Bills Hire Kyle Shurmur, Son of Pat Shurmur

[JGMcD2]

 

[BuffaloBillyG]

Hiring a 25 year old ex QB to be quality control on defense strikes me as odd, at least on the surface.

Edited February 11, 2022 by BuffaloBillyG

[YoloinOhio]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Hiring a 25 year old ex QB to be quality control on defense strikes me as odd, at least on the surface.

He’s likely just trying to get into coaching and took what was available. QC coaches do a lot of dirty work, doesn’t matter what position they played. 

[mushypeaches]

I always viewed Pat Shurmur as Jauron 2.0 so I'm hoping that his son has a little bit more of a pulse

[Low Positive]

5 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Hiring a 25 year old ex QB to be quality control on defense strikes me as odd, at least on the surface.

A QB spends a lot of time studying what defenses do, so it makes a lot of sense to me.

[ngbills]

Quality coaches are mostly watching film and helping create playbooks etc. 

[Momma Pecoraro]

Holler at me when they hire Uhtred son of Uhtred.

[msw2112]

While it struck me as odd at first, too, this is likey an entry-level position that involves a lot of administrative work, so it might not matter that much whether it's on offense or defense.  I'm just speculating, but maybe "quality control" means making sure that practice and meeting schedules are posted, that a certain number of reps occurred in practice, etc.

 

EDIT:  While I was writing this, someone posted that quality control coaches watch a lot of film and help create playbooks.

Edited February 11, 2022 by msw2112

[Augie]

6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

He’s likely just trying to get into coaching and took what was available. QC coaches do a lot of dirty work, doesn’t matter what position they played. 

Get a foot in the door, work hard and prove yourself. Baby steps. 

[JGMcD2]

However, the QCC doesn't really do much coaching at all. They spend all day multitasking, breaking down film up to five weeks in advance and analyzing data. They work all hours, in hotel lobbies, on airplanes and at their team's headquarters producing reports for their Head Coach. They do get to do some coaching though. The QC coaches often run the "Scout" team in practices. From their extensive film work and breaking down plays, the QCC can be a great help preparing their team because they know the tendencies of their opponents. They make sure the Scout teams give the starters an accurate look at what they'll face on Sunday in practice during game weeks.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

12 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Hiring a 25 year old ex QB to be quality control on defense strikes me as odd, at least on the surface.

Happens often.

[YoloinOhio]

8 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

A QB spends a lot of time studying what defenses do, so it makes a lot of sense to me.

I think Daboll was a defensive QC early on at one point. William and Mary maybe. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

I think Daboll was a defensive QC early on at one point. William and Mary maybe. 

Could be a Belichick thing but Josh McDaniel also was a defensive QC for NE.

[DrDawkinstein]

7 minutes ago, Augie said:

Get a foot in the door, work hard and prove yourself. Baby steps. 

 

Have a father as a known coach, play in the league at QB as well.

 

These guys can fail their way to the top. See: Nathaniel Hackett.

[LABILLBACKER]

18 minutes ago, Momma Pecoraro said:

Holler at me when they hire Uhtred son of Uhtred.

Bebbanburg has a crappy defense....

[JoeF]

Shea Tierney (exited to become the Giants QB Coach) used to set up the scout team defense to give the offense looks during the week.  Wonder if Kyle will take on part of that role.

[HOUSE]

He hangs with the wrong crowd

 

[Buffalo Junction]

Gotta start somewhere. It’s also likely that the whole family knows more about NFL defenses than anyone one this message board. His dad’s uncle basically invented many of the modern defensive schemes like the big nickel. 

[Augie]

1 hour ago, ngbills said:

Quality coaches are mostly watching film and helping create playbooks etc. 

 

Little known fact:  The bribe money spent on these guys is the third highest line item for Bill Belichick’s black ops budget. 

[MiltonWaddams]

42 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

He hangs with the wrong crowd

 

Nowhere to go but up