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Coordinator Thread...and rest of staff
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- TX9R
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So far so good. For too long this team has had guys in positions they'd never been in before telling other guys in positions they'd never been in before what to do. I like that a young up and coming HC (who has been a HC at some level) is surrounding himself with people and putting them in positions they have been at for many years at this level.
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Jan 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- susweel
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Originally posted by TX9R:
So far so good. For too long this team has had guys in positions they'd never been in before telling other guys in positions they'd never been in before what to do. I like that a young up and coming HC (who has been a HC at some level) is surrounding himself with people and putting them in positions they have been at for many years at this level.
He's getting guys that have been at higher levels to accept lower level jobs.
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- okdkid
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Harbaugh is cleaning up. Can't hate on any hire.
A leader is only as good as his staff.
A leader is only as good as his staff.
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- fakers23
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Any news on WR coach?
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- susweel
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Originally posted by fakers23:
Any news on WR coach?
insert stanfords old WR coach here
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- PatrickJira411
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Originally posted by NinerGM:Originally posted by crabman82:
bydavidwhite League source: Ed Donatell will coach the secondary for the 49ers. He was DC in Atlanta (2004-06) and Green Bay (2000-03).
Wow! I remember when Ed Donnatel was with Greenbay and Atlanta. Good coach.
Very solid hire!
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:16 PM
- PatrickJira411
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Ed Donatell enters his seventh season coaching the secondary for the Broncos in 2010 while beginning his 20th season coaching in the NFL. Named defensive backs coach for the Broncos on Jan. 20, 2009, Donatell also worked in that capacity for the team from 1995-99 and was part of the club’s back-to-back Super Bowl victories during the 1997 and ‘98 seasons.
Donatell, who owns seven years of experience as an NFL defensive coordinator from working in that role with Atlanta (2004-06) and Green Bay (2000-03), possesses 18 years of experience as a defensive backs coach at the collegiate and professional ranks. He has coached 10 different players who have earned a total of 15 Pro Bowl selections during his 19 seasons in the NFL.
Over the past two decades, Donatell has instructed several safeties regarded among the best in NFL history. He has worked with Ronnie Lott, Steve Atwater, LeRoy Butler, Darren Sharper, Lawyer Milloy and most recently Brian Dawkins with the Broncos.
Seven of the defensive backs he has coached have earned spots on NFL All-Decade Teams, which are chosen by Pro Football Hall of Fame voters. Dawkins and Sharper, along with cornerbacks Champ Bailey and Ty Law, were named to the league’s 2000s All-Decade Team while Atwater, Butler and Lott were chosen for the 1990s All-Decade Team.
For his NFL career, Donatell has coached in 15 NFL playoff games, including three conference championship games and two Super Bowls.
As the Broncos’ defensive backs coach in 2009, Donatell oversaw a unit that helped Denver place third in the league in passing yards per game (186.3) and eighth in opponent passer rating (75.0) despite featuring three new starters. Dawkins earned his eighth trip to the Pro Bowl, tying for the NFL lead among safeties with three fumble recoveries, and Bailey picked up his ninth career Pro Bowl honor to tie for the most in league annals at the cornerback position.
Before working as the University of Washington’s defensive coordinator in 2008 and as a special assistant for the New York Jets in 2007, Donatell was the Falcons’ defensive coordinator from 2004-06. Atlanta’s defense was one of the NFL’s best in sacks and third-down percentage during that three-year period and featured four players who earned a total of six Pro Bowl selections.
In his first season with Atlanta in 2004, the Falcons advanced to the NFC Championship Game and led the NFL in sacks (48) for the first time in club history. During his final year as the Falcons’ defensive coordinator in 2006, the club led the NFL in third-down percentage (30.2) while ranking sixth in the league in yards per carry allowed (3.8).
Donatell spent four seasons as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator from 2000-03, helping the Packers record an NFL-best 116 takeaways from 2001-03. Green Bay advanced to the playoffs during each of those three seasons, including the 2001 and ‘02 campaigns when the club won the NFC North title.
