Overkill in NFL coaching staffs - OT

[Tskware]

Saw in the agate type this morning that one of the NFL teams named two new guys to the coaching staff.

One was the "Assistant WR coach" and the other was the "Assistant defensive backs coach". Presumably they have a "head coach" for each of these positions as well.

Now, given that on any Sunday NFL teams only have 45 players eligible (or is it 53, I forget?), and only a relative handful play defensive back or WR, why in the hell do you need two coaches for these positions? I would love to have a camera on these guys day to day to determine just WTF an assistant WR coach does to fill up a work day. What does this position pay? Maybe I could be the assistant long snapper coach, who fetches the head long snapper coach a cup of coffee when he wants it. Sounds like a plan.

 

[unclebig'un]

Count the number of paid staff members for our 13 player basketball program.

 

[C1180]

Colleges have a limit on the number of coaches you can have on a coaching staff. I wonder if the Pros have a limit or if the only limit is how much a NFL franchise is willing to pay for a staff.


I would think there would be even less need of a huge coaching staff for the pros because they do not have recruiting duties like the college coaches and the players are further along in experience and training. Heck veteran Pro players probably almost coach themselves since they have a huge vested interest in being good enough to stay in the league and draw those huge salaries.

I wonder if the OP might have misread the article or the person writing it did a poor job.

Pro franchises are a business that wants to make a profit and overloading with assistant coaches while in most cases paying huge salaries for head coaches and coordinators and players would IMO be bad for the bottom line.

I checked out the coaching staff of the Indianapolis Colts They have twenty coaches on staff.

Head coach, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach, Running Backs Coach, Wide Receivers Coach, TEs Coach, Offensive Line Coach, Co Offensive Line Coach Something called Offensive Quality Control Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Coach, Linebackers Coach, Outside Linebackers Coach, Secondary Coach, One just listed as a defensive assistant, Special teams Coordinator, Assistant Special teams Coach, and two Strength and Conditioning Coaches
This post was edited on 2/14 9:41 AM by C1180

 

[Tskware]

Denver Broncos named Marc Lubick asst WR coach, and Samson Brown as asst DB coach

 

[mrschwump]

If you think that's something, go to a MLB site and check out their staff. Everybody knows they have 1st base, 3d base, pitching coaches, etc. What about a bench coach? Thought that was the manager. Do you know most have a bullpen coach...and an ASSISTANT bullpen coach? How about a base running coach? Gotcha covered. MLB seems to have coaches for coaches.

 

[C1180]

The NFL has a limit on the number of players you can have on your squad. Does anyone know if there is a limit on the number of coaches that a team can have?

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Originally posted by Tskware:
Saw in the agate type this morning that one of the NFL teams named two new guys to the coaching staff.

One was the "Assistant WR coach" and the other was the "Assistant defensive backs coach". Presumably they have a "head coach" for each of these positions as well.

Now, given that on any Sunday NFL teams only have 45 players eligible (or is it 53, I forget?), and only a relative handful play defensive back or WR, why in the hell do you need two coaches for these positions? I would love to have a camera on these guys day to day to determine just WTF an assistant WR coach does to fill up a work day. What does this position pay? Maybe I could be the assistant long snapper coach, who fetches the head long snapper coach a cup of coffee when he wants it. Sounds like a plan.

You would be surprised at the number of former coaches both college and hm employed at SEC school. At last count Bama had 35 of them in some capacity. Many of them do nothing, supposely, other than watch film of prospects to determine if they are worthy of a Bama offer. Some say many of those are more involved in on the field activities than the rules allow. Quite a few around the league have in the 15 to 20 range. Lots of them came with a prized recruit from HS.

 

[3632]

The packers have 2 special teams assts, including zook

 

[NoviG8r]

While colleges have a limit on the number of actual coaches on staff, this limit does apparently not apply to the number of paid folks working in positions within the program or athletic department ho are not classified as "coaches", many of whom are guys who were assistant coaches somewhere else.

 

[BigTyrone]

Different league, but maybe relevant, the Dallas Mavs had 11 or 12 assistant coaches (their actual titles) a few years ago.
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[BlueRaider22]

Doesn't bother me. In fact I'd like my Titans to add 6-7 more coaches.

 

[WildCard]

Originally posted by C1180:

The NFL has a limit on the number of players you can have on your squad. Does anyone know if there is a limit on the number of coaches that a team can have?

I have no idea but I do know they have had "assistant position coaches" for years.

Peace

 

[C1180]

Originally posted by WildCard:

Originally posted by C1180:

The NFL has a limit on the number of players you can have on your squad. Does anyone know if there is a limit on the number of coaches that a team can have?

I have no idea but I do know they have had "assistant position coaches" for years.

Peace

It seems to me that it would be logical if you limit the number of players that you would also limit the number of coaches. Another factor he is the pro squads are even smaller than college squads . I don't know how man exactly but I believe it is in the low fifties.

I could see pro teams needing a lot of scouts but it would seem they would need less actual coaches than a college team. The Indy Colts only double up on one position which is the OL.

 

[Cats77]

Seems about righ to me to have that many nfl coaches.. Someone has to be working with the scout team to go over all the opponents schemes so the actual team knows what they're going up against. If I had to guess I would say that's what the assistants assistant does.

 

[Cawood86]

I have a couple the Bengals currently have that I would give up. Mainly the head coach.