<![CDATA[Head coaches who were also coordinators]]>Can anybody think of a successful head coach who was also the defensive or offensive coordinator?

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/38837/head-coaches-who-were-also-coordinatorsRSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:35 GMTSat, 05 Dec 2015 19:18:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sun, 06 Dec 2015 20:27:01 GMT]]>lol... How could you forgot Dowerhower... 😉

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@tour2ma said:

I know in Philly Reid produced quite a string of OCs including Childress and Morninweg, and I thought he took Pederson with him to KC to be his OC.

Good points but the year I was thinking about was 1999. However, turns out I was was wrong. His OC in 99 was Rod Dowhower. Sorry about that.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555709https://brownsboard.com/post/555709Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:53:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:22:27 GMT]]>I know in Philly Reid produced quite a string of OCs including Childress and Morninweg, and I thought he took Pederson with him to KC to be his OC.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555642https://brownsboard.com/post/555642Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:22:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sun, 06 Dec 2015 12:53:02 GMT]]>Here's some that come to mind:

Tom Landry

Joe Gibbs

Don Coryell

Andy Reid

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555541https://brownsboard.com/post/555541Sun, 06 Dec 2015 12:53:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sun, 06 Dec 2015 05:22:14 GMT]]>Sherman may have done it in Green Bay. He called plays at A&M.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555513https://brownsboard.com/post/555513Sun, 06 Dec 2015 05:22:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sun, 06 Dec 2015 02:45:29 GMT]]>If memory serves me correctly, I think Halas was a HC and owner.

The NFL will never see that again.

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@tour2ma said:

I knew what you meant, Steve... must stem from us thinking so much alike.

Ding ding ding... Marty!!!

I mean, refusing to hire an OC only got him fired. How'd I forget that!

Peyton did call plays in NOLA... still does, but always had an OC.

Pet called the defensive plays last year. Gave it up this year to focus on the O.

So we went from 18th to 32nd against the run with Pettine working on the defense and now we go from 17th to 32nd rushing the ball with Pettine working with the offense. 😵

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555482https://brownsboard.com/post/555482Sun, 06 Dec 2015 01:34:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:46:31 GMT]]>I knew what you meant, Steve... must stem from us thinking so much alike.

Ding ding ding... Marty!!!

I mean, refusing to hire an OC only got him fired. How'd I forget that!

Peyton did call plays in NOLA... still does, but always had an OC.

Pet called the defensive plays last year. Gave it up this year to focus on the O.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555472https://brownsboard.com/post/555472Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:46:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 23:59:44 GMT]]>Steve,

When in Cleveland, Marty served as his own Offensive Coordinator.

Mike

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@canton-mike said:

I read the question as the HC having been Coordinator, then HC for the same team.

George Seifert succeeded Bill Walsh in San Francisco.

Blanton Collier ('64 NFL Champion HC) succeeded Paul Brown in Cleveland, but I DON'T know whether or not Collier was a Coordinator for the Browns.

Mike

I met one man filling both positions at the same time.

As in why can't Pet at least supervise the defense unless he sucks as bad as his little buddy?

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555442https://brownsboard.com/post/555442Sat, 05 Dec 2015 23:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 21:32:53 GMT]]>I read the question as the HC having been Coordinator, then HC for the same team.

George Seifert succeeded Bill Walsh in San Francisco.

Blanton Collier ('64 NFL Champion HC) succeeded Paul Brown in Cleveland, but I DON'T know whether or not Collier was a Coordinator for the Browns.

Mike

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555408https://brownsboard.com/post/555408Sat, 05 Dec 2015 21:32:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 21:15:16 GMT]]>Shurmur was both HC and OC for us. Oh wait, you said successful... Sean Payton? He at least used to call his own plays. Jason Garrett used to call his own plays too but Dallas has an OC now.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555405https://brownsboard.com/post/555405Sat, 05 Dec 2015 21:15:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 20:09:42 GMT]]>It does seem tho that a HC that comes from a defensive background has more success than a HC from the offensive side

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555391https://brownsboard.com/post/555391Sat, 05 Dec 2015 20:09:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 19:58:27 GMT]]>Good question, a lot of HC's call plays or defenses, but still have coordinators on both sides of the ball.

But better restrict to "modern day" HCs... back in the day staffs were miniscule and titles were different.

Most recent I can think of is George Allen, who served a both HC and OC in the early seventies for Washington.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555389https://brownsboard.com/post/555389Sat, 05 Dec 2015 19:58:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 19:53:21 GMT]]>Billy B was a DC

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/555388https://brownsboard.com/post/555388Sat, 05 Dec 2015 19:53:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Head coaches who were also coordinators on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 20:03:07 GMT]]>Not sure if Dan Reeves was an OC or just a position coach before taking the Broncos HC job in 1981.

Hmm. Misread that. I cannot recall if he was the the OC and HC for the Broncos. Very possible.

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