New Offensive Coordinator
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Impressive. Says alot about DR's connections and respect in the coaching ranks.
Danny's connections are far and wide as Mo says.
John Garrett (American football)
John Garrett
No. 48
Position: Wide Receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: March 2, 1965 (age 50)
Place of birth: Danville, Pennsylvania
Career information
High school: Hunting Valley (OH) University
College: Princeton
Undrafted: 1988
Career history
As player:
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Player stats at NFL.com
John Morgan Garrett (born March 2, 1965) is a former American footballcoach and former wide receiver. He is currently the quality control coach for the University of Florida. He played college football at both Columbia University and Princeton University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1988.
He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, San Antonio Riders(WLAF) and Buffalo Bills.
John Garrett (American football)
John Garrett
No. 48
Position: Wide Receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: March 2, 1965 (age 50)
Place of birth: Danville, Pennsylvania
Career information
High school: Hunting Valley (OH) University
College: Princeton
Undrafted: 1988
Career history
As player:
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
- Cincinnati Bengals (1995)
(Offensive assistant/wide receivers coach) - Cincinnati Bengals (1996)
(Wide receivers coach) - Cincinnati Bengals (1997–1998)
(Offensive staff assistant) - Arizona Cardinals (1999–2000)
(Quarterbacks coach) - Cincinnati Bengals (2001)
(Offensive assistant coach) - Cincinnati Bengals (2002)
(Tight ends coach) - University of Virginia (2004–2006)
(Wide receivers coach) - University of Virginia (2007)
(Assistant head coach for the offense)
(Wide receivers coach) - Dallas Cowboys (2007–2010)
(Tight ends coach) - Dallas Cowboys (2011–2012)
(Passing game coordinator/tight ends coach) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2013)
(Wide Receivers Coach) - Oregon State Beavers (2014)
(Offensive Coordinator)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992–1994)
(Pro personnel assistant) - Cincinnati Bengals (2003)
(Scout)
Player stats at NFL.com
John Morgan Garrett (born March 2, 1965) is a former American footballcoach and former wide receiver. He is currently the quality control coach for the University of Florida. He played college football at both Columbia University and Princeton University. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1988.
He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, San Antonio Riders(WLAF) and Buffalo Bills.
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Early years
Garrett was born in Danville, Pennsylvania and graduated from University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio in 1983.[1] He went on to study and play football at two Ivy League schools—Columbia University and Princeton University. In 1988, he graduated from Princeton with a degree in history.[2]
Professional playing career
After graduating from college Garrett spent time in training camp with the Dallas Cowboys in 1988. He then played wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1989. The following season, he played in the World League for the San Antonio Riders.[3] In his final season as a player he was a member of Buffalo Bills in 1991.
Coaching career
After his playing career ended, Garrett began as a pro personnel assistant for Sam Wyche's Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992 to 1994. Then in 1995 and ending in 1998, Garrett served as an offensive assistant and wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals.[2] In 1999, he became the quarterbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals and served in that position for two seasons.[2] Then in 2001, he was hired as a tight ends coach for the Bengals. After spending two seasons working with tight ends, he was named one of the teams scouts.[2]
In 2004, Garrett was hired as a wide receivers coach for the Virginia Cavaliers where he worked for three seasons.[2] Later in 2007, he was hired by the Dallas Cowboys to be a tight ends coach. And beginning in 2011, he began to serve as the passing game coordinator. In January, 2013, John was hired as wide receivers coach by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4]
Personal
Garrett comes from a family of coaches, his father, Jim, was an assistant coach for the New York Giants (1970–1973), New Orleans Saints (1976–77), and Cleveland Browns (1978–84), head coach of the Houston Texans of the fledgling WFL (1974), and head football coach at Columbia University (1985). From 1987-2004, he served as a scout for the Dallas Cowboys.[5]Garrett's brother, Jason, is currently the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Judd Garrett, also works for the Cowboys.[6]Another brother, Jim, is chairman of the English Department at John's alma mater, University School.[1]
With his wife, Honor, Garrett has four children named John Morgan, Honor, Olivia and Caroline.[2]
References
http://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2014/12/oregon_state_beavers_offensive.html
External links
Early years
Garrett was born in Danville, Pennsylvania and graduated from University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio in 1983.[1] He went on to study and play football at two Ivy League schools—Columbia University and Princeton University. In 1988, he graduated from Princeton with a degree in history.[2]
Professional playing career
After graduating from college Garrett spent time in training camp with the Dallas Cowboys in 1988. He then played wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1989. The following season, he played in the World League for the San Antonio Riders.[3] In his final season as a player he was a member of Buffalo Bills in 1991.
