He is the NY Jets QB Coach and is being seriously considered for the OC Job. Full story just went up on KSR.
Rob Calabrese
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He is a former UCF QB. He has McVay Shanahan connections and was former analyst for the Broncos.
Definitely think this could be one to watch very closely.
Oh and has Coens stamp of approval for what it’s worth.
From what little I know, I like it. Young, McVay connections, QB coach at the highest level, etc. Could be a nice replacement.
I'd say that is worth a lot. Reading between the lines, it seems like there was some sort of "help find a replacement" arrangement between stoops and Coen from the jump. I get the sense the UK OC job is gonna be a bridge job for NFL Position coaches to audition for a NFL coordinator job for a few years. It might be a really good strategy. Having a few NFL coaches in the Stoops tree could really boost recruiting.
What's not to like about this guy? Hope UK can pull it off.
Looks like he was one of the OCs at the Senior Bowl a couple weeks ago. Here is an interview from it he did. No real substance but figured you guys would like to see it.
Rob and I are great friends
I will call him
I will call him
Like the QB coach experience, I hope he has the chops that Coen exhibited in running plays to keep the defense off balance and matches the players we have.
I didn't watch the Jets play this year so I went and watched some clips and it looks very similar to the UK offense from last year.
Jets OC Mike Lafleur, whose Brother is Matt Lafleur, spent 8 years with Kyle Shanahan at 3 different teams. So it makes since there were similarities. The Jets appear to use a TE lined up at FB a decent amount which is more of a Shanahan wrinkle to the system.
This would be great continuity scheme wise and he seems to be an up and comer. Plus Calabrese is a full blown QB coach as opposed to Coen who was only an assistant QB coach.
Hopefully the interest goes both ways, IMHO this would be a really good hire.
Jets OC Mike Lafleur, whose Brother is Matt Lafleur, spent 8 years with Kyle Shanahan at 3 different teams. So it makes since there were similarities. The Jets appear to use a TE lined up at FB a decent amount which is more of a Shanahan wrinkle to the system.
This would be great continuity scheme wise and he seems to be an up and comer. Plus Calabrese is a full blown QB coach as opposed to Coen who was only an assistant QB coach.
Hopefully the interest goes both ways, IMHO this would be a really good hire.
He's only 31. If he is the guy, he'll probably be the youngest OC in College Football
I saw the Jets in person last season when they played the Colts in Indy. In the second half, the Colts couldn't get off the field as two NYJ QB's combined to throw for 400 yards and these were second and third string guys playing in that game.
Lit up the Bengals too.
Yep, that game was right before the Colts game. Remember being really ticked that the Bengals blew that game.
It’s in the KSR story. Someone link the KSR story please.
So was Darrin Hinshaw.
Googled him, a little younger, but his resume looks a lot like Coen's did a year ago. Three years in the NFL at two different teams, and was a college OC at a small time school. Could be a really nice fit, if he is ready for the job.
I started the Colts DST in fantasy football that week and remember that game well. It was 35-year-old journeyman Josh Johnson carving them up like a Thanksgiving turkey. It's worth noting that the corpse of Joe Flacco had a near 300-yard game later in the season and Mike White (former Hilltopper) had a couple nice games too when Zack Wilson was hurt.
Wilson had a rough rookie year but it's hard to pin that on the coaches. They play in a brutal division. If he got the Coen seal of approval and runs a similar offense, I'm sold.
This was not a name in the make believe list KSR put up earlier. That list was just pulled from someone’s arse for clicks. I bet Stoops laughed when he saw it.
Those guys are a hot mess on KSR....they had Dan Mullen for pete sake.
Here’s a fun profile of Calabrese from his time playing at UCF. You can tell he was really well respected in that locker room:
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Major Applewhite or Brian Brohm, that list had me rolling in the floor
Like the cut of Calabrese jib. High QB coaching background, former college playcaller, knows our scheme. No one has said but is Woodward staying on? Wouldn't be surprised if they knew each other in the past also. Scott can just continue coaching WR & being eyes in the booth as far as I'm concerned.
Just my opinion but I'm always skeptical of hiring people from losing teams.
"However, Calabrese was in charge of Wilson's performance last season. That did not go as planned, as the Jets went 4-13.
To make matters worse, the rookie had nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 13 games, also missing time with injury. Wilson’s struggles were only part of a problem for New York.
Hopefully, if hired, Calabrese can have better luck running a Wildcats team that’s become an up-and-coming program in the SEC compared to how his stint in New York went."
Ouch
To make matters worse, the rookie had nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 13 games, also missing time with injury. Wilson’s struggles were only part of a problem for New York.
Hopefully, if hired, Calabrese can have better luck running a Wildcats team that’s become an up-and-coming program in the SEC compared to how his stint in New York went."
Ouch
Well, they get most of their "inside" information and ideas for articles from posters on this board, soooo..........
Not true. I had it on good authority that we were considering Mike Ditka or Denzel Washington and their names haven't been brought up once by those posers.
Thank you. That was enlightening. I think Levis and the offense would love that guy.
It had some ridiculous names .
Lol. OK. I missed those names. Would love to have Ditka coach LB's and special teams.
Denzel could be assistant recruiting coordinator.
“Wilson’s struggles were only part of the problem in New York”
Likely not the major part
I need to start hanging out with you. You have Thanksgiving a lot at your house 🤣
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