Vikings Oline coach Phil Rauscher (Twitter speculation)

[BillsMafi$]

 

Edited February 3, 2022 by Simon
Title

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

I like it - has worked with Tom Cable and Bill Callahan in his career.  Outside of Scarrnechia they're 2 of the best. 

 

I see it as an upgrade. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

4 minutes ago, dneveu said:

I like it - has worked with Tom Cable and Bill Callahan in his career.  Outside of Scarrnechia they're 2 of the best. 

 

I see it as an upgrade. 

Not really much of a resume to say he's an upgrade. Not much to get excited about with this hire.

 

I wonder what the connection is to the Bills staff. 

Edited February 3, 2022 by Buffalo_Stampede

[BuffaloBillyG]

Just now, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Not really much of a resume to say he's an upgrade. Not much to get excited about with this hire.

Cousins normally doesn't run for his life. Dalvin Cook always has nice holes to run through. 

 

That's not all on the coach, of course..

But it's a really nice potential step in the right direction.

[Southern_Bills]

I would take it, Minnesota has a immobile QB that stays relatively clean and a good running game.

 

I think we have the talent and lack a good blocking scheme. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

4 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Cousins normally doesn't run for his life. Dalvin Cook always has nice holes to run through. 

 

That's not all on the coach, of course..

But it's a really nice potential step in the right direction.

He's only had 1 year as OL coach. Our offensive coaching staff is very young. 

 

Not exactly the resume I was hoping for. 

Edited February 3, 2022 by Buffalo_Stampede

[MiltonWaddams]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Cousins normally doesn't run for his life. Dalvin Cook always has nice holes to run through. 

 

That's not all on the coach, of course..

But it's a really nice potential step in the right direction.

Well, he was sacked 28 times last year, but he’s not exactly a mobile qb, so take from that what you will.

[dwight in philly]

Never heard of him.. but never heard of most assistant coaches nowadays. Too many to keep track of. 

[BillsMafi$]

 

[billsfan89]

He is a young up and comer, I like the hire. He was the Assistant Oline coach in 2020 and the Oline coach in 2021. Both years the Vikings were decent along the Oline. They were pretty bad along the Oline in 2018 and 2019 so the past two seasons they have had a nice turnaround.

 

It isn’t a “big name” but he is someone that has a decent track record and is someone young and up and coming. 

[GETTOTHE50]

1 minute ago, MiltonWaddams said:

Well, he was sacked 28 times last year, but he’s not exactly a mobile qb, so take from that what you will.

28 times is bad, but the blame gets passed around from the coordinator, the coach, talent on the line and back field and the QB. 
 

I think* the bills have the player talent, but need a coordinator that can call and develop a consistent run game. 

[billsfan89]

4 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

He's only had 1 year as OL coach. Our offensive coaching staff is very young. 

 

Not exactly the resume I was hoping for. 

Sometimes younger coaches are able to connect with players better. So maybe there is a method to the madness?

[BuffaloBillyG]

1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

He's only had 1 year as OL coach. Our offensive coaching staff is very young. 

 

Not exactly the resume I was hoping for. 

In fairness he has had 3 years as either the line coach or Assistant line coach. He also is a former OL player at UCLA. (Hopefully) learned something from Tom Cable and Bill Callahan in his time under them. 

 

Agree that our offensive staff is young...however that's not necessarily a bad thing.

[CaptnCoke11]

Good.  I like they are going with young up and coming coaches instead of the older retread types.  

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Not really much of a resume to say he's an upgrade. Not much to get excited about with this hire.

 

I wonder what the connection is to the Bills staff. 

 

The only connection i see is Rick Dennison.  Who he replaced when he wouldn't get vaccinated.  Lot of young players on that offensive line and they didn't have any glaring pass pro issues.  All with a first time play caller in Klint Kubiak.  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

The Vikings had a bottom 10  offensive line if you care about rankings.

 

I tend not to care about rankings from other teams because there are many factors that go into it.

 

Experience was a big must have for me with how inexperienced the offensive coaching staff is.

[78thealltimegreat]

Man Bills went the youth route on offense I kinda like it the last person we acquired from the Vikings worked out pretty well 

[Big Turk]

Not sure about this...pro football outsiders has the Vikings ranked well below the Bills in term of offensive line yards(4.40 to 4.02) and Vikings were the worst team in the NFL in terms of getting stuffed on carries at 23%. Literally almost 1 out of every 4 RB caries resulted in a loss. In comparison Bills were 12th best at 16%

 

[BuffaloBillyG]

4 minutes ago, GETTOTHE50 said:

28 times is bad, but the blame gets passed around from the coordinator, the coach, talent on the line and back field and the QB. 
 

I think* the bills have the player talent, but need a coordinator that can call and develop a consistent run game. 

Vikings actually gave up 30 total sacks last year which was 5th FEWEST in the league. 

[CNY315]

Phil Rauscher returns to the Vikings in 2021 as Offensive Line coach, his 2nd season with the club and 7th season of NFL coaching. 

The 2020 Vikings offense had success with a balanced attack that ended the season ranked #4 in the NFL in total offense and #5 in rushing offense. Dalvin Cook had a career-best 1,557 yards on the ground and 16 rushing TDs, ranking 2nd in the NFL in yardage. Cook's yards ranked 3rd for a season and his 16 TDs ranks 2nd in Vikings history. The offense scored 55 TDs during 2020, the 2nd-most TD generated by a Vikings offense in franchise history, just trailing the 58 by the 1998 team. Cook earned a Pro Bowl berth and All-Pro accolades for the campaign. 

The 2020 Vikings offensive line got a boost when 2nd-round rookie Ezra Cleveland moved into the starting job at RG and solidified the lineup. The right side of the line was all 1st and 2nd-round Vikings picks from 2018, '19 and '20 between Garrett Bradbury at center (1st round, 2019), Cleveland and Brian O'Neill at RT (2nd round, 2018).