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Making the case for Bears to hire John DeFilippo in 2018
https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-b...ears-to-hire-John-DeFilippo-in-2018-112423932
Priority No. 1 in 2018 for the Chicago Bears will be to develop quarterback Mitch Trubisky.
John Fox is more than likely on his way out of Chicago, leaving the head-coaching position to potentially be a desirable place to land with the young quarterback already in place. If the Bears are willing to take a chance on a respected young mind, look no further than Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo.
There are few names hotter in NFL coaching circles right now than DeFilippo. While he is not the one calling plays in Philadelphia he was instrumental in the success of Carson Wentz before his ACL injury. Prior to his devastating injury, the Eagles QB had thrown for 3,296 yards with 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions with a 101.9 quarterback rating.
So why all the hype surrounding DeFilippo? He's already viewed as an impressive teacher at just the age of 39.
"He's a great teacher, No. 1," Eagles head coach Doug Pederson recently said, via James Kratch of NJ.com. "He understands the offense, he knows what we're trying to get across. He's a great teacher, not only in the classroom, but the drill work and what he puts the quarterbacks through. It's all game-specific drill work and he really does a nice job preparing the guys, the quarterbacks, during the week.
"Very exhaustive in the film study and is showing them every look, every blitz and for the entire season. Plus, it's just the way he prepares these guys and he's done a great job with them. Great communicator."
A great example of how he gets his players prepared is how well Nick Foles performed in his first start in place of Wentz in Week 15. The journeyman signal-caller completed 24 of his 38 passing attempts for 237 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions in a win over the New York Giants.
DeFlippo may be young, but he is no stranger to the world of coaching. After playing collegiately at James Madison he became the quarterbacks coach at Fordham in 2000. He parlayed that into a two-year stint at Notre Dame (2001-2002) as a graduate assistant before moving onto Columbia. While there is coached quarterbacks between 2003 and 2004 before making the jump to the NFL. In 2005 and 2006 he held the role of offensive quality control coordinator with the New York Giants before joining the Oakland Raiders. In 2007 he became the quarterbacks coach with the Raiders, a position he held for two season before taking the same position with the New York Jets in 2009.
The young coach then joined San Jose State as a quarterbacks coach in 2010 before becoming the offensive coordinator a year later. He jumped back into the NFL in 2012 with the Raiders as their quarterbacks coach once again. In 2015 he became the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns before joining the Eagles last year as a quarterbacks coach.
Pederson is not afraid to promote his position coach for a head-coaching job in the future.
"I think he's got the demeanor, I think he's got the mindset [to be a head coach]. He's been a coordinator in this league and he knows," Pederson said, via Kratch. "He has obviously a great football background, with his dad and everything, being around athletics. He's seen it all, so I think he'd be a good candidate if he gets the opportunity."
With everything in the near future revolving around Trubisky, adding someone like DeFilippo makes a lot of sense. He is still young, has a lot of coaching experience in the NFL, he called plays while in Cleveland and is viewed as one of the best quarterbacks coaches in the league right now.
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It would be a risk taking a shot on DeFlippo for Chicago, but considering how a safe choice like Fox has not worked in their favor, DeFilippo may just be the guy to turn things around the Bears in 2018 and beyond.
Bears, Cardinals request to interview John DeFilippo for head coaching job
http://www.espn.com/blog/philadelph...-to-interview-defilippo-for-head-coaching-job
PHILADELPHIA -- The Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears have both requested to interview Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo for their head coaching vacanies, a source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter.
DeFilippo has been the day-to-day overseer of the development of quarterback Carson Wentz, who blossomed into an MVP candidate in the second year of his career before tearing his left ACL in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams. Wentz finished second in touchdown passes (33) despite missing the last three games of the season.
Guide To NFL Coaching Carousel
The Eagles' brass has been reaping the benefits from their decision to load the staff up with quarterback experts (head coach Doug Pederson, offensive coordinator Frank Reich, DeFilippo). It's a good bet that other teams around the league will copy this approach, especially those that have a young quarterback prospect on the roster or plan on acquiring one this offseason. The Bears certainly fit that description with rookie Mitchell Trubisky in the fold, while it certainly seems possible that the Cardinals will look to add a quarterback. DeFilippo also has a history with veteran Carson Palmer, who played for the Oakland Raiders in 2012 when DeFilippo was the quarterbacks coach there.
DeFilippo, 39, has the reputation of a coach on the rise. While making the jump from QB coach to head coach is not common, he does have a year as an offensive coordinator (with the Cleveland Browns in 2015) under his belt.
DeFilippo is not the only Eagles assistant drawing interest. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has already been linked to the New York Giants and could end up with multiple interviews. There's a chance offensive coordinator Frank Reich gets a look as well.
Day in the life:
[video=youtube;HsY9z4p8cUk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsY9z4p8cUk[/video]
Timeline as a coach:
Fordham (2000)
Quarterbacks coach
Notre Dame (2001–2002)
Graduate assistant
Columbia (2003–2004)
Quarterbacks coach
New York Giants (2005–2006)
Offensive quality control coordinator
Oakland Raiders (2007–2008)
Quarterbacks coach
New York Jets (2009)
Quarterbacks coach
San Jose State (2010)
Quarterbacks coach
San Jose State (2011)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Oakland Raiders (2012–2014)
Quarterbacks coach
Cleveland Browns (2015)
Offensive coordinator
Philadelphia Eagles (2016–present)
Quarterbacks coach
https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-b...ears-to-hire-John-DeFilippo-in-2018-112423932
Priority No. 1 in 2018 for the Chicago Bears will be to develop quarterback Mitch Trubisky.