In 2002, Donatell’s defense set a Green Bay record with 52 sacks and led the NFL with 45 takeaways. Individually, Sharper earned his second Pro Bowl selection under Donatell that year after tying for the NFC lead among safeties with seven interceptions.
Donatell was part of Denver’s back-to-back Super Bowl championships during the 1997 (XXXII) and ‘98 (XXXIII) seasons while serving a five-year stint as its defensive backs coach from 1995-99. The Broncos were seventh in the league in both passing yards per game (199.6) and passing yards per attempt (6.5) allowed en route to earning three playoff berths during Donatell’s time on staff.
Atwater was named to the Pro Bowl three times (1995-96, ‘98) under Donatell, and safety Tyrone Braxton was named to the Pro Bowl once (1996) with Donatell as his position coach. The Broncos ranked among the league’s top 10 clubs against the pass in four of Donatell’s five seasons as defensive backs coach, including during three consecutive years from 1995-97.
Donatell worked as the Jets’ defensive backs coach from 1990-94, instructing Pro Football Hall of Famer Lott during his final two professional seasons.
Before beginning his NFL coaching career, Donatell coached defensive backs for seven seasons at the collegiate level for Cal State Fullerton (1989), the University of Idaho (1986-88) and the University of the Pacific (1983-85). He completed two-year stints as a graduate assistant at Washington (1981-82) and Kent State University (1979-80).
An all-conference defensive back, team captain and four-year letterwinner at Glenville State University in Glenville, W. Va., Donatell received a bachelor’s degree in physical education at the school in 1979 before earning a master’s degree in administration from Kent State in 1981.
Donatell, who is a native of Stow, Ohio, attended Stow High School and was born on Feb. 4, 1957, in Akron, Ohio. He is married to Shari, and they are the parents of Brenna, Thomas and Steven. Thomas in 2010 begins his sophomore season playing safety for the University of Iowa.
Donatell, who owns seven years of experience as an NFL defensive coordinator from working in that role with Atlanta (2004-06) and Green Bay (2000-03), possesses 18 years of experience as a defensive backs coach at the collegiate and professional ranks. He has coached 10 different players who have earned a total of 15 Pro Bowl selections during his 19 seasons in the NFL.
Over the past two decades, Donatell has instructed several safeties regarded among the best in NFL history. He has worked with Ronnie Lott, Steve Atwater, LeRoy Butler, Darren Sharper, Lawyer Milloy and most recently Brian Dawkins with the Broncos.
Seven of the defensive backs he has coached have earned spots on NFL All-Decade Teams, which are chosen by Pro Football Hall of Fame voters. Dawkins and Sharper, along with cornerbacks Champ Bailey and Ty Law, were named to the league’s 2000s All-Decade Team while Atwater, Butler and Lott were chosen for the 1990s All-Decade Team.
For his NFL career, Donatell has coached in 15 NFL playoff games, including three conference championship games and two Super Bowls.
As the Broncos’ defensive backs coach in 2009, Donatell oversaw a unit that helped Denver place third in the league in passing yards per game (186.3) and eighth in opponent passer rating (75.0) despite featuring three new starters. Dawkins earned his eighth trip to the Pro Bowl, tying for the NFL lead among safeties with three fumble recoveries, and Bailey picked up his ninth career Pro Bowl honor to tie for the most in league annals at the cornerback position.
Before working as the University of Washington’s defensive coordinator in 2008 and as a special assistant for the New York Jets in 2007, Donatell was the Falcons’ defensive coordinator from 2004-06. Atlanta’s defense was one of the NFL’s best in sacks and third-down percentage during that three-year period and featured four players who earned a total of six Pro Bowl selections.
In his first season with Atlanta in 2004, the Falcons advanced to the NFC Championship Game and led the NFL in sacks (48) for the first time in club history. During his final year as the Falcons’ defensive coordinator in 2006, the club led the NFL in third-down percentage (30.2) while ranking sixth in the league in yards per carry allowed (3.8).
