Rich Bisaccia has landed. The man to took over as Raiders interim head coach and helped lead them on a late playoff run will be the next special teams coordinator for the Green Bay Packers according to. NFL media’s Ian Rapoport.
The #Packers are expected to hire former #Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia as their new special teams coach, sources say. The unit was an issue in GB last year, and coach Matt LaFleur goes a long way toward fixing it. Bisaccia is universally respected.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 7, 2022
Prior to stepping into the head coaching role for the Raiders, Bisaccia has long been a highly respected special teams coordinator. He helped the Raiders to be one of the best special teams units int he league this season with All-Pro punter AJ Cole and Daniel Carlson having a career year as well.
That’s just what the Packers need. After a season that was done in by special teams disasters, the Packers understandably fired special teams coach Maurice Drayton after just one season on the job.
Their season-long special teams problems came to a head in the Divisional round playoff game against the 49ers. In that game alone, they had a field goal blocked, a punt blocked, and gave up a long kickoff return and lost 13-10 on their home field at Lambeau.
They need a complete rebuild on special teams and there’s no one better suited for that job than Bisaccia.