The New Staff Is Really Coming Together - New Coaching Hires Merge

[Coltswarriors]

Tweet from Alex Marvez:

#colts hiring Marwan Maalouf as new special teams coach. Was asst st coach for ravens. Story coming soon at foxsports.com

[MTC]

He wins the award for the best last name on the coaching staff.

[21isSuperman]

And our coaching raid of the AFC North continues. Good thing for him, he doesn't have very big shoes to fill.

[CCH]

Please save us, Marwan.

[GoColts8818]

He wins the award for the best last name on the coaching staff.

But not best name that still belongs to Jim bob cooter!

[Dan]

But not best name that still belongs to Jim bob cooter!

Ha I was gonna say. Sadly I think he's been let go.

[CR91]

he use to coach josh cribbs nice.

[SyX]

Ha I was gonna say. Sadly I think he's been let go.

He's still on the official site as the Assistant to the Offensive Coordinator

[esidery]

We just hired Alfredo Roberts as our new tight ends coach as well. Was the coach with bucs before fired with Raheem Morris

[Jason_]

That's right...as long as Jim Bob Cooter remains on the website, he's the best last name on the staff. lol

[PrincetonTiger]

The staff is coming together

[esidery]

Roy Anderson hired as safeties coach. We retain rb coach David walker

[Dan]

He's still on the official site as the Assistant to the Offensive Coordinator

I stand corrected. Long live the Cooter.

[MTC]

Colts hire Roy Anderson as our secondary coach. Worked with Ravens for seven years.

[P-Money]

We should hire Dick Trickle as Irsays limo driver!

[Coltsman1788]

Just looked them up on Google. All of these guys are in keeping with the beard theme of this off-season. Would have posted the pics but got tired of hassling with all the image restrictions on this forum.

Edit: Put them up in Remedy's "beard thread".

[Coltsman1788]

Here is a short excerpt from his bio from the Ravens website:

"Marwan Maalouf is in his fourth season as the Ravens’ assistant special teams coach. In 2008, Maalouf rejoined special teams coordinator/assistant head coach Jerry Rosburg, for whom he worked in Cleveland for three years. The Ravens’ special teams units have been impressive under their guidance: In the comprehensive annual special teams report created by Rick Gosselin of The Dallas Morning News, the 2010 Ravens were ranked eighth in the NFL, up from 18th the year before. (Gosselin’s comprehensive report is recognized by NFL teams as the special teams measuring stick.) In 2009, Baltimore was second in the NFL both in kickoff return average (26.3) and in opponents’ average starting position (26.9). Maalouf is also an experienced personnel evaluator and teacher whose expertise assists Rosburg in creating special teams schemes."

Sounds like he helped to build a solid unit in Baltimore. Welcome to Indy, we need all the help on Special Teams here that we can get.

[Susie Q]

And our coaching raid of the AFC North continues. Good thing for him, he doesn't have very big shoes to fill.

Hey Superman best post of the day and made me Does he have any shoes to fill?

[21isSuperman]

Hey Superman best post of the day and made me Does he have any shoes to fill?

He might have to put up some Terrence Wilkins highlights (he's the last decent return man I can remember us having) just to see that we did at some point have something that resembled a special teams unit

[Susie Q]

He might have to put up some Terrence Wilkins highlights (he's the last decent return man I can remember us having) just to see that we did at some point have something that resembled a special teams unit

At least he won;t have to wade through a lot if film.

[WoolMagnet]

But not best name that still belongs to Jim bob cooter!

I think that was the nickname i gave an old girlfriend...............

[HungarianColtsFan]

Raid on Rav's coaching staff continues...?

[Wyld1]

Lol @ what Super said but it is soooo true! I am thinking the same as there is no where to go but up when it comes to special teams!

[PrincetonTiger]

I used the name "Jim Bob Cooter" on several occasions in Madden an NCAA football games to name players

[Smonroe]

At least he won;t have to wade through a lot if film.

Well, you do need to point out how NOT to do things sometimes. So there's plenty of that kind of film.

Seriously though, I'm hoping we finally have someone that knows what they're doing. At least he has NFL experience and seems to understand the importance of STs.

[Fatboyslim11]

But not best name that still belongs to Jim bob cooter!

That's right, nobody beatz the coot for the best name in coaching.

[Fatboyslim11]

And our coaching raid of the AFC North continues. Good thing for him, he doesn't have very big shoes to fill.

True dat. Just having a punt return for any positive yards on any play would be a huge advancement for our (not so) special teams.

[AlaskaColtsFan]

Maybe him and Pat Macafee can teach the rest of ST how to tackle.

[Jaric]

He looks like just the kind of guy that can elevate our special teams unit to mediocrity.

[chrisfarley]

He looks like just the guy who can raise our Special Teams unit to below average. Asterisk indicates where we would consider acceptable.

Unacceptable: Colts 2012

Awful:

Bad:

Below Average: *

Average:

Good:

Great

Excellent:

[Fatboyslim11]

He looks like just the kind of guy that can elevate our special teams unit to mediocrity.

Which would be quite a step up from our current pathetic worst in the NFL status.

[Jaric]

Which would be quite a step up from our current pathetic worst in the NFL status.

I know right?

It's a bold prediction, but I think we can be mediocre on special teams next season.

<----eternal optimist.

[Fatboyslim11]

We should hire Dick Trickle as Irsays limo driver!

Somewhere

the Colts should be looking for a Richard Head to round out the all name coaching staff.

[Blackhawk4]

First thing he needs to tell Joe Lefedge is if the kick is really deep you take a knee and live to make yourself a fool next return.

[OZZ]

I know right?

It's a bold prediction, but I think we can be mediocre on special teams next season.

<----eternal optimist.

I'll take it. Not like we could ever get worse....

[bayone]

A source told FOXSports.com that Manusky was hired Thursday to become Indianapolis' new defensive coordinator. Manusky will be working under new Colts head coach Chuck Pagano, who was Baltimore's defensive coordinator in 2011.

Manusky was San Diego's DC in 2011 before being fired at the end of the season. Manusky served as San Francisco's defensive coordinator from 2007 to 2010.Previously ointervied by raiders this year

Pagano hired three other assistants on Wednesday: Marwan Maalouf (special teams), Roy Anderson (safeties) and Alfredo Roberts (tight ends).

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Indianapolis-Colts-hire-Greg-Man...

[Wyld1]

I would have rathered they waited to speak to Perry Fewell after the SuperBowl before making this choice as I can say I have mixed feelings on it.

darn you Butler and your black heart!

[kansascolt]

Well I guess it can't really get any worse than having our db's playing 15 yards off the receivers when its 3rd and 8. I'll be optimistic for now.

[CR91]

chargers did have a good defense this year.

[1959Colts]

There are many who feel Manusky was "the scapegoat" in SD this past year.