Who’s the Kupp/Nacua type in this draft? This guy seems like he’ll lean on the TE’s way more than Slowlik. Which is nice with the personnel in place.
Yeah - almost have to be really lucky in the hiring cycle or have a QB and line that knows the stuff as well or better than OC… even the great Patriots run had to deal with ups and down with the OC, same with Alabama and Saban…. I know coaches are really ambitious but am surprised there aren’t more guys that are super star OC’s and paid what head coaches make but stay OC’s… it’s not a bad gig if you love the offensive side of the game and don’t want distractions.
Found on /r/ "I have no other place to tell this story so I'll tell it here. I went to college with Nick at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. He started there before transferring to John Carroll. He went to Walsh because of our head coach Jim Dennison being a coaching legend who gave guys such as Jim Tressel and Mark Dantonio their starts in coaching. At the time he had every single connection you could want in coaching. I was in his office one day when Mack Brown called up to ask for some advice. Nick Caley has always wanted to be a coach, it's literally all he's ever wanted to do. He chose a college to help further his coaching career. He got his start with me (who had my career ended due to a knee injury) by creating our team playbook in NCAA Football where you could also create plays and not just the playbook. We copied it onto untold numbers of PS2 memory cards and the coaches noticed that the team knew assignments much better than previous seasons and they credited us - this was his jumpstart into coaching. We've shirt tail stayed in touch all these years - I capped out coaching OL at the D2 level then decided to pivot to HS because I wanted roots and a family. Nick kept advancing and learning from every opportunity that he could find. He's a grinder, loves the work, absolutely LOVES the work. He loves the game more than anyone I've ever come into contact with by a large margin, and I'm friends with multiple D1 coaches who have been at that level for 20+ years. He's going to excel at this job as an OC, he doens't know how to fail because he will not be outworked. He's a bright guy who has had his football brain developed by some of the greatest offensive minds out there - the most recent being maybe the best offensive coach alive today in Sean McVay. Congrats to Nick, he deserves this opportunity and he's not going to let you guys down."
Slowick wasn't even a position coach and had spent more time coaching from the defensive side of the ball. Caley is not as close a comparison as you imply.
Rams fans like him. Reddit also likes him it seems. He was my 1a choice and Adam Stenavich my 1b. Edit. OP continues to write about Caley in the thread if ppl want to click and learn more.
I was envious watching the Rams offense move the ball with ease. One point, the Rams destroyed Brian Flores both times they faced him, while Slowik got emasculated. Of course you don't know how much of that was McVay, but at least this dude has answers to the Brian Flores scheme.
This is where I'm at. I really wanted somebody with experience calling plays. Pederson is who I was hoping they would hire.
