Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

[muestafa1]

The Bills have signed Alex Van Pelt as their offensive quality control coach

[Michael82]

Alex Van Pelt is BACK!

VCOACH reports that the Buffalo Bills have hired Alex Van Pelt as their Offensive Quality Control Coach.

He would have been better at QB coach than Schonert. But oh well. At least he's back.

[DynaPaul]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

OK, what the hell does the Offensive Quality Control Coach do?

[The_Philster]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

breaks down film of the opposing defenses and of our own offense...picks out tendencies that we may have so we can learn to avoid tipping our hands too often

[The_Philster]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=3603

[Jan Reimers]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

AVP is an excellent addition who will be super at analyzing opposing defenses and how our offense can exploit them. Great move!

[casdhf]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

I think AVP will make a good OC some day.

[That Guy]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

AVP is our future head coach.

[LifetimeBillsFan]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

Good move for AVP and a good move for the Bills.

All AVP needs is to get some experience coaching and this will be a good start for him on the pro level. It may be the bottom rung on the ladder, but for a guy with no real coaching experience thus far, it's a place to start. His familiarity with the team and the city will help the other new coaches as well. I was hoping that the Bills would find a place for him on their coaching staff and I'm glad that they did.

[Tatonka]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

alot of good coaches started at quality control..

another old face back with the bills.

[jamze132]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

alot of good coaches started at quality control..

Didn't Mularkey start as an offensive quality control guy? LOL

[G. Host]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

Considering we have an inexperienced OC and a head coach which comes from defense side of ball this is a good job for Van Pelt, even better than QB coach for he will put input into all aspects of offense.

I wonder how UB is reacting?
Murphy in the booth must be estatic!

[FlyingDutchman]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

What makes Van Pelt such a good coach? Im sure he knows football, but what am I missing? Was he not a career 3rd string quarterback who was given a shot at playing for a little and didnt do so hot? He also has no experience at coaching. So someone please explain to me why this is such at great move?

[G. Host]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

Because every QB and OC he has worked with has said he is one of the best ar diagnosing defenses. The one true shot he got to start was a year in which he was hurt. He actually broke Dan Marino's college record in WCO so that means he is really good at that portion of the game.

[TigerJ]

Re: Bills sign Alex Van Pelt as Offensive Quality Control Coach

I think the last few years of his playing career he functioned as something of a player/coach. I think that a quality control guy is not going to have a major impact on what the offence does. Alex will be competent because he is a bright guy, and very knowledgeable when it comes to understanding the game. He was not a great QB because he lacked the physical talent. Mainly, this lets him get his foot in the door of NFL coaching. I think down the road he'l'probably be a pretty good coach/offensive coordinator.