Dec 17, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; New England Patriots special teams coordinator Joe Judge reacts on the sidelines against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field. The Patriots won 27-24. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
One of the biggest hires that Joe Judge will make this offseason is his offensive line coach. He surely won’t be making that decision alone now that Jason Garrett has been installed as the offensive coordinator.
Bill Callahan, a veteran O-line coach who most recently served as the interim head coach of the Washington Redskins, is headed to Cleveland to work under new head coach Kevin Stefanski. So, he’s out.
Judge will interview two other qualified candidates this week in Marc Columbo, a 10-year NFL veteran who turned to coaching and was Garrett’s offensive line coach the past two years in Dallas, is one.
Former Giants assistant under Tom Coughlin Dave DeGuglielmo is the other.
DeGuglielmo is a much-traveled offensive line coach with strong ties to Tom Coughlin. It was Coughlin who gave DeGuglielmo his start at Boston College in 1991. Coughlin brought DeGuglielmo to the Giants in 2004 and he stayed through the 2008 season. Since then, DeGuglielmo has worked for the Jets, Patriots, Chargers, Dolphins, Colts and Dolphins again, last season.
Judge and DeGuglielmo worked together on Bill Belichick’s staff with the Patriots in 2015 and 2016, so there is a connection there…DeGuglielmo is a strong in teaching offensive line technique but is considered to have a strong personality, so it remains to be seen if he is a match with what Judge is looking for.
Again, it’s an integral position and those two candidates have what the Giants like the most in their coaches – familiarity, experience and the ability to educate players as well as scheme them.
This post was published on 2020-01-21 08:29