Coaching career
After his playing career ended, Garrett began as a pro personnel assistant for Sam Wyche's Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992 to 1994. Then in 1995 and ending in 1998, Garrett served as an offensive assistant and wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals.[2] In 1999, he became the quarterbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals and served in that position for two seasons.[2] Then in 2001, he was hired as a tight ends coach for the Bengals. After spending two seasons working with tight ends, he was named one of the teams scouts.[2]
In 2004, Garrett was hired as a wide receivers coach for the Virginia Cavaliers where he worked for three seasons.[2] Later in 2007, he was hired by the Dallas Cowboys to be a tight ends coach. And beginning in 2011, he began to serve as the passing game coordinator. In January, 2013, John was hired as wide receivers coach by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4]
Personal
Garrett comes from a family of coaches, his father, Jim, was an assistant coach for the New York Giants (1970–1973), New Orleans Saints (1976–77), and Cleveland Browns (1978–84), head coach of the Houston Texans of the fledgling WFL (1974), and head football coach at Columbia University (1985). From 1987-2004, he served as a scout for the Dallas Cowboys.[5]Garrett's brother, Jason, is currently the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Judd Garrett, also works for the Cowboys.[6]Another brother, Jim, is chairman of the English Department at John's alma mater, University School.[1]
With his wife, Honor, Garrett has four children named John Morgan, Honor, Olivia and Caroline.[2]
References
- ^ a b "US Alum Named NFL Coach". University School. November 9, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "John Garrett, Coach/Executive Bios". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ "John Garrett, Profile". University of Virginia Athletics Football. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...to-become-tampa-bay-bucs-wide-receivers-coach
- ^ "Jason, John Garrett coach against brother Judd when Cowboys meet Rams". USA Today. September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ Lubinger, Bill (November 8, 2010). "University School's Jason Garrett takes over as coach of the Dallas Cowboys". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
http://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2014/12/oregon_state_beavers_offensive.html
External links
I hope John is looking at this as more than a short-term "stepping stone" role. Would like to see him be here for a while, since we could use some stability in the OC role. Could easily be a "head-coach-in-waiting" too, since he certainly has the pedigree to move up, when the time is right...
I'd be A-ok if he had 2 seasons like Charlie just had and moved on. Let's be honest, we don't pay coordinators anywhere close to what the Cowboys or Oregon State pay for offensive assistants. He'll be keeping an eye out for his next job and that's ok. Just raise us to new levels while you are here.
I just like the fact that the offense is going to remain basically the same. Its crazy to think that our offense could be even better this year with a more experienced KL under center.
Stability of offense or defense is as important as stability of coaching. The tenure of Rocco is proving
beneficial and for the most part, we have had stability with our assistants, though some of us question
why certain areas like Special Teams there are no changes.
beneficial and for the most part, we have had stability with our assistants, though some of us question
why certain areas like Special Teams there are no changes.
John is a year older than Jason. John born March 1965 and Jason born March 1966
All 8 siblings have 1st name that start with "J".
-->Jim, Jane, Jennifer, Janine, Jill, John, Jason, Judd.
The three Garrett brothers played football together at Princeton in 1987.From left to right, Judd, Jason, and John.There is a 27 months age difference between the oldest and youngest of the trio.John was born in March 1965, Jason in March 1966 and Judd in June 1967.
Jim(not shown),the oldest brother,is Head of the English Department at University School in Chagrin Falls,Ohio having coached there for 25 years.
The younger brothers were fortunate enough to stay put at University High School, a private school near Cleveland, while their father coached with the Browns.Jim,the oldest brother,was Jason's quarterback coach at University High School.
The 8 siblings have borne 27 grandchildren for their parents who have now been married for over 60 years.Maybe we'll see some of the grandsons on the UR gridiron.
Nomadic coaching stopovers among the silblings seems to be embedded in their DNA passed down by the father.Maybe John and his family can hang around a few years and not get the "moving on" itch.Richmond isn't such a bad place to hang out for a while.
-->Jim, Jane, Jennifer, Janine, Jill, John, Jason, Judd.
