Pride
01-24-2003, 12:19 PM
Lary Bump - ShoutNewspaper.com
January 23, 2003 at 8:21pm ET
Offensive line coach Pat Ruel has plenty of college coaching experience, but less time as an NFL O-line coach than Ronnie Vinklarek had before this season.
Linebackers coach Don Blackmon had some quality years as an NFL linebacker. And he and running backs coach Les Steckel each have been coordinators in the league. Steckel has even been a head coach.
Let's look a little closer, though. Blackmon was defensive coordinator for the 2001 Falcons, who couldn't stop a sloth. Steckel was offensive coordinator for the 2000 Bucs, who couldn't move the ball against the '01 Falcons, and that helped keep Tampa Bay out of the Super Bowl until now. There's a reason neither coach was employed in the NFL last season.
MORE (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=citadel-2_89504_24&prov=citadel&type=lgns)
January 23, 2003 at 8:21pm ET
Offensive line coach Pat Ruel has plenty of college coaching experience, but less time as an NFL O-line coach than Ronnie Vinklarek had before this season.
Linebackers coach Don Blackmon had some quality years as an NFL linebacker. And he and running backs coach Les Steckel each have been coordinators in the league. Steckel has even been a head coach.
Let's look a little closer, though. Blackmon was defensive coordinator for the 2001 Falcons, who couldn't stop a sloth. Steckel was offensive coordinator for the 2000 Bucs, who couldn't move the ball against the '01 Falcons, and that helped keep Tampa Bay out of the Super Bowl until now. There's a reason neither coach was employed in the NFL last season.
MORE (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=citadel-2_89504_24&prov=citadel&type=lgns)