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

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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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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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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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#24

RON ZOOK????????

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

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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?

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#26

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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#27

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

draft and develop the coaches too. [grin1]

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#28

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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#29

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins

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

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#30

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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#31

That's it! We're winning the SB!!!!

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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.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan

yooper I am pretty sure Zook had to stay out of coaching to get his bucks from IL. If he had coached someplace he would have forfeited the contract.

Still you are correct he has been out of coaching for 2 years.

Mucky Tundra
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#33

For what it's worth with Zook, I've read comments saying he's overmatched as a head coach but alright as an assistant.

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#34

From what I see Zook will be a ST coach... I wonder if he'll help out on defense at all or not.

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#35

Packers didn't have that many on-sides kicks recovered by the opponent or blocked punts and kicks prior to Zook's acquisition.

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