The three Garrett brothers played football together at Princeton in 1987.From left to right, Judd, Jason, and John.There is a 27 months age difference between the oldest and youngest of the trio.John was born in March 1965, Jason in March 1966 and Judd in June 1967.
Jim(not shown),the oldest brother,is Head of the English Department at University School in Chagrin Falls,Ohio having coached there for 25 years.
The younger brothers were fortunate enough to stay put at University High School, a private school near Cleveland, while their father coached with the Browns.Jim,the oldest brother,was Jason's quarterback coach at University High School.
The 8 siblings have borne 27 grandchildren for their parents who have now been married for over 60 years.Maybe we'll see some of the grandsons on the UR gridiron.
Nomadic coaching stopovers among the silblings seems to be embedded in their DNA passed down by the father.Maybe John and his family can hang around a few years and not get the "moving on" itch.Richmond isn't such a bad place to hang out for a while.
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John's father-Jim Garrett:An inspiration to many who aspired to excel in football.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/video/2015/07/21/jim-garrett-story
http://www.dallascowboys.com/video/2015/07/21/jim-garrett-story
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Bob Black 1 on 1 with John Garrett
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^^It's great that Scott Day has freed up Bob to do more stuff like this. Great interview. Hopefully he can do the same with our new DC when we have that position filled.
John Garrett on NBC12 news:
http://www.nbc12.com/clip/12168456/...new-spider-offensive-coordinator-john-garrett
http://www.nbc12.com/clip/12168456/...new-spider-offensive-coordinator-john-garrett
Agree, conversely - the content on the website has improved pre and post game as well.
Backyard practices primed UR offensive coordinator John Garrett
BY JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|5 hours ago
With Memorial Day Weekend being the unofficial start of summer, part of John Garrett tells him unofficial football practice should be starting. Backyard football practice.
Garrett, the University of Richmond's first-year offensive coordinator, is the son of Jim Garrett, who worked nearly four decades as an NFL assistant coach and scout. Several of those years were spent with the Dallas Cowboys, whose coach is Jason Garrett, Jim's son and John's younger brother. The team's director of pro scouting is Judd Garrett, the youngest of Jim's sons.
All three played at Princeton, and professionally.
When Jim Garrett became an assistant with the New York Giants in 1970, he bought a house in Monmouth Beach, N.J. Jim and Jane Garrett and their eight children (four boys, four girls) returned to the house each summer, though the Garrett family relocated 13 times during a 15-year stretch because Garrett often changed football jobs.
The summer home's backyard became the activity center and the subject of debate among the Garrett boys when it came to who and how to mow. About 80 yards long and 40 yards wide, this wasn't your basic back lawn.
"One guy would take a loop, then the next guy would go, then the next guy would go," said John Garrett, 51 and a former NFL and FBS assistant coach. "Somebody would always complain because, 'Hey, I got the longer loop.' So then we'd have to alternate to make it fair."
The grass needed to be short for the two-on-two tackle football games the Garrett boys regularly played. The oldest (Jim III) and the youngest (Judd) took on the two in between (John and Jason).
Jim III, now 57 and high-school English teacher in Cleveland, named plays based on direction. A hand-off toward the Garrett residence was "Explosion Our House." Arthur was a neighbor. The play going that way was "Blast Artie's."
As the boys reached high school and aimed for college football participation, they asked their father if he would coach them in the backyard. John said Jim told his sons, "When I go out there, I'm not your dad, I'm your coach."
That went on for while, and then a player who knew Jim's coaching background was looking for an NFL opportunity. Jim invited him to move into the Garrett home and train there with the boys. Backyard practices started at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
"Some (NFL) free agents found out about it, so they started coming," said John Garrett. "Then some college guys started coming. Then friends of friends of friends … It just kind of grew by word of mouth."
It wasn't unusual for 20 or 25 players to be involved in two-a-days in the Garrett's backyard. As John Garrett remembers it, there almost always were enough for seven-on-seven drills.
"My dad set it up like it was a practice," said John. "From the experience, I tell kids all the time, 'Practice your skill, what you're going to be asked to do in a game.' That's what we were doing. So many kids now just run and lift."
With his football connections, Jim Garrett hooked up many of these high-school backyard players with college programs, and also assisted former backyard college players seeking NFL tryouts. The Cowboys produced a video dedicated to Jim Garrett's football life and in it, he estimated that 180 players were involved backyard practices through the years.
