12-31-2014, 01:43 PM
Bennett is a Jacksonville native, played ball at FSU, Greenbay and Chicago as a tailback. He worked as runningback coach for GB for six years beginning in 2001. He was promoted in 2011 to WR coach and has developed arguably the best core group of Wrs in the league, facilitating the emergence of several low key players. His rise through the ranks isn't all that different from other coaches aside from the factor of time, but I believe that is more to do with lack of opportunities than coaching abilities. Mike McCarthy is extremely high on him, and he is well respected around the league. I think Bennett is a dark horse that should receive strong consideration due to the excellent job he has done in GB and how closely he works with the offensive coordinator, Tom Clements.
McCarthy had this to say back in 2011:
I don't think that was the primary reason for the change, but coach Mike McCarthy said Bennett "jumped through the door" when he learned of the opportunity.
"Going back to his personal development, it definitely increases here," McCarthy said during a break at the NFL scouting combine. "I think Edgar Bennett is someone that will be looked at like a potential coordinator candidate in the future. It's like anything. You coach running backs, any position, it's easy to get into that box and stay in it. When you're not coaching the other parts of the offense, you know it but you don't know it."
"It's one thing to know the plays and know the adjustments. But when you're coaching every day, it's totally different. This a great opportunity for Edgar personally, but this isn't about personal opportunity. This is about what's best for our offense, and we're going to be better for it."
Bennett is a hardworker, flexible, and football saavy coach who understands the game and how to get the most out of his players. His core philosophies are physicality, verticality, explosiveness, and studying the "bests". Not being rigid in coaching I think is also a strength.
"A drop that may not register...we consider a drop," Cobb said. "That's how we view ourselves in our room. We want to be hard on ourselves. We're our biggest critics. I feel like there were a few balls I didn't have that I should have had."
Bennett studies other receivers himself. It's all part of his personal progression from Green Bay's 10th all-time leading rusher to running backs coach to wide receivers coach to — potentially — offensive coordinator somewhere someday. You can't limit yourself to your own receivers, Bennett says. Like Cobb, he broke down receivers across the league.
I hope Gus doesn't pull another "buddy" pick and hires someone because he knows them. As we all know offensive coordinator duty involves more than just calling plays. You are the head coach of the offense and need to know the strengths and weaknesses of all your players and how best to put them in the right position to succeed. I think that ultimately is why Jedd Fisch was a failure, and why I hope Bennett gets a shot. I think because of his years of coaching and involvement with Tom Clements he would be a great coach for Bortles, our backs, and WRs.
Sorry long post!
McCarthy had this to say back in 2011:
I don't think that was the primary reason for the change, but coach Mike McCarthy said Bennett "jumped through the door" when he learned of the opportunity.
"Going back to his personal development, it definitely increases here," McCarthy said during a break at the NFL scouting combine. "I think Edgar Bennett is someone that will be looked at like a potential coordinator candidate in the future. It's like anything. You coach running backs, any position, it's easy to get into that box and stay in it. When you're not coaching the other parts of the offense, you know it but you don't know it."
"It's one thing to know the plays and know the adjustments. But when you're coaching every day, it's totally different. This a great opportunity for Edgar personally, but this isn't about personal opportunity. This is about what's best for our offense, and we're going to be better for it."
Bennett is a hardworker, flexible, and football saavy coach who understands the game and how to get the most out of his players. His core philosophies are physicality, verticality, explosiveness, and studying the "bests". Not being rigid in coaching I think is also a strength.
"A drop that may not register...we consider a drop," Cobb said. "That's how we view ourselves in our room. We want to be hard on ourselves. We're our biggest critics. I feel like there were a few balls I didn't have that I should have had."
Bennett studies other receivers himself. It's all part of his personal progression from Green Bay's 10th all-time leading rusher to running backs coach to wide receivers coach to — potentially — offensive coordinator somewhere someday. You can't limit yourself to your own receivers, Bennett says. Like Cobb, he broke down receivers across the league.
I hope Gus doesn't pull another "buddy" pick and hires someone because he knows them. As we all know offensive coordinator duty involves more than just calling plays. You are the head coach of the offense and need to know the strengths and weaknesses of all your players and how best to put them in the right position to succeed. I think that ultimately is why Jedd Fisch was a failure, and why I hope Bennett gets a shot. I think because of his years of coaching and involvement with Tom Clements he would be a great coach for Bortles, our backs, and WRs.
Sorry long post!