McCarthy hires Ron Zook and Sam Gash to fill open coaching positions

MintBaconDrivel
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11 years ago

Green Bay - Packers coach Mike McCarthy is going with NFL-experienced coaches with ties to him or members of his staff to fill a pair of openings on his staff, an NFL source said.

Ron Zook, who coached with McCarthy at New Orleans and served as head coach for Illinois and Florida, and Sam Gash, a former teammate of quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt, have been hired to fill the spots.

JSOnline Blog wrote:

RB Coach - Sam Gash?
ST Assistant - Ron Zook. (source)
OLB Coach - open

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rabidgopher04
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11 years ago

I remember Sam Gash from his playing days. Wasn't he a Patriot for a little while? I think he was during Super Bowl XXXI.

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Mucky Tundra
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11 years ago

I remember Sam Gash from his playing days. Wasn't he a Patriot for a little while? I think he was during Super Bowl XXXI.

Originally Posted by: rabidgopher04

You're right. He was on the Pats during Super Bowl XXXI. I heard Summerall saying his name in my head from my old VHS recording of the game when you mentioned that.

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wpr
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11 years ago

RON ZOOK????????

He tore the Illinois program apart. At least he won't be recruiting.

play2win
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11 years ago

Oh Geez! It just hit me… this really is the off season, isn't it? And, we only have…. uh, …. 3 months till the draft?

PackFanWithTwins
Veteran Member

11 years ago

So he has ties to McCarthy, experience as a DC and also spent time in Pitt so he has experience with the 3-4. Perhaps he will be able to give Dom some ideas he may not have thought of.

Wonder if this is a Develop our next DC plan.

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wpr
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11 years ago

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

draft and develop the coaches too. [grin1]

buckeyepackfan
Veteran Member

11 years ago

Here is a break down of the whole coaching staff and their duties.

Didn't see any reason to start a new thread.

Pulled this from the news feed.

http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/7384/a-look-at-mccarthys-coaching-staff

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Zero2Cool
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11 years ago

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

I think Zook might be a little on the older side to "develop".

yooperfan
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11 years ago

#10

Hiring a castoff (Gash) from a dysfunctional team (Lions) and hiring a guy that has been out of work for 2 years (Zook) just because he is your buddy, does not make me feel all warm and fuzzy.

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