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Buccaneers interview Chargers coach for job opening

Marcus Brady has served as an offensive coordinator before in his coaching career.

The Buccaneers completed an interview with Chargers passing game coordinator Marcus Brady for their offensive coordinator position.

Tampa Bay has a void to fill after former offensive coordinator Liam Coen was hired as the Jaguars’ head coach.

Brady finished his first season in Los Angeles. Before coming to L.A. last offseason, Brady was the Eagles’ senior offensive assistant.

Before joining Philadelphia, Brady was with the Colts for five seasons, starting as their assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018.

That year, he helped Andrew Luck finish with one of the best seasons of his career, in which he threw for 4,593 yards and 39 touchdowns en route to winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Brady was promoted to quarterbacks coach the following season. In 2020, Philip Rivers finished the season in the top ten in completion percentage (68%) and passing yards (4,169).

He became the Colts’ offensive coordinator in 2021. That year, Indianapolis finished second in the NFL in rushing yards per game (149.4) and yards per carry (5.1) and tied for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns (22).

Before joining the NFL ranks, Brady was an offensive coordinator in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for eight seasons.

Computer Love? Bucs conduct online OC interview with former CFL quarterback

The Bucs have begun their process of trying to replace Liam Coen.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had to take a deep breath and return to the drawing board in planning for their 2025 team’s offense. After being left at the alter, again, by offensive coordinator Liam Coen, Todd Bowles has a huge hole in his coaching staff that needs to be filled with expediency.

On Saturday the club began moving in that direction, conducting an interview over the interwebs with Chargers’ passing game coordinator, Marcus Brady.

Brady, 45, joined the Chargers in their first year under head coach Jim Harbaugh in 2024. His and the new staff’s impact was immediate, as the Chargers moved from 15th in passing game DVOA (defensive-adjusted value over average) to 8th. DVOA basically measures how well a team performs based on opponent difficulty and game situation.

The Chargers were 32.8% better than the average team in the offensive passing game in 2024 behind a strong season by QB Justin Herbert. If hired to join the Bucs, he’d be in charge of an even better performing offense, as Tampa Bay finished firth in the NFL last year at 34.4%.

Brady is a former CFL quarterback who played for Toronto, Hamilton and Montreal from 2002 through 2008. Undrafted out of Cal State Northridge, he has coached since 2009, including NFL stints with Indianapolis (2018 through 2022) that included time as an offensive coordinator, and Philadelphia (2022-2023) before landing with the Chargers this past season.

Patriots request to interview Chargers coach for job opening

Marcus Brady has served as an offensive coordinator.

The Patriots requested to interview Chargers passing game coordinator Marcus Brady for their offensive coordinator position, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

New England hired Mike Vrabel as its new head coach after firing Jerod Mayo, and now he is looking to build his staff.

Brady finished his first season in Los Angeles. Before coming to L.A. last offseason, Brady was the Eagles’ senior offensive assistant.

Before joining Philadelphia, Brady was with the Colts for five seasons, starting as their assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018.

That year, he helped Andrew Luck finish with one of the best seasons of his career, in which he threw for 4,593 yards and 39 touchdowns en route to winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Brady was promoted to quarterbacks coach the following season. In 2020, Philip Rivers finished the season in the top ten in completion percentage (68%) and passing yards (4,169).

He became the Colts’ offensive coordinator in 2021. That year, Indianapolis finished second in the NFL in rushing yards per game (149.4) and yards per carry (5.1) and tied for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns (22).

Before joining the NFL ranks, Brady was an offensive coordinator in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for eight seasons.

Marcus Brady on Chargers’ wide receivers: ‘We know we have to fill the room’

The Chargers are thin at the wide receiver position.

Chargers pass game coordinator Marcus Brady gave his assessment of the wide receiver room on Monday when asked about it in his media availability:

Right now, we have a small group, as it is [laughter]. They know that, we know that. It’s still early right now. Obviously, we have the Draft coming up. We’ll see where that goes. Then, talking to [General Manager] Joe [Hortiz] and Jim [Harbaugh], obviously, we know that we have to fill the room. We’ll get to that point when the time’s right.

As Brady mentions, the draft is rapidly approaching for the team and there should be an expectation that multiple wide receivers will be added between now and OTAs. If not numerous wideouts in the draft, specifically, the Chargers have also been linked to free agents like Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Tyler Boyd.

On the departures of Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, Brady said they’re trying to ultimately replace the production of two players that have had “elite success” in the league.

Brady also said that the No. 1 thing they’re looking for in wide receivers is the ability to get open.

The number one thing is being able to get open, create space and give a throw for the quarterback. Guys that are great off of the line of scrimmage on their releases, if they’re getting pressed, guys that are great at top of the route, and then guys that can make those tough catches. It’s a combination of all three of those. Then, kind of go from there.

Sitting a little over two weeks from the draft, we’ll see how the Chargers evaluate some of the current class based on ability. Brady also mentioned that he “loves” working hand in hand with wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal right now in getting guys to learn the terminology early on. Surely, both coaches’ player evaluation and development skill sets could become important soon.

Here’s who’s on Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers coaching staff

Here’s a look at who’s onboard the Chargers coaching staff as it continues to take shape.

