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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jim Thomas column

Edit The Oklahoman 07 May 2016
Keep in mind, Mike Martz had yet to be hired as offensive coordinator ... When Vermeil hired Martz as offensive coordinator after the ’98 season, he told him to take a good look at Warner — both the practice film and NFL Europe tape — because he was the Rams’ scout team quarterback in ’98, and the starting defense had trouble stopping him ... Pro Football Focus had him rated as the third-best offensive tackle in the NFL last season....

Thomas on football: Who knew? Kroenke helped discover Warner

Edit The Oklahoman 07 May 2016
Keep in mind, Mike Martz had yet to be hired as offensive coordinator ... When Vermeil hired Martz as offensive coordinator after the ’98 season, he told him to take a good look at Warner — both the practice film and NFL Europe tape — because he was the Rams’ scout team quarterback in ’98, and the starting defense had trouble stopping him ... Pro Football Focus had him rated as the third-best offensive tackle in the NFL last season....

Rookies hoping to get Lions over the hump

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 07 May 2016
Detroit drafted offensive tackle Taylor Decker midway through the first round, Graham Glasgow in ... The Lions were back on the field for the first time following an offseason of analysis about why they won six of their last eight games after starting 1-7, a beginning that led to the end for the team president, general manager and offensive coordinator....

Lions put players on field for 1st time with GM Bob Quinn

Edit The Oklahoman 07 May 2016
Detroit drafted offensive tackle Taylor Decker midway through the first round, Graham Glasgow in ... The Lions were back on the field for the first time following an offseason of analysis about why they won six of their last eight games after starting 1-7, a beginning that led to the end for the team president, general manager and offensive coordinator....

How Beckham, Cruz defy the rip that’s haunted Sterling Shepard

Edit New York Post 07 May 2016
He has heard the two words at all of his football stops. too short. “All the time, I hear that all the time,’’ Sterling Shepard said Friday at Giants rookie minicamp. “I’m always being told that, you’re too short. That gives me a little bit more motivation to play big.’’ ... Hmm ... Christopher Pasatieri ... Mike Sullivan, the Giants’ offensive coordinator, was an offensive assistant in 2010 when Cruz arrived as an undrafted free agent from UMass....

Podcast Recap: Schwartz Brings Edge To 'D' (Philadelphia Eagles)

Edit Public Technologies 07 May 2016
'You can say the same thing about the offensive line and that second tier or the backup line, but I'm really excited to watch the secondary competition this summer.' ... Later in the show, Duffy and Cosell discussed the idea of developing prospects after the draft and whether or not position changes can be beneficiary, specifically how it relates to offensive linemen ... Interview with offensive coordinator Frank Reich at 9.45....

Newton South All-Scholastic Austin Burton to play senior year in Florida

Edit Boston Herald 07 May 2016
The Austin Burton era is over at Newton South. The Herald All-Scholastic quarterback will play his senior season at West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Fla. Burton has already enrolled at the school ... “The opportunity rose at West Orange and Austin wanted to see how he would do on a bigger level ... Austin looked at me and said how do I tell (Newton South coach) Ted Dalicandro and (offensive coordinator) Darren Flutie ... ....

Philadelphia Eagles OC Frank Reich on Sam Bradford: 'This business sometimes gets a little bit messy'

Edit Penn Live 07 May 2016
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich knows from experience what Sam Bradford is feeling. A former quarterback, Reich sat behind All-American Boomer Esiason at the University of Maryland for three years and lost the starting job due to injury as a senior. Then he served as Jim Kelly's backup with the Buffalo Bills for much of his NFL career without earning his own chance to be the face of a franchise. So he gets it ... MORE....

Five things we learned at Rookie Minicamp practice (5/6) (New York Giants)

Edit Public Technologies 07 May 2016
(Source ... Old met new today ... 1 ... 2. SAFETY THOMPSON MADE HIMSELF HEARD ... While there is no live contact, the main thing defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks for is intelligence ... 3 ... 'Our scheme is set up so that there are opportunities for guys to utilize their skillsets, whether it is winning on the inside or being better on some of the intermediate short routes or having the vertical speed,' offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan said ... 4....

Cowboys: Ezekiel Elliott is 'natural athlete'

Edit The Examiner 07 May 2016
Ezekiel Elliott's comfort zone is on the football field. His power and brute strength on the gridiron were certainly two of the most observed traits that resulted in the former Buckeye being selected No. 4 overall in last week's NFL Draft ... “We don’t need that. That’s why I told him to slow down a little bit ... And that's play ball.” ... If Elliott showed up to camp looking prepared, it's because he was, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said....

Texas A&M; sheds some swagger and tries to change trajectory

Edit The Oklahoman 06 May 2016
The hotshot young coordinator is out ... A few days later, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital was fired ... High-powered offenses have followed Sumlin as he climbed the career ladder from Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator to Houston head coach to Texas A&M; ... Sumlin turned to an old friend to help turn things around, hiring UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone....

Giants rookie minicamp and Justin Tuck Day

Edit NJ dot com 06 May 2016
Follow along with all the news of the day Watch video ... Head coach Ben McAdoo, offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo are also set to meet with reporters. . Players and coordinators will speak to the media at around 11.40 p.m ... TALK IS CHEAP, Ep ... > ....

Knicks contact Frank Vogel to test his interest in job

Edit New York Post 06 May 2016
He expressed that Phil Jackson has not made a decision on how to proceed ... Pacers president Larry Bird wants the Pacers to improve their offense, and Vogel — a resident of Wildwood, NJ — is known more as a defensive coach. Vogel has no experience running the triangle offense, but has Jackson connections ... However, there could be a scenario of Vogel becoming head coach and Rambis sliding over as offensive coordinator ... ....
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