Has a non coordinator OL guy ever been successful head coach?

[BeastMode]

So most coaches have previously been either offensive or defensive coordinators or skill positions.

(Andy Reid) only 1 named so far

Mario has no specialty but offensive line. We all know he needs to just be a CEO and recruit but has that ever worked before somewhere?

Honestly I don’t know so I’m curious if anyone can think of a coach winning championships in college or nfl that wasn’t previously a coordinator and was just a position coach.

 

[Tru C]

Dabo

 

[caneholic88]

Pretty sure Dabo was just a wr coach

 

[TheUInsider]

Urban Meyer

 

[BeastMode]

Dabo

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I feel like I should’ve know that. He has nailed his coordinators but I felt he was involved with calling plays so I guess I assumed he had called plays before.

 

[BeastMode]

Urban Meyer

Never an OC prior to Utah?

Might need to change it to has anyone been an O-line coach haha.

Was urban over skill positions?

 

[TheUInsider]

Never an OC prior to Utah?

Might need to change it to has anyone been an O-line coach haha.

Was urban over skill positions?

 

[P-Tizzle]

John Harbaugh? Or does special teams count? What about Mike Tomlin?

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

Sam Pittman I think?

Too early to say successful though

 

[pyhooya]

Not college but John Harbaugh is pretty good.

 

[BeastMode]

Sam Pittman I think?

Too early to say successful though

He is the only o-line guy I can think of without doing research.

Just interesting and might be why he struggles with offense so bad. Zero skill position background.

 

[BeastMode]

Not college but John Harbaugh is pretty good.

So there are some for sure but all seem to have coached a skill position not just fat o-line like Mario.

 

[DC3]

PJ Fleck and Coach O

 

[pyhooya]

So there are some for sure but all seem to have coached a skill position not just fat o-line like Mario.

Sorry that your butt boi dIAZ still sucks as a DC. Best thing he is good at is cheerleader

 

[Silentobserver]

So most coaches have previously been either offensive or defensive coordinators.

Mario has no specialty but offensive line. We all know he needs to just be a CEO and recruit but has that ever worked before somewhere?

Honestly I don’t know so I’m curious if anyone can think of a coach winning championships in college or nfl that wasn’t previously a coordinator and was just a position coach.

By success you mean Super Bowls or National championships, right? Conference championships, or major bowl games like the Rose Bowl don't count?

 

[BeastMode]

Sorry that your butt boi dIAZ still sucks as a DC. Best thing he is good at is cheerleader

Haha what? I hate Diaz wtf are you talking about?
I asked a question to see if anyone ever has been successful coming from the same background Mario has.

 

[Empirical Cane]

So most coaches have previously been either offensive or defensive coordinators.

Mario has no specialty but offensive line. We all know he needs to just be a CEO and recruit but has that ever worked before somewhere?

Honestly I don’t know so I’m curious if anyone can think of a coach winning championships in college or nfl that wasn’t previously a coordinator and was just a position coach.

Coach Prime says hello.

 

[BeastMode]

By success you mean Super Bowls or National championships, right? Conference championships, or major bowl games like the Rose Bowl don't count?

Sure besides Mario who has won some of those bigger bowls and been successful?

 

[407cane]

Mario might fail here but he didn’t fail at Oregon

Not sure why we are such a miserable fan base that we try to discredit our coaches resume

2 pac 12 titles at Oregon and consistent top recruiting classes. That’s why he got this job

Will it work? Who knows but whether or not he was a coordinator is irrelevant as he’s already been successful at a top program

 

[BeastMode]

Coach Prime says hello.

Skill position. Need to change that. Looking for offensive line only guys