Assistant Coach Options

[Mr. Scot]

Coaches that are now or are expected to be on the open market. Some have connections with coaching finalist Ron Rivera (indicated by *) some with the Panthers, others neither. Likelihood varies. Some are already available. Others could be if their contracts are up or if their current team gives them permission.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR - Rob Chudzinski (former TE Coach, Chargers)*

Former Candidates:

- John Ramsdell (QB Coach, Chargers)* - likely to be retained

- Tom Clements (QB Coach, Packers)

- Frank Reich (QB Coach, Colts)

- Brian Daboll (OC, Browns) - hired by the Dolphins

- Matt Cavanaugh (QB Coach, Jets)*

- Bill Musgrave (QB Coach/assistant HC, Falcons)* - hired by the Vikings

- Wade Wilson (QB Coach, Cowboys)*

- Charlie Joiner (WR Coach, Chargers)* - likely to be retained

- Tom Rathman (RB Coach, 49ers) - will be kept on 49ers staff

- Clarence Shelmon (OC, Chargers)* - likely to be retained

- Bruce Arians (OC, Steelers)*

- Ken Zampese (QB Coach, Bengals)

QB COACH -Mike Shula (former QB Coach, Jaguars)

Former Candidates:

- Jim Zorn (QB Coach, Ravens)

- Jeremy Bates (former OC, Seahawks)

- Darrell Bevell (OC, Vikings) - hired to be OC for the Seahawks

- Brad Childress (former Head Coach, Vikings)* - may have options elsewhere

- Jay Gruden (Head Coach, UFL; formers Bucs assistant) - interviewed but not hired

- Paul Hackett (QB Coach, Raiders) - being let go by the Raiders

- Ted Tollner (Passing Game Coordinator, Raiders)

- Carl Smith (QB Coach, Browns)

- Geep Chryst (former TE Coach, Panthers) - joining Jim Harbaugh's 49ers staff

- Dan Henning (former OC, Dolphins) - may retire

RB COACH

- Edgar Bennett (RB Coach, Packers)*

- Tim Spencer (RB Coach, Bears)*

- Anthony Lynn (RB Coach, Jets)

- Jimmy Raye (former OC, 49ers)

- Gene Huey (former RB Coach, Colts)

- Jim Skipper (former RB Coach, Panthers) - interviewed by Ron Rivera; has since been advised team is going in another direction

- Eric Studesville (RB Coach, interim Head Coach, Broncos)* - retained by the Broncos

- Kelly Skipper (RB Coach, Raiders) - appears likely to stay with the Raiders; might have been odd anyway given the team let his dad go

WR COACH - Fred Graves (WR Coach, Titans)

OFFENSIVE CONSULTANT - Ricky Proehl (former WR, Cardinals, Rams, Panthers)

Former Candidates:

- Ron Turner (WR Coach, Colts)*

- Darryl Drake (WR Coach, Bears)*

- Terry Robiskie (WR Coach, Falcons)

- Wendell Davis (Assistant WR Coach, 49ers)*

- Ray Sherman (former WR Coach, Cowboys) - said to be interviewing for the recently vacated Titans head coaching job

- Jerry Sullivan (WR Coach, 49ers) - reportedly planning to retire

- Al Saunders (Offensive Assistant, Ravens) - taking the offensive coordinator job in Oakland

- Tyke Tolbert (former WR Coach, Panthers) - joining John Fox in Denver

- Mike Johnson (OC, 49ers) - reportedly taking over as offensive coordinator at UCLA

TE COACH- Pete Hoener (TE Coach, 49ers)*

Former Candidates:

- Pete Mangurian (former OL Coach, Buccaneers)

- Rob Boras (TE Coach, Jaguars)*

- Bob Ligashesky (TE Coach, Broncos)

- Jason Michael (QB Coach, 49ers) - hired by the Chargers to replace Rob Chudzinski as TE Coach

OL COACH - John Matsko (former OL Coach, Ravens)

ASSISTANT OL COACH - Ray Brown (FORMER Assistant OL Coach, 49ers)

Former Candidates:

- Tom Cable (former Head Coach, Raiders) - hired by the Seahawks

- Clancy Barone (OL Coach, Broncos)* - took job coaching TEs in Denver

- Mike Munchak (OL Coach, Titans) - the Panthers made an effort to get him but he chose to stay in Tennessee; now it looks like he'll get the head coach job there

- Mike Solari (OL Coach, 49ers) - staying with the 49ers

- Jerry Fontenot (Assistant OL Coach, Packers)*

- Luke Butkus (Assistant OL Coach, Seahawks)

- Harold Goodwin (Offensive Assistant, Steelers)

- Dave Magazu (former OL Coach, Panthers) - joining John Fox in Denver

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR - Sean McDermott (former DC, Eagles)*

Former Candidates:

