NYG hire Nick Williams (Alabama, So Ill) as assistant

“ Nick Williams is in his third season coaching the wide receivers for Saluki Football and also serves as the program's pro liaison with NFL teams. He got his start playing and coaching for Nick Saban at Alabama, where he played wide receiver and helped lead the Crimson Tide to National Championships in 2009, 2011 and 2012. Alabama posted a 49-5 record during his playing career and won two SEC Championships.

After graduating from Alabama with a degree in Business Management in 2012, he began his coaching career as an intern and offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide. He was responsible for wide receiver scrimmage production and organized and ran the scout team offense.

After serving one season as the offensive graduate assistant at Valdosta State in 2013, Williams joined the staff at Jacksonville State, where he coached wide receivers for three seasons. The Gamecocks went 23-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference during that time and spent 11 weeks at No. 1 in the nation in 2015 before losing in the national championship game.

Williams’ receiving corps set a school record with 3,102 receiving yards in 2015. Josh Barge was a first-team All-OVC wide receiver after hauling in 92 catches for 1,145 yards and 11 touchdowns, all school records.

In his first season at SIU in 2017, SIU’s receiving corps posted 18 touchdowns, led by junior Darrell James, who had 47 catches for 773 yards and eight TDs. James earned All-Conference honors.

In 2018, SIU’s offense featured one of the league’s top wideouts in Raphael Leonard, who led the team with 57 catches for 847 yards and 7 TDs. After the season, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Williams is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and prepped at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. His father, Bobby Williams, is currently the special teams coordinator for the Oregon Ducks. Previously, served as a special assistant to Nick Saban at Alabama after serving as the Crimson Tide’s tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. He was the head coach at Michigan State from 2000-02.”

He's the one who succeeded Nick Saban when Saban left for LSU

they hired Bobby Blick

and coaching WRs, and his track record as WRs coach, one wonders if his hire is setting up a possible successor to Tyke Tolbert - should Tolbert depart for any reason or be promoted. Tolbert is 52, and has done excellent work with the Giants' WRS.

In comment 14910174 BlueLou'sBack said:

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and coaching WRs, and his track record as WRs coach, one wonders if his hire is setting up a possible successor to Tyke Tolbert - should Tolbert depart for any reason or be promoted. Tolbert is 52, and has done excellent work with the Giants' WRS.

The optimistic view is that the Giants think they've drafted 3 UDFA "diamonds in the rough" that may shine with some dedicated tutoring.

To free up Dooley to act in more of a “Passing Game Coordinator” role

1) the coaches themselves know and respect JJ a lot, or
2) they sought Saban's opinion on whether to work for JJ, and he told them it was a good opportunity.

In either case, it says good things about Judge's reputation. I doubt these guys are taking the job merely as a stepping stone. Even though no one knows how it'll turn out, I'm more optimistic than I've been since TC left (and maybe even a little before).

In comment 14910158 XBRONX said:

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they hired Bobby Blick

He will be Blick's assistant.

In comment 14910158 XBRONX said:

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they hired Bobby Blick

Hmmm... looking at his profile, he doesn't have "assistant" before offensive quality control coach. We shall have to see what his official title is.

And will not tolerate a loser ... when we were young, we all admired the best marble shooter, the fastest runner .... and now (finally) lets get back to having winning football coaches.

is reporting that he will be a "seasonal assistant"... sounds like a temporary gig.
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