, tbh. I'm not sure of Hines Ward's coaching ability. However, I don't see Robert Prince as some great coach either. I feel like outside of pure talent, we didn't see alot of growth from our WRs. Some of that has been Golladay's inability to stay on the field. Calvin Johnson was a machine. Golden Tate was a YAC God before and after the Lions. Marvin Jones has never fumbled the ball no matter which team he's been on. We haven't kept others around long enough to truly "develop". Which WR can you look at and say, he really grew as a player on the Lions? You glossed over your answer. Golladay went from a WR very few people were thrilled we took in the 3rd to a guy many want tagged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Nnivolcm said: Any bets on the former player it ends up being? I'm thinking Kyle Vanden Bosch. Whats Charles Haley up to these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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