- Dave Wannstedt (former Bears head coach, Pitt Panthers head coach) - has talked to Browns and Bills

- Rob Ryan (DC, Browns) - named DC of the Cowboys

- Greg Manusky (DC, 49ers) - hired by the Chargers to replace Ron Rivera

- Bob Babich (LB Coach, Bears)*

- Winston Moss (LB Coach, Packers)

- Ray Horton (DB Coach, Steelers)

DL COACH - Eric Washington (DL Coach, Bears)

Former Candidates:

- Mark Carrier (DL Coach, Jets)*

- Bryan Cox (DL Coach, Browns)*

- Mike Waufle (DL Coach, Raiders)

- Clarence Brooks (DL Coach, Ravens)*

- Don Johnson (DL Coach, Chargers)* - being retained by the Chargers

- Jim Washburn (DL Coach, Titans) - took the same job with the Eagles

- Wayne Nunnely (DL Coach, Broncos)* - staying with the Broncos

- Karl Dunbar (DL Coach, Vikings)* - Bucs tried to steal him from the Vikes; he's reportedly staying in Minnesota

LB COACH

- Bill Shuey (former LB Coach, Eagles)*

- Dave McGinnis (LB Coach, Titans)* - might be allowed to walk now that Jeff Fisher is being let go in Tennessee

- Roman Phifer (LB Coach, Broncos)

- Frank Bush (former DC, Texans)

- Mike Haluchak (LB Coach, Raiders)

- John Marshall (DC, Raiders)

- Greg Biekert (Defensive Assistant, Raiders)

- Ken Norton Jr (LB Coach, Seahawks)

- Don Martindale (DC, Broncos) - getting attention from three teams, but not us

- Mike Singletary (former Head Coach, 49ers) - joined Leslie Frazier with the Vikings

- Richard Smith (former LB Coach, Panthers) - joining John Fox in Denver

DB COACH - Ron Meeks (former DC, Panthers)

Former Candidates:

- Steven Wilks (DB Coach, Chargers)*- likely to be retained

- Ed Donatell (DB Coach, Broncos) - hired by Harbaugh in San Francisco

- Gill Byrd (assistant DB Coach, Bears)*

- Chuck Cecil (DC, Titans) - fired by the Titans

- Johnnie Lynn (DB Coach, 49ers)

- Vance Joseph (DB Coach, 49ers) - hired by the Texans

- Jerome Henderson (DB Coach, Browns)

- Lionel Washington (DB Coach, Raiders)

- Kevin Ross (Defensive Assistant, Raiders)

- Ron Milus (former DB Coach, Panthers) - hired by John Fox in Denver

- Horton

SPECIAL TEAMS COACH - Brian Murphy (former ST Coach, Vikings)

Former Candidates:

- Brad Seely (ST Coach, Browns) - probably staying in Cleveland

- Kurt Schottenheimer (ST Coach, 49ers)

- Dave Toub (ST Coach, Bears)*

- Chris Tabor (Assistant ST Coach, Bears) - hired by the Browns

- Jeff Rodgers (former ST coach, Panthers) - joined John Fox in Denver

- Keith Armstrong (ST Coach, Falcons)*

- Jeff Ulbrich (ST Assistant, Seahawks)

OFFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL - Scott Turner (former WR Coach, University of Pittsburgh; son of Chargers Head Coach Norv Turner)

DEFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL - Sam Mills III (previous Defensive QC, Panthers)

OTHER OPTIONS

- Mike Kelly (former CFL Head Coach; possible Offensive QC) - was reportedly scheduled to be interviewed early on; no word on him since

- Jerry Simmons (former Strength and Conditioning Coach, Panthers)

- Jim Arthur (assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Bears)

- Duane Carlisle (Strength and Conditioning Coach, 49ers)*

[Mr. Scot]

If Jay Glazer is correct, those asterisks might mean more now than they did when I started writing this

[Lumps]

I always like reading through these. I personally think there are some good choices this year coach wise. Maybe it can make up for the crap draft.

[Mr. Scot]

The pool is actually better than I had first thought. There are some decent coaches in that bunch.

[MrBubba]

What about Marc Trestman as OC?

If Gantt recent tweet about an OC in the bag is true. And no restrictions on talking to him. Tried to get Miami Cane job, so he wants out of Canada and used to live in Raleigh.

[Mr. Scot]

Just saw that. If an OC is already in the works, i'd have to imagine it's one of the unemployed guys (Childress, Raye, Chryst, maybe even Henning or McDaniels but I'd be surprised).

