NFL COACHING DECISION-MAKER CHARACTERISTICS
Arizona Cardinals NFL PLAYING Previous NFL Previous NFL Last Position POS. NAME COLLEGE EXP. HC Exp. Coordinator Exp. HC Steve Wilks Appalachian State No No Yes DC, Carolina Panthers OC Mike McCoy Utah No Yes Yes OC, Denver Broncos DC Al Holcomb West Virginia No No No LB, Carolina Panthers STC Jeff Rodgers North Texas No No Yes ST Coordinator, Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons HC Dan Quinn Salisbury University No No Yes DC, Seattle Seahawks OC Steve Sarkisian BYU No No No OC, Alabama DC Marquand Manuel Florida Yes No No Secondary, Atlanta Falcons STC Keith Armstrong Temple No No Yes ST Coordinator, Miami Dolphins Baltimore Ravens HC John Harbaugh Miami (OH) No No Yes STC/ DB, Philadelphia Eagles OC Marty Mornhinweg Montana No Yes Yes QB, Baltimore Ravens DC Don Martindale Defiance College No No Yes LB, Baltimore Ravens STC Jerry Rosburg North Dakota State No No Yes ST Coordinator, Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills HC Sean McDermott William & Mary No No Yes DC, Carolina Panthers OC Brian Daboll University of Rochester No No Yes OC, Alabama DC Leslie Frazier Alcorn State Yes Yes Yes Secondary, Baltimore Ravens STC Danny Crossman Pittsburgh Yes No Yes ST Coordinator, Detroit Lions Carolina Panthers HC Ron Rivera California Yes No Yes DC, San Diego Chargers OC Norv Turner Oregon No Yes Yes OC, Minnesota Vikings
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NFL COACHING DECISION-MAKER CHARACTERISTICS
DC Eric Washington Grambling State No No No DL, Carolina Panthers STC Chase Blackburn Akron Yes No No Ass’t ST Coach, Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears HC Matt Nagy Delaware No No Yes OC, Kansas City Chiefs OC Mark Helfrich Southern Oregon No No No HC, Oregon DC Vic Fangio East Stroudsburg No No Yes DC, San Francisco 49ers STC Chris Tabor Benedectine No No Yes ST Coordinator, Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals HC Marvin Lewis Idaho State No No Yes Ass’t HC/ DC, Washington Redskins OC Bill Lazor Cornell No No Yes QB, Cincinnati Bengals DC Teryl Austin Pittsburgh No No Yes DC, Detroit Lions STC Darrin Simmons Kansas No No No ST Ass’t, Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns HC Hue Jackson Pacific No Yes Yes OC, Cincinnati Bengals OC Todd Haley Florida No Yes Yes OC, Pittsburgh Steelers DC Gregg Williams Truman State No Yes Yes DC, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams STC Amos Jones Alabama No No Yes ST Coordinator, Arizona Cardinals Dallas Cowboys HC Jason Garrett Princeton Yes No Yes OC, Dallas Cowboys OC Scott Linehan Idaho Yes Yes Yes Pass Game Coordinator, Dallas Cowboys DC Rod Marinelli Cal Lutheran No Yes Yes Defensive Line, Dallas Cowboys STC Keith O’Quinn North Texas No No No Ass’t ST, Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos HC Vance Joseph Colorado Yes No Yes DC, Miami Dolphins OC Bill Musgrave Oregon Yes No Yes QB Coach, Denver Broncos DC Joe Woods Illinois State No No No DB, Denver Broncos
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NFL COACHING DECISION-MAKER CHARACTERISTICS
STC Tom McMahon Carroll College No No Yes ST Coordinator, Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions HC Matt Patricia Rensselaer Poly Inst. No No Yes DC, New England Patriots OC Jim Bob Cooter Tennessee No No No QB, Detroit Lions DC Paul Pasqualoni Penn State No No Yes DL, Boston College STC Joe Marciano Temple No No Yes ST Coordinator, Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers HC Mike McCarthy Baker University No No Yes OC, San Francisco 49ers OC Joe Philbin Washington & Jefferson No Yes Yes OL, Indianapolis Colts DC Mike Pettine Virginia No Yes Yes HC, Cleveland Browns STC Ron Zook Miami (OH) No No No Ass’t ST Coach, Green Bay Packers Houston Texans HC Bill O'Brien Brown University No No Yes HC, Penn State OC None None N/A N/A N/A N/A DC Romeo Crennel Western Kentucky No Yes Yes Ass’t HC, Houston Texans STC Brad Seely South Dakota State No No Yes ST Coordinator, Oakland Raiders Indianapolis Colts HC Frank Reich Maryland Yes No Yes OC, Philadelphia Eagles OC Nick Sirianni Mt. Union No No No WR Coach, Los Angeles Chargers DC Matt Eberflus Toledo No No No LB, Dallas Cowboys STC Ray Ventrone Villanova Yes No No Ass’t ST, New England Patriots Jacksonville Jaguars HC Doug Marrone Syracuse Yes Yes Yes OL, Jacksonville Jaguars OC Nathaniel Hackett UC Davis No No Yes QB Coach, Jacksonville Jaguars DC Todd Wash North Dakota State Yes No No DL Coach, Jacksonville Jaguars STC Joe DeCamillis Wyoming No No Yes ST Coordinator, Denver Broncos
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NFL COACHING DECISION-MAKER CHARACTERISTICS
Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid BYU No Yes No HC, Philadelphia Eagles OC Eric Bieniemy Colorado Yes No No RB Coach, Kansas City Chiefs DC Bob Sutton Eastern Michigan No No Yes Ass’t HC & LB/ New York Jets STC Dave Toub UTEP Yes No Yes ST Coordinator, Chicago Bears Los Angeles Chargers HC Anthony Lynn Texas Tech Yes No No RB Coach, Buffalo Bills OC Ken Whisenhunt Georgia Tech Yes Yes Yes HC, Tennessee Titans DC Gus Bradley North Dakota State No Yes Yes HC, Jacksonville Jaguars STC George Stewart Arkansas No No Yes WR, Minnesota Vikings Los Angeles Rams HC Sean McVay Miami (OH) No No Yes OC, Washington Redskins OC NONE NONE N/A N/A N/A N/A DC Wade Phillips Houston No Yes Yes DC, Denver Broncos STC John Fassel Weber State No No Yes ST Coordinator, Oakland Raiders Miami Dolphins HC Adam Gase Michigan State No No Yes OC, Chicago Bears OC Dowell Loggains Arkansas No No Yes OC, Chicago Bears DC Matt Burke Dartmouth No No No LB, Miami Dolphins STC Darren Rizzi Rhode Island No No No HC, Rhode Island Minnesota Vikings HC Mike Zimmer Illinois State No No Yes DC, Cincinnati Bengals OC John DeFilippo James Madison No No Yes QB Coach, Philadelphia Eagles DC George Edwards Duke No No Yes LB Coach, Miami Dolphins STC Mike Priefer Navy No No Yes ST Coordinator, Denver Broncos New England Patriots
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NFL COACHING DECISION-MAKER CHARACTERISTICS
HC Bill Belichick Wesleyan University No Yes Yes HC, New York Jets OC Josh McDaniels John Carroll No Yes Yes OC/ QB, St. Louis Rams DC NONE NONE N/A N/A N/A N/A STC Joe Judge Mississippi State No No No Sp. Teams Ass’t, New England Patriots New Orleans Saints HC Sean Payton Eastern Illinois Yes No Yes QB Coach, Dallas Cowboys OC Pete Carmichael Boston College No No No QB Coach, New Orleans Saints DC Dennis Allen Texas A&M Yes Yes Yes Def. Ass’t, New Orleans Saints STC Bradford Banta UT- Chattanooga Yes No No ST Ass’t, Washington Redskins New York Giants HC Pat Shurmur Michigan State No Yes Yes OC, Minnesota Vikings OC Mike Shula Alabama Yes No Yes OC, Carolina Panthers DC James Bettcher St. Francis (IJN) No No Yes DC, Arizona Cardinals STC Thomas McGaughey Houston No No Yes ST Coordinator, Carolina Panthers New York Jets HC Todd Bowles Temple Yes No Yes DC, Arizona Cardinals OC Jeremy Bates Rice No No Yes QB Coach, New York Jets DC Kacy Rodgers Tennessee Yes No No DL, Miami Dolphins STC Brant Boyer Arizona Yes No No Ass’t ST, Indianapolis Colts Oakland Raiders HC Jon Gruden Dayton No Yes Yes ESPN Analyst OC Greg Olson Central Washington No No Yes QB Coach, Los Angeles Rams DC Paul Guenther Ursinus College No No Yes DC, Cincinnati Bengals STC Rich Bisaccia Yankton College No No Yes ST Coordinator, Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles HC Doug Pederson ULM Yes No Yes OC, Kansas City Chiefs
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NFL COACHING DECISION-MAKER CHARACTERISTICS
OC Mike Groh Virginia No No No WR Coach, Philadelphia Eagles DC Jim Schwartz Georgetown No Yes Yes DC, Buffalo Bills STC Dave Fipp Arizona No No No Ass’t ST, Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin William & Mary No No Yes DC, Minnesota Vikings OC Randy Fichtner Purdue No No No QB Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers DC Keith Butler Memphis Yes No No LB Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers STC Danny Smith Edinboro College No No Yes ST Coordinator, Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan Duke No No Yes OC, Atlanta Falcons OC None None N/A N/A N/A N/A DC Robert Saleh Northern Michigan No No No LB, Jacksonville Jaguars STC Richard Hightower Texas No No No Ass’t ST, Chicago Bears Seattle Seahawks HC Pete Carroll Pacific No Yes Yes HC, USC OC Brian Schottenheimer Florida No No Yes QB Coach, Indianapolis Colts DC Ken Norton, Jr. UCLA Yes No Yes DC, Oakland Raiders STC Brian Schneider Colorado State No No Yes ST Coordinator, USC Tampa Bay Buccaneers HC Dirk Koetter Idaho State No No Yes OC, Tampa Bay Buccaneers OC Todd Monken Knox College No No No HC, Southern Miss DC Mike Smith East Tennessee No Yes Yes HC, Atlanta Falcons STC Nate Kaczor Utah State No No Yes ST Coordinator, Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans HC Mike Vrabel Ohio State Yes No Yes DC, Houston Texans OC Matt LaFleur Saginaw Valley State No No Yes OC, Los Angeles Rams
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NFL COACHING DECISION-MAKER CHARACTERISTICS
DC Dean Pees Bowling Green No No Yes DC, Baltimore Ravens STC Craig Aukerman Findlay No No Yes Ass’t Sp. Teams, Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins HC Jay Gruden Louisville No No Yes OC, Cincinnati Bengals OC Matt Cavanaugh Pittsburgh Yes No Yes QB Coach, Washington Redskins DC Greg Manusky Colgate Yes No Yes OLB, Washington Redskins STC Ben Kotwica Army No No Yes ST Coordinator, New York Jets
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