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Transcript: Special Teams Coordinator Thomas McGaughey

Eric from BBI : Admin : 6/5/2019 5:06 pm
Special Teams Coordinator Thomas McGaughey -- June 5, 2019

Q: You’ve got a great mix of rookies, young guys, and veterans out there returning kicks. Has anyone stood out to you in particular so far?
A: We’re in shorts, nobody is covering punts, and we haven’t played a game yet, but all those guys are over there working, and that’s the most important thing when you’re trying to develop some guys. Some of the older guys, just keeping them fresh, but it’s a good group. We got a lot of options. Just look forward to getting better, working at it, and making that one of our strengths this year.

Q: Since you are in shorts, how much can you gauge from just watching punt returns and kick returns?
A: It’s more fundamentals and techniques for us in the spring. We do a lot of drill work. We do a ton of little small detail things that are going to help us schematically once we move forward. So, it’s whole, part, whole. We’ll work the parts of it right now, and then eventually as we move forward, we’ll put the whole piece together, and just keep working from there.

Q: Why has (RB) Rod Smith been such an importance piece to your group?
A: Big, strong, athletic, smart, playmaker – whenever you can get a guy like that on your roster to provide depth, and having value as a running back. (General Manager Dave Gettleman) Mr. Gettleman always talks about having value on offense and defense, not just on special teams. He punches all the tickets. He’s a hard worker, he’s a pro, and he does everything you ask him to do. He’s 6’3”, 235 pounds, and has a skillset. He’s one of those guys if you’re sitting in a room, you won’t even know he’s there. He’s quiet, he comes in, and he works, and he does his job.

Q: Do you ever hesitate when you have a starter returning punts and kicks?
A: Nope, not at all. It’s a playmaking position. When you think about it over the years and you watch punt returners that have had success that have played on defense – the Deion Sanders, and all those guys. That’s a playmaking position. That’s one of those positions where you can change the game just like that. I have no reservation by putting any kind of starter back there, because that’s a play that can change the game. We know 75 percent of game in the NFL comes down to the last possession. Any time you could gain an advantage on your opponent, you want to get that advantage.

Q: Do you view the return job as a job that someone can land and hold until they lose it? Or, since you have so much depth, do you like to fit people in different locations, different situations?
A: You never know how it shakes out. It can be a situation where Jabrill might have just went on a ‘nine route’ and he’s tired, he’s blowing. I’ll be like ‘Hey, come off the field’, and throw Corey (Coleman) out there. Or, it could be a situation where Jabrill is fresh, he’ll stay in there, alright Corey you stay right here. Who knows – (WR) Darius Slayton, or it’s a plus area, throw (WR) Golden Tate there and make sure we catch the ball. It’s a lot of different scenarios, and it’s good to have options. Last year, we didn’t have a lot of options. Now, we’ve got a bunch of options, and we look forward to be able to execute at a high level, and do those things. Once we get put in those situations, we’ll work them, but it’s good to have those options.
holy crap I just realized  
Platos : 6/5/2019 5:12 pm : link
2 Time Super Bowl winning Special teams coach Tom Quinn is no longer with us.
RE: holy crap I just realized  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 6/5/2019 5:16 pm : link
In comment 14464132 Platos said:
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2 Time Super Bowl winning Special teams coach Tom Quinn is no longer with us.


Yes he is. He's an assistant ST coach.
RE: RE: holy crap I just realized  
Platos : 6/5/2019 5:20 pm : link
In comment 14464138 Eric from BBI said:
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Yes he is. He's an assistant ST coach.


damn you're right, his Wiki page hasn't been updated it just says he's been relieved of his coaching duties by Shurmur. This guy definitely has some incriminating polaroids somewhere...
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