NFL Fox reporting Browns are hiring John DeFilippo as new OC
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What makes you so confident it'll be at least a couple of years?!
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De Filippo is a good solid choice for the Browns. I'm thinking they have done their homework again. Time will tell.
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Zombo said:
I wondered if anyone caught that immense optimism.
Zombo
Nothing gets by me. I should go play DL.
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http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/01/john_defilippo_hired_by_clevel.html
MOBILE, Ala. - The Cleveland Browns have decided on Oakland Raiders quarterbacks coach and Youngstown native John DeFilippo to be their new offensive coordinator, Northeast Ohio Media Group has confirmed.
DeFilippo, a rising young offensive star in the NFL at the age of 36, worked with Mike Pettine in 2009 when both were with the New York Jets. DeFilippo, as quarterbacks coach that year, helped then rookie Mark Sanchez lead the Jets to the AFC Championship Game. Pettine was defensive coordinator at the time.
DeFilippo interviewed for the Browns coordinator position last year before they settled on Kyle Shanahan. Pettine said then that DeFilippo "had an outstanding interview'' with the Browns. He interviewed with the Browns again last week.
DeFilippo remained with the Raiders and earned praise for his work with rookie quarterback Derek Carr. DeFilippo's ran through the 2014 season and the Raiders were interested in keeping him, a source said. He was the Raiders' quarterbacks coach for five seasons: 2007-08, and then 2012-14.
This will mark his debut as an NFL coordinator.
News of DeFilippo's hiring was first reported by Fox Sports' Alex Marvez.
More information on DeFilippo's coaching resume from the Raiders web site:
Prior to rejoining the Raiders in 2012, DeFilippo coached at San Jose State from 2010-11, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2011, and quarterbacks coach in 2010. He was assistant quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets in 2009.
During his tenure at San Jose State, the Spartans ranked 23rd in the nation with 276.8 passing yards per game and jumped 32 places nationally in total offense from the previous year. The team also set a single season school record with 297 pass completions. DeFilippo tutored QB Matt Faulkner, who ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference in passing by completing 274 of 422 attempts for 3,149 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 2010, he coached QB Jordan La Secla, who was with the Raiders in training camp in 2011.
DeFilippo's NFL coaching career began with the New York Giants in 2005, when he served as offensive quality control coach on Tom Coughlin's staff for two years. He helped the Giants to two postseason appearances, and New York posted a 19-13 regular-season record during his time there.
He joined the Giants after two seasons as quarterbacks coach at Columbia.
From 2001-02, DeFilippo was a graduate assistant at Notre Dame, working with wide receivers and tight ends under Bob Davie in 2001, and with quarterbacks under Tyrone Willingham in 2002.
He began his coaching career tutoring quarterbacks at Fordham in 2000.
Aside: FoxSports seems to get all the scoops anymore. Seems like every article including ESPN's includes the phrase "as first reported by (so-and-so) of FoxSports".
Zombo said:
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/01/john_defilippo_hired_by_clevel.html
Sanchez in our QB mix is a possibility, but of more interest to me will be QB Coach choice. I wonder if Frank Cignetti, Jr. will emerge. Just surfaced as a possible OC candidate and has crossed coaching career paths with DeFillipo.
Zombo said:
BTW, I am not spelling out Defilippo for the next couple years. What do we go with:
John D
JD
D-flip
Defi
Coach D
Flipper was taken? Too FLA-ish?
I'm wondering if he's going to run the ZBS scheme or if our OL is going to have to learn yet another method, and also how it's going to impact our RB's.
I'm hoping ZBS as well. It was just too good early with Mack at C to abandon. That said we had element of power scheme as well last year, both with and without Mack, and without Mack it worked better than the ZBS... at least wide.
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
How about just "Flip" for the time being.
Im with Mud, D-flipHow about just "Flip" for the time being.
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Aside: FoxSports seems to get all the scoops anymore. Seems like every article including ESPN's includes the phrase "as first reported by (so-and-so) of FoxSports".
Zombo said:
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/01/john_defilippo_hired_by_clevel.html
Sanchez in our QB mix is a possibility, but of more interest to me will be QB Coach choice. I wonder if Frank Cignetti, Jr. will emerge. Just surfaced as a possible OC candidate and has crossed coaching career paths with DeFillipo.
Zombo said:
BTW, I am not spelling out Defilippo for the next couple years. What do we go with:
John D
JD
D-flip
Defi
Coach D
Flipper was taken? Too FLA-ish?
I'm wondering if he's going to run the ZBS scheme or if our OL is going to have to learn yet another method, and also how it's going to impact our RB's.
I'm hoping ZBS as well. It was just too good early with Mack at C to abandon. That said we had element of power scheme as well last year, both with and without Mack, and without Mack it worked better than the ZBS... at least wide.
I think we have to stay with it. Shanny did very well with it both here and in WAS. Hope it was the players and not just himAside: FoxSports seems to get all the scoops anymore. Seems like every article including ESPN's includes the phrase "as first reported by (so-and-so) of FoxSports".
Sanchez in our QB mix is a possibility, but of more interest to me will be QB Coach choice. I wonder if Frank Cignetti, Jr. will emerge. Just surfaced as a possible OC candidate and has crossed coaching career paths with DeFillipo.
Flipper was taken? Too FLA-ish?