John Fox is more than likely on his way out of Chicago, leaving the head-coaching position to potentially be a desirable place to land with the young quarterback already in place. If the Bears are willing to take a chance on a respected young mind, look no further than Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo.
There are few names hotter in NFL coaching circles right now than DeFilippo. While he is not the one calling plays in Philadelphia he was instrumental in the success of Carson Wentz before his ACL injury. Prior to his devastating injury, the Eagles QB had thrown for 3,296 yards with 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions with a 101.9 quarterback rating.
So why all the hype surrounding DeFilippo? He's already viewed as an impressive teacher at just the age of 39.
"He's a great teacher, No. 1," Eagles head coach Doug Pederson recently said, via James Kratch of NJ.com. "He understands the offense, he knows what we're trying to get across. He's a great teacher, not only in the classroom, but the drill work and what he puts the quarterbacks through. It's all game-specific drill work and he really does a nice job preparing the guys, the quarterbacks, during the week.
"Very exhaustive in the film study and is showing them every look, every blitz and for the entire season. Plus, it's just the way he prepares these guys and he's done a great job with them. Great communicator."
A great example of how he gets his players prepared is how well Nick Foles performed in his first start in place of Wentz in Week 15. The journeyman signal-caller completed 24 of his 38 passing attempts for 237 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions in a win over the New York Giants.
DeFlippo may be young, but he is no stranger to the world of coaching. After playing collegiately at James Madison he became the quarterbacks coach at Fordham in 2000. He parlayed that into a two-year stint at Notre Dame (2001-2002) as a graduate assistant before moving onto Columbia. While there is coached quarterbacks between 2003 and 2004 before making the jump to the NFL. In 2005 and 2006 he held the role of offensive quality control coordinator with the New York Giants before joining the Oakland Raiders. In 2007 he became the quarterbacks coach with the Raiders, a position he held for two season before taking the same position with the New York Jets in 2009.
The young coach then joined San Jose State as a quarterbacks coach in 2010 before becoming the offensive coordinator a year later. He jumped back into the NFL in 2012 with the Raiders as their quarterbacks coach once again. In 2015 he became the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns before joining the Eagles last year as a quarterbacks coach.
Pederson is not afraid to promote his position coach for a head-coaching job in the future.
"I think he's got the demeanor, I think he's got the mindset [to be a head coach]. He's been a coordinator in this league and he knows," Pederson said, via Kratch. "He has obviously a great football background, with his dad and everything, being around athletics. He's seen it all, so I think he'd be a good candidate if he gets the opportunity."
With everything in the near future revolving around Trubisky, adding someone like DeFilippo makes a lot of sense. He is still young, has a lot of coaching experience in the NFL, he called plays while in Cleveland and is viewed as one of the best quarterbacks coaches in the league right now.
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It would be a risk taking a shot on DeFlippo for Chicago, but considering how a safe choice like Fox has not worked in their favor, DeFilippo may just be the guy to turn things around the Bears in 2018 and beyond.
Bears, Cardinals request to interview John DeFilippo for head coaching job
http://www.espn.com/blog/philadelph...-to-interview-defilippo-for-head-coaching-job
PHILADELPHIA -- The Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears have both requested to interview Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo for their head coaching vacanies, a source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter.
DeFilippo has been the day-to-day overseer of the development of quarterback Carson Wentz, who blossomed into an MVP candidate in the second year of his career before tearing his left ACL in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams. Wentz finished second in touchdown passes (33) despite missing the last three games of the season.
Guide To NFL Coaching Carousel
The Eagles' brass has been reaping the benefits from their decision to load the staff up with quarterback experts (head coach Doug Pederson, offensive coordinator Frank Reich, DeFilippo). It's a good bet that other teams around the league will copy this approach, especially those that have a young quarterback prospect on the roster or plan on acquiring one this offseason. The Bears certainly fit that description with rookie Mitchell Trubisky in the fold, while it certainly seems possible that the Cardinals will look to add a quarterback. DeFilippo also has a history with veteran Carson Palmer, who played for the Oakland Raiders in 2012 when DeFilippo was the quarterbacks coach there.
DeFilippo, 39, has the reputation of a coach on the rise. While making the jump from QB coach to head coach is not common, he does have a year as an offensive coordinator (with the Cleveland Browns in 2015) under his belt.
DeFilippo is not the only Eagles assistant drawing interest. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has already been linked to the New York Giants and could end up with multiple interviews. There's a chance offensive coordinator Frank Reich gets a look as well.
Day in the life:
[video=youtube;HsY9z4p8cUk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsY9z4p8cUk[/video]
Timeline as a coach:
Fordham (2000)
Quarterbacks coach
Notre Dame (2001–2002)
Graduate assistant
Columbia (2003–2004)
Quarterbacks coach
New York Giants (2005–2006)
Offensive quality control coordinator
Oakland Raiders (2007–2008)
Quarterbacks coach
New York Jets (2009)
Quarterbacks coach
San Jose State (2010)
Quarterbacks coach
San Jose State (2011)
Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Oakland Raiders (2012–2014)
Quarterbacks coach
Cleveland Browns (2015)
Offensive coordinator
Philadelphia Eagles (2016–present)
Quarterbacks coach