Donatell spent four seasons as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator from 2000-03, helping the Packers record an NFL-best 116 takeaways from 2001-03. Green Bay advanced to the playoffs during each of those three seasons, including the 2001 and ‘02 campaigns when the club won the NFC North title.
In 2002, Donatell’s defense set a Green Bay record with 52 sacks and led the NFL with 45 takeaways. Individually, Sharper earned his second Pro Bowl selection under Donatell that year after tying for the NFC lead among safeties with seven interceptions.
Donatell was part of Denver’s back-to-back Super Bowl championships during the 1997 (XXXII) and ‘98 (XXXIII) seasons while serving a five-year stint as its defensive backs coach from 1995-99. The Broncos were seventh in the league in both passing yards per game (199.6) and passing yards per attempt (6.5) allowed en route to earning three playoff berths during Donatell’s time on staff.
Atwater was named to the Pro Bowl three times (1995-96, ‘98) under Donatell, and safety Tyrone Braxton was named to the Pro Bowl once (1996) with Donatell as his position coach. The Broncos ranked among the league’s top 10 clubs against the pass in four of Donatell’s five seasons as defensive backs coach, including during three consecutive years from 1995-97.
Donatell worked as the Jets’ defensive backs coach from 1990-94, instructing Pro Football Hall of Famer Lott during his final two professional seasons.
Before beginning his NFL coaching career, Donatell coached defensive backs for seven seasons at the collegiate level for Cal State Fullerton (1989), the University of Idaho (1986-88) and the University of the Pacific (1983-85). He completed two-year stints as a graduate assistant at Washington (1981-82) and Kent State University (1979-80).
An all-conference defensive back, team captain and four-year letterwinner at Glenville State University in Glenville, W. Va., Donatell received a bachelor’s degree in physical education at the school in 1979 before earning a master’s degree in administration from Kent State in 1981.
Donatell, who is a native of Stow, Ohio, attended Stow High School and was born on Feb. 4, 1957, in Akron, Ohio. He is married to Shari, and they are the parents of Brenna, Thomas and Steven. Thomas in 2010 begins his sophomore season playing safety for the University of Iowa.
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:19 PM
- PatrickJira411
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Originally posted by susweel:Originally posted by fakers23:
Any news on WR coach?
insert stanfords old WR coach here
Pep Hamilton? I doubt it!
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- CrunchE
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Originally posted by PatrickJira411:Originally posted by NinerGM:Originally posted by crabman82:
bydavidwhite League source: Ed Donatell will coach the secondary for the 49ers. He was DC in Atlanta (2004-06) and Green Bay (2000-03).
Wow! I remember when Ed Donnatel was with Greenbay and Atlanta. Good coach.
Very solid hire!
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- FredFlintstone
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i think our coaching staff is gonna be a good one. the players are actually gonna learn something
Jan 14, 2011 at 3:51 PM
- PatrickJira411
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Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
i think our coaching staff is gonna be a good one. the players are actually gonna learn something
Jan 14, 2011 at 4:15 PM
- DownInTheCity
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Coaching staff falling into place nicely. Now let's see if Baalke can do something about a QB, pass rusher and CB!
Jan 14, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- CrunchE
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Originally posted by DownInTheCity:
Coaching staff falling into place nicely. Now let's see if Baalke can do something about a QB, pass rusher and CB!
Don't forget your RG!
Jan 14, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- CrunchE
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So Josh McDaniels to coach the WR's (Brandon Lloyd/Wes Welker) and Jim Levitt to coach linebackers.
I mean, it's not THAT unrealistic is it?
I mean, it's not THAT unrealistic is it?
Jan 14, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- DownInTheCity
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Originally posted by CrunchE:Originally posted by DownInTheCity:
Coaching staff falling into place nicely. Now let's see if Baalke can do something about a QB, pass rusher and CB!
Don't forget your RG!
What? you don't like Chilo?