And I have that.
That our beneficent Creator has given us a bountiful harvest of coaches.
Beginning with Mike Vrabel of course.
But continuing with the staff of special people he has been assembling like a two-eyed Nick Fury.
And for good reason.
You couldn’t genetically engineer a more perfect candidate to mentor, develop and scheme for Drake Maye.
Who has designed offenses around QBs with skillsets as diverse as Cam Newton’s and Derek Carr’s.
By way of perspective, since he left they’ve finished 17th, 31st and 30th.
That ship has sailed and is not returning to port.
He’s got the respect of everyone he worked with in Detroit.
A year in which the previous head coach called his team “soft.”
Them’s the breaks of the blogging game.
But again, here’s another hire Vrabel has vast experience working with.
Doug Marrone, Offensive Line (probably).
More than any other position on the coaching staff, this one has been the hardest to fill.
Dante Scarnecchia has proven to be to the Patriots what David Lee Roth was to Van Halen.
They’ve carried on without him, but it’s never been the same.
Marrone has, of course, been a Head Coach for almost 100 NFL games with two teams.
He’s been the OC for the No.
1 offense in the league twice.
And more germane to this discussion, he’s twice had the No.
1 rushing attack, once with Buffalo and again in Jacksonville.
Ashton Grant, Quarterbacks.
And Vrabel trusts him to work well under McDaniels, which should work for all of us.
Thomas Brown, Tight Ends/Passing Game Coordinator.
Which is not ideal.
The Bears offense had a million problems, but Brown’s tight end group wasn’t among them.
And Hunter Henry and Austin Hooper should benefit.
Jeremy Springer, Special Teams.
Oftentimes, the best change is the one you don’t make.
He turned Brendan Schooler into a Pro Bowler.
If it ain’t broke, and all that.
All in all, this is a hell of a way to put a staff together.
Unlike what’s been playing out around the league, we’re already benefiting from it.
Prayers are being answered.
