Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Stanford Inside Linebackers Coach


Jason Tarver left to become the new defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders.  Tarver was the co-defensive coordinator at Stanford along with Derek Mason, and he also coached inside linebackers.  It remains to be seen if the new coach will be a co-coordinator or just a position coach.  Here are three potential candidates to replace Tarver:


Fred Pagac - ex-Minnesota Vikings Defensive Coordinator
  • LB coach for the Vikings from 2006-10.  Derek Mason was the Vikings assistant DB coach from 2007-09.
  • LB coach for the Raiders from 2001-03.  David Shaw was on staff in Oakland from 1998-2001.
  • Was on staff at Ohio State from 1980-2000, working his way up from graduate assistant to LB coach to defensive coordinator and assistant head coach.  He worked on staff with Randy Hart from 1982-87 when Hart coached the Buckeyes defensive line.


Greg Biekert - ex-Oakland Raiders Linebackers Coach
  • Played LB for the Raiders from 1993-2001.  David Shaw was on the Raiders staff from 1998-01.


DJ Durkin - Florida Linebackers/Special Teams Coach
  • Coached defensive ends and special teams at Stanford from 2007-09.  He worked on staff with David Shaw, Mike Sanford, and Lance Anderson.
  • Seems content at Florida, but may be lured back with the chance to be a co-coordinator.

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