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Vic Fangio: Denver Broncos Verpflichten Neuen Headcoach Vic Fangio: Denver Broncos verpflichten neuen Headcoach Vic Fangio hat die Chicago Bears nach vier Seasons als Defensive Coordinator verlassen, um der Headcoach der Denver Broncos zu werden. Fangio war 32 Jahre lang als NFL Assistant Coach tätig, davon 19 Jahre als Defensive Coordinator unter Anderem bei den Panthers (1995-98), Colts (1999-2001), Texans (2002-05), 49ers (2011-14) und Bears (2015- 18). Dies ist jedoch seine erste Gelegenheit, ein Headcoach zu werden. “Ich möchte Vic für seine letzten vier Saisons als Defensive Coordinator danken und wünsche ihm das Beste als Headcoach der Denver Broncos”, sagte Ryan Pace der General Manager der Chicago Bears in einer Erklärung. Vic war ein wichtiger Bestandteil unseres Teams, und maßgeblich um eine großartige Verteidigung nach Chicago zu bringen. Wir werden weiterhin versuchen auf seiner Grundlage aufzubauen. Unter der Leitung von Headcoach Matt Nagy und mit dem Rest seines Trainerteams sind wir zuversichtlich, dass die talentierte Defensiveinheit entwickelt und verbessert werden kann. Im Jahr 2018 koordinierte Vic Fangio eine Verteidigung die, die NFL auf den Kopf stellte. Fangio schließt sich, nachdem er den Bears dabei geholfen hat, zum ersten Mal seit 2010 den Titel der NFC North zu holen, den Broncos an. “Ich dachte mir, dass dieser Tag kommen würde”, sagte Amukamara. “Ich bin auf jeden Fall glücklich und freue mich für ihn. Ich hätte mich aber auch sehr darüber gefreut wenn er in Chicago geblieben wäre. Das Fenster, um Headcoach in der NFL zu werden, ist nicht sehr lang, also muss man zuschlagen, solange die Chance da ist.” Die Chance Vor einem Jahr war Vic Fangio als einer von sechs Kandidaten, für den Headcoach-Job der Bears interviewt worden. Nachdem Nagy eingestellt wurde, behielt dieser Fangio als Coordinator zusammen mit dem Rest des Defensive- Staffs. “Ich möchte Vic zu seiner Chance beglückwünschen, ein Headcoach der NFL zu werden”, sagte Nagy in einer Erklärung. Es gibt weltweit nur 32 dieser Jobs, und ich weiß, was es für ihn bedeutet, in Denver seine Chance zu bekommen… Ich möchte ihm auch für seine Hilfe in meiner ersten Saison mit den Chicago Bears danken. Unter Fangio wurden in dieser Saison vier Bears Verteidiger in den Pro Bowl gewählt: Khalil Mack, Akiem Hicks, Kyle Fuller und Eddie Jackson. Darüber hinaus wurden Mack, Fuller und Jackson von der Associated Press als All-Pros ausgezeichnet. “Er ist ein großartiger Defensive Coordinator”, sagte Adrian Amos Jr. “Ich habe viel von ihm gelernt, er ist ein großartiger Trainer. Wir alle wollen unsere Ziele erreichen und wenn es sein Traum ist, Headcoach zu werden, dann freue ich mich für ihn.” In jeder der vier Saisonen von Vic Fangio mit den 49ern von 2011-2014 reihten sie sich nach Punkten und Yard in die Top 10 der NFL ein. Unter seiner Führung wurden fünf Spieler ins All-Pro-Team gewählt: NaVorro Bowman, Patrick Willis und Aldon Smith, Justin Smith und Dashon Goldson. Als Fangio 2015 zu den Bears wechselte, half er dabei, eine Einheit, die in den Jahren zuvor jeweils den 30. Platz in der NFL belegte, in eine Verteidigung zu verwandeln, die 2015 den 14. Platz, den 15. Platz 2016, den 10. Platz 2017 und den 3. Platz 2018 erreichte. “Er hat geholfen, meine Karriere wiederzubeleben”, sagte Amukamara. “Er weiß, wie er seine Defense Spieler in großartige Positionen bringt, um Plays zu machen. Sie sehen, warum wir jedes Jahr aufgestiegen sind, und dafür gebührt ihm Anerkennung und Respekt.” “Ich bin sicher, dass wir genau da weitermachen werden, wo wir aufgehört haben”, sagte Roquan Smith, der die Bears mit 122 Tackles als Rookie im Jahr 2018 anführte. “Wir müssen einfach weiter hungrig bleiben. Wir haben viele tolle Leute. Ich glaube nicht, dass sich das ändern wird. Wir müssen uns nur treu bleiben und hinter dem neuen Trainer stehen.”.
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