[DynastyRTR]

either McDaniels or Childress as OC would be cool with me. get Charlie Joiner here to as the WR coach

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I would like to have Ramsdell more like an offensive coordinator in waiting for the sole purpose that he will either be working with Jimmy Clausen or a rookie and there is no better QB coach to learn from than Ramsdell.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Coaches that are now or are expected to be on the open market. Some have connections with coaching finalist Ron Rivera (indicated by *) some with the Panthers, others neither. Likelihood varies. Some are already available. Others could be if their contracts are up or if their current team gives them permission.

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

- John Ramsdell (QB Coach, Chargers)*

- Brad Childress (former head coach, Vikings)*

- Ron Turner (WR Coach, Colts)*

- Tom Clements (QB Coach, Packers)

- Frank Reich (QB Coach, Colts)

- Darrell Bevell (OC, Vikings)

- Brian Daboll (OC, Browns)

- Jim Zorn (QB Coach, Ravens)

- Charlie Joiner (WR Coach, Chargers)*

- Tom Rathman (RB Coach, 49ers)

- Rob Chudzinski (TE Coach, Chargers)*

- Clarence Shelmon (OC, Chargers)*

- Jimmy Raye (former OC, 49ers)

- Ken Zampese (Qb Coach, Bengals)

- Geep Chryst (former TE Coach, Panthers)

QB COACH

- Paul Hackett (QB Coach, Raiders)

- Ray Sherman (former WR Coach, Cowboys)

- Ted Tollner (passing game coordinator, Raiders)

- Carl Smith (QB Coach, Browns)

- Geep Chryst (former TE Coach, Panthers)

- Dan Henning (former OC, Dolphins)

- Childress

- Turner

- Bevell

- Daboll

Write In- John Ramsdell (QB Coach, Chargers)*

RB COACH

- Tim Spencer (RB Coach, Bears)*

- Jim Skipper (former RB Coach, Panthers)

- Kelly Skipper (RB Coach, Raiders)

- Raye

WR COACH

- Jerry Sullivan (WR Coach, 49ers)

- Wendell Davis (Asst WR Coach, 49ers)*

- Tyke Tolbert (former WR Coach, Panthers)

- Charlie Joiner (WR Coach, Chargers)*

- Sherman

- Raye

TE COACH

- Pete Hoener (TE Coach, 49ers)*

- Rob Boras (TE Coach, Jaguars)*

- Bob Ligashesky (TE Coach, Broncos)

- Rod Chudzinski (TE Coach, Chargers)*

OL COACH

- Clancy Barone (OL Coach, Broncos)*

- Mike Munchak (OL Coach, Titans)

- Mike Solari (OL Coach, 49ers)

- Ray Brown (assistant OL Coach, 49ers)

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

- Rob Ryan (DC, Browns)

- Greg Manusky (DC, 49ers)

- Bob Babich (LB Coach, Bears)*

- Winston Moss (LB Coach, Packers)

DL COACH

- Wayne Nunnely (DL Coach, Broncos)*

- Don Johnson (DL Coach, Chargers)*

- Bryan Cox (DL Coach, Browns)*

- Mike Waufle (DL Coach, Raiders)

- Jim Washburn (DL Coach, Titans)

LB COACH

- Richard Smith (former LB Coach, Panthers)

- Roman Phifer (LB Coach, Broncos)

- Frank Bush (former DC, Texans)

- Mike Haluchak (LB Coach, Raiders)

- Don Martindale (DC, Broncos)

- Greg Biekert (Def Asst, Raiders)

- Manusky

- Bob Babich (LB Coach, Bears)

DB COACH

- Steven Wilks (DB Coach, Chargers)*

- Ed Donnatell (DB Coach, Broncos)

- Chuck Cecil (DC, Titans)

- Johnnie Lynn (DB Coach, 49ers)

- Vance Joseph (DB Coach, 49ers)

- Jerome Henderson (DB Coach, Browns)

- Lionel Washington (DB Coach, Raiders)

- Kevin Ross (def. asst., Raiders)

SPECIAL TEAMS COACH

- Brad Seely (ST Coach, Browns)

- Kurt Schottenheimer (ST Coach, 49ers)

- Dave Toub (ST Coach, Bears)*

(Munchak, Cecil and Washburn are all currently under contract with the Titans but may be allowed to walk)

My choice is the highlighted.

[Liminy]

Brian Baker?

[Mr. Scot]

I would like to have Ramsdell more like an offensive coordinator in waiting for the sole purpose that he will either be working with Jimmy Clausen or a rookie and there is no better QB coach to learn from than Ramsdell.

Might be hyperbole to suggest he's the best there is, but he's a good option.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

^ yeah, it was. Just a figure of speach but he did develop a grocery boy.

[Boltergeist]

According to Kevin Acee all of our assistants are under contract

All Chargers assistants under contract. All but Crosby signed extensions last year. Chargers don't have to let them leave w/ Rivera.

[Mr. Scot]

According to Kevin Acee all of our assistants are under contract

They've historically granted interviews for advancement purposes in the past though, have they not?