Since being hired as head coach of the Chargers, Jim Harbaugh has been hard at work to build out his staff.

Here’s a look at who’s onboard as it continues to take shape:

Report: Chargers bringing back Shane Day as quarterbacks coach

The Chargers are bringing back a familiar face.

The Chargers are bringing back Shane Day to serve as the team’s quarterbacks coach, according to NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo.

Day was previously Los Angeles’ QBs coach during the 2021 and 2022 seasons under former head coach Brandon Staley. He was relieved along with former offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi.

Day spent the 2023 season as the Texans’ senior offensive assistant.

Day cracked in the NFL in 2007 as the 49ers’ offensive quality control coach.

Day has served as the quarterback coach of the Bears (2010-11) and 49ers (2019-20), the assistant offensive line coach of the Commanders (2014-15), and the tight ends coach of the Dolphins (2016-18).

Justin Herbert had a good relationship with Day, so familiarity should be good for him as the fifth-year signal-caller is about to play in yet another new offensive system.

The Chargers announced Greg Roman as their offensive coordinator and Marcus Brady as their passing game coordinator.

Ex-Colts OC Marcus Brady joins Chargers staff under Jim Harbaugh

Marcus Brady is joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff in L.A.

Former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Marcus Brady was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers, according to multiple reports Sunday night.

Brady spent the last 1.5 seasons as an offensive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles working under another former Colts offensive coordinator in Nick Sirianni. This followed his departure from the Colts during the disastrous 2022 season.

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Brady will be taking on the role of pass-game coordinator.

 

Brady was quietly popular this offseason, taking interviews with the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers as well.

Brady spent 4.5 seasons with the Colts working as the assistant quarterbacks coach (2018), quarterbacks coach (2019-2020) and offensive coordinator (2021-2022) under former head coach Frank Reich.

Now, he will join the coaching staff under former Colts quarterback and San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, who was hired by the Chargers last week.

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Report: Chargers to hire Marcus Brady as pass game coordinator

Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff is taking shape.

Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff is taking shape.

The Chargers are hiring Marcus Brady as their pass game coordinator, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Fowler added that Brady interviewed for the offensive coordinator job that presumably goes to Greg Roman, who is also expected to join the staff.

Brady was recently the Eagles’ senior offensive assistant.

Before joining Philadelphia, Brady was with the Colts for five seasons, starting as their assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018.

That year, he helped Andrew Luck finish with one of the best seasons of his career, in which he threw for 4,593 yards and 39 touchdowns en route to winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Brady was promoted to quarterbacks coach the following season. In 2020, Philip Rivers finished the season in the top ten of completion percentage (68%) and passing yards (4,169).

He became the Colts’ offensive coordinator in 2021. That year, Indianapolis finished second in the NFL in rushing yards per game (149.4) and yards per carry (5.1) and tied for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns (22).

Before joining the NFL ranks, Brady was an offensive coordinator in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for eight seasons.

Report: Chargers request to interview Marcus Brady for offensive coordinator vacancy

The Chargers are beginning their search for their next offensive coordinator.

The Chargers have requested to interview Marcus Brady for their offensive coordinator vacancy, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Brady finished up his first season as the Eagles’ senior offensive assistant.

Before joining Philadelphia, Brady was with the Colts for five seasons, starting as their assistant quarterbacks coach in 2018.

That year, he helped Andrew Luck finish with one of the best seasons of his career, in which he threw for 4,593 yards and 39 touchdowns en route to winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Brady was promoted to quarterbacks coach the following season. In 2020, Philip Rivers finished the season in the top ten of completion percentage (68%) and passing yards (4,169).

He became the Colts’ offensive coordinator in 2021. That year, Philadelphia finished second in the NFL in rushing yards per game (149.4) and yards per carry (5.1) and tied for the fifth-most rushing touchdowns (22).

Before joining the NFL ranks, Brady was an offensive coordinator in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for eight seasons.

Thomas Brown reportedly not returning to Panthers in 2024

Per The Athletic, the Panthers are not planning on retaining OC Thomas Brown.

Another domino is falling over at 800 South Mint Street.

According to Joe Person of The Athletic, the Carolina Panthers will not be retaining offensive coordinator Thomas Brown heading into the 2024 season. The news comes less than 24 hours after the reported departures of special teams coordinator Chris Tabor and offensive line coach James Campen.

Brown, who was hired to be Carolina’s offensive coordinator last offseason, did not begin the campaign as the unit’s play-caller. That responsibility initially belonged to now-former head coach Frank Reich, who handed the duties over to Brown after six weeks and then reclaimed them just three games later.

Following Reich’s firing entering Week 13, Brown was given control of the offense for the remaining six games of the season. The Panthers finished with an average of 265.3 yards per game, the fewest in the NFL.

With their new head coach in Dave Canales coming over as the offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brown’s dismissal isn’t much of a surprise. The team has already reportedly requested interviews with Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach Brad Idzik and Philadelphia Eagles senior offensive assistant Marcus Brady for their offensive coordinator position.

The 37-year-old Brown has interviewed with the Chicago Bears, New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers for their offensive coordinator jobs this month.

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