I'm hoping ZBS as well. It was just too good early with Mack at C to abandon. That said we had element of power scheme as well last year, both with and without Mack, and without Mack it worked better than the ZBS... at least wide.
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I think we have to stay with it. Shanny did very well with it both here and in WAS. Hope it was the players and not just himAside: FoxSports seems to get all the scoops anymore. Seems like every article including ESPN's includes the phrase "as first reported by (so-and-so) of FoxSports".
Sanchez in our QB mix is a possibility, but of more interest to me will be QB Coach choice. I wonder if Frank Cignetti, Jr. will emerge. Just surfaced as a possible OC candidate and has crossed coaching career paths with DeFillipo.
Flipper was taken? Too FLA-ish?
I'm hoping ZBS as well. It was just too good early with Mack at C to abandon. That said we had element of power scheme as well last year, both with and without Mack, and without Mack it worked better than the ZBS... at least wide.
I think we have to stay with it. Shanny did very well with it both here and in WAS. Hope it was the players and not just him
Crow definitely fits the "one-cut", ZBS-RB mold and the O-line took to it well. Schwartz struggled with it early, but by game 4 even he was passing assignments to Greco regularly.
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BTW, I am not spelling out Defilippo for the next couple years. What do we go with:
John D
JD
D-flip
Defi
Coach D
Then when we hate him after one game:
DefilliPOO
DeFeellMyPoop
DeFucknutz
Dickinpoo
DumbFuckapoo
Zombo said:
BTW, I am not spelling out Defilippo for the next couple years. What do we go with:
Fyi apparently he goes by flip or thats wha5 raider nation is calling him on twitter. Coach flip.
John D
JD
D-flip
Defi
Coach D
Then when we hate him after one game:
DefilliPOO
DeFeellMyPoop
DeFucknutz
Dickinpoo
DumbFuckapoo
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Zombo said:
I'm sure Johnny is pulling up in his driveway now to start discussing a playbook.
Manziel rolls into OTA's red-eyed, smelling like booze and asks, "Where's Shanny?"
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Some more digging, and a some more dot connecting :
Analyst are saying this is a Home Run hire for the Browns.
I'm hearing DeFilippo likes the Power Running scheme, but he also worked with Knapp (a ZBS guy) . . . also his O has WCO similarities.
Passing wise it sounds confirmed that he's in the mold of Norv Turner going down the field.
He's getting a 3 Year Deal, so that's upper end length wise.Now to see what he does with Assistants and type of Players he wants to work with.
Glenn Winston (RB) :
There was word going around that the Browns were actually looking at OC's before the Shanahan deal broke loose.
FO & Coaching staff have been high on this guy and talked him up last year, but never played him.
Winston is more suited to a Power Running game . . . wondering if he was held out for this foreseen Coaching/Offensive scheme change ? -
BTW, I am not spelling out Defilippo for the next couple years. What do we go with:
John D
JD
D-flip
Defi
Coach D
Then when we hate him after one game:
DefilliPOO
DeFeellMyPoop
DeFucknutz
Dickinpoo
DumbFuckapoo
Zombo said:
BTW, I am not spelling out Defilippo for the next couple years. What do we go with: Edit year.
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The QB vet one would now suspect is on the radar is Carson Palmer, him and Flip were good together.
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Another yawner move by the Browns.."yawn"
We really don't know that yet. I'm sick of the Browns ending up with these old timers who never live up to their rep. Keep hiring the young blood. It all comes down to cohesion within the coaching staff and the willingness of the players to buy in...........
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Official Site Article just came up :
From Pettine :
“The things John brings to the table are exactly what we were looking for. He's the total package,” Pettine said. “He's very bright. He has great energy about him, great passion. Loves the game. Works extremely well with other people. You could see that when I brought him in and had a chance to meet with not just the offensive staff, but he spent time with the defensive staff. That was a big part of it, making sure we weren't bringing in just a playbook; we were bringing in a good person. That, to me, is one of the biggest reasons why he's here.”
From DeFilippo :
DeFilippo interviewed for the same position last season. Pettine said it was a tough decision that ultimately came down to experience, but he had little doubt at the time DeFilippo was ready to call plays in the NFL.
“This isn't going to be my offense or ‘so and so's’ offense. This is going to be the Cleveland Browns' offense,” DeFilippo said. “Whatever that is to get our best players the football, it's going to be very flexible.
“We're not going to just scrap something just because I'm here. I don't have that type of ego. If something's good that our players do well and they know, we're going to keep doing it. That's going to be my job here the next few weeks is I'm going to really study our last 16 games of this season and see what we're good at, see where it fits and see where it meshes with myself and coach Pettine seeing this offense.”
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At an offensive coordinator position that’s been in flux in recent years, DeFilippo said he hopes this is “the last change for these guys for a long time.”
“One of the things Mike and I talked about in our interview was if there's something these guys are familiar with in terms of a name, I don't need to change the name just because I see it as, for example, the play's called ‘smash’ and they call it ‘hammer.’ I can learn,” DeFilippo said. “Let one guy learn the new tag for it."
“We're going to make this offense, the transition as simple as we can for our players. I think they'll really like playing in this offense.”
If these hold out, I'm liking this Hire more and more.
Also heard and Interview with Derek Carr today on DeFilippo, said he's sharp, a hard worker, really helped him grow as a QB.
Carr also said if a Player doesn't like DeFilippo, then something's wrong with that Player - everyone on the Team (Raiders) really liked the guy.
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