Jim Garrett turns 86 on June 19, Father's Day, and still lives with Jane in the house in Monmouth Beach, N.J., where John Garrett first began seriously considering a coaching career, because of his father's influence.
"Just to see and be the recipient of all that passion and enthusiasm and the love that he had for coaching, it certainly fueled my desire to do that after I played," said John Garrett, a former Princeton and NFL receiver. "I saw how he gave hope to players and got them better.
"It was a thrill for me to see and I (determined), 'You know, I want to do that too.'"
BY JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|5 hours ago
With Memorial Day Weekend being the unofficial start of summer, part of John Garrett tells him unofficial football practice should be starting. Backyard football practice.
Garrett, the University of Richmond's first-year offensive coordinator, is the son of Jim Garrett, who worked nearly four decades as an NFL assistant coach and scout. Several of those years were spent with the Dallas Cowboys, whose coach is Jason Garrett, Jim's son and John's younger brother. The team's director of pro scouting is Judd Garrett, the youngest of Jim's sons.
All three played at Princeton, and professionally.
When Jim Garrett became an assistant with the New York Giants in 1970, he bought a house in Monmouth Beach, N.J. Jim and Jane Garrett and their eight children (four boys, four girls) returned to the house each summer, though the Garrett family relocated 13 times during a 15-year stretch because Garrett often changed football jobs.
The summer home's backyard became the activity center and the subject of debate among the Garrett boys when it came to who and how to mow. About 80 yards long and 40 yards wide, this wasn't your basic back lawn.
"One guy would take a loop, then the next guy would go, then the next guy would go," said John Garrett, 51 and a former NFL and FBS assistant coach. "Somebody would always complain because, 'Hey, I got the longer loop.' So then we'd have to alternate to make it fair."
The grass needed to be short for the two-on-two tackle football games the Garrett boys regularly played. The oldest (Jim III) and the youngest (Judd) took on the two in between (John and Jason).
Jim III, now 57 and high-school English teacher in Cleveland, named plays based on direction. A hand-off toward the Garrett residence was "Explosion Our House." Arthur was a neighbor. The play going that way was "Blast Artie's."
As the boys reached high school and aimed for college football participation, they asked their father if he would coach them in the backyard. John said Jim told his sons, "When I go out there, I'm not your dad, I'm your coach."
That went on for while, and then a player who knew Jim's coaching background was looking for an NFL opportunity. Jim invited him to move into the Garrett home and train there with the boys. Backyard practices started at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
"Some (NFL) free agents found out about it, so they started coming," said John Garrett. "Then some college guys started coming. Then friends of friends of friends … It just kind of grew by word of mouth."
It wasn't unusual for 20 or 25 players to be involved in two-a-days in the Garrett's backyard. As John Garrett remembers it, there almost always were enough for seven-on-seven drills.
"My dad set it up like it was a practice," said John. "From the experience, I tell kids all the time, 'Practice your skill, what you're going to be asked to do in a game.' That's what we were doing. So many kids now just run and lift."
With his football connections, Jim Garrett hooked up many of these high-school backyard players with college programs, and also assisted former backyard college players seeking NFL tryouts. The Cowboys produced a video dedicated to Jim Garrett's football life and in it, he estimated that 180 players were involved backyard practices through the years.
Jim Garrett turns 86 on June 19, Father's Day, and still lives with Jane in the house in Monmouth Beach, N.J., where John Garrett first began seriously considering a coaching career, because of his father's influence.
"Just to see and be the recipient of all that passion and enthusiasm and the love that he had for coaching, it certainly fueled my desire to do that after I played," said John Garrett, a former Princeton and NFL receiver. "I saw how he gave hope to players and got them better.
"It was a thrill for me to see and I (determined), 'You know, I want to do that too.'"
The University of Florida's new starting QB, who played on the "practice squad" last season, had high praise for Garrett, and that means a lot to me. Hopefully, if everything falls into place, Garrett is not only good but also interested in building a 2-3 time future national championship team at UR, and remaining with it for a while. He might also be a potential future "head-coach-in-waiting," if he is patient enough, and if we have the potential for the next 2-3 years that many of us expect to see. I would love to see DR and his two coordinators remain with us for the next 5 years, and if we treat everyone well, maybe, just maybe, it can happen...
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