Report: Pagano Offered Consultant Position on Defensive Staff

Submitted by WhatTheFekete on

Report: Chuck Pagano Offered Position On Michigan Staff

DIEHARDSPORT JANUARY 3, 2016

While nothing is official yet, it’s sounding very likely that the Indianapolis Colts will be firing head coach Chuck Pagano following an 8-8 season..

According to Rivals’ Michael Spath, Jim Harbaugh has offered Pagano a ‘defensive consultant’ position on the staff, and if Pagano decides against another NFL job, he might take Harbaugh up on the offer.

Carlo Kemp, an early enrollee for the Wolverines, is the nephew of Pagano. Likewise, Pagano is close with Greg Mattison, Michigan’s defensive line coach.

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WhatTheFekete

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^

Personally, I think he probably lands somewhere in the NFL but this would be a great addition to the coaching staff to have him aboard especially if he wants to take a year out of the NFL before grabbing another coaching position.

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It'sGreatToBe

January 4th, 2016 at 1:17 AM ^

That's the general overview, yes. To be specific, Rule 11.7.1.1 of the NCAA Division I Manual delineates a "Countable Coach" as follows:

An institutional staff member or any other individual outside the institution (e.g., consultant, professional instructor) with whom the institution has made arrangements must count against coaching limits in the applicable sport as soon as the individual participates (in any manner) in any of the following:

  1. (a)  Provides technical or tactical instruction related to the sport to a student-athlete at any time;

  2. (b)  Makes or assists in making tactical decisions related to the sport during on-court or on-field practice or competition; or

  3. (c)  Engages in any off-campus recruiting activities. 

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MGoGrendel

January 4th, 2016 at 9:03 AM ^

He can break down film with the coaches, but not the players.  IIRC, we have someone doing this today as a paid consultant.

Jim's dad does this already, which is cool.  They mentioned this during the bowl game - every Monday both son's send their dad film of that weeks game.  I thought it was half to keep the dad busy and half to help Jim and John maybe catch something the other coaches didn't see.

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smotheringD

January 4th, 2016 at 3:14 AM ^

If you think about it, the NFL head coaching gig is quite the grind.  Typically, you've had to prove yourself as an excellent coordinator, a top ten practitioner of your craft in the entire world.  Then you get to compete with 31 other top-ten-in-the-world-coordicator-types and roughly two thirds of you will be considered failures because your team didn't make the playoffs.

Which means there are some excellent, excellent football coaches, some of the best in the world, who "fail" every year.  (John Harbaugh, Sean Payton, Tom Coughlin, all Super Bowl winners, all out of the playoffs this year.)

Taking a postition as a defensive consultant at an excellent school like Michigan with a Jim Harbaugh coached staff to me sounds like an ideal situation.  Pagano could take his time reviewing the NFL landscape and make sure his next move has an environment that will favor his success.  He'd be paid low 6 figures with no pressure, doing what he loves with the daily entertainment of Harbaugh.

Win-win

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Mr. Owl

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:57 PM ^

Nice thought, but as a position coach he coached linebackers(2 years) & (mostly) defensive backs.  Never d-line.

Now, if both Zordich & Jackson move on for whatever reason you maybe put Pagano in coaching DB & get Partridge in as LB coach.

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Indonacious

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:26 PM ^

Not sure why he is even getting fired to begin with (Given A Luck was out for most of the year), but have to think he could land another HC job or at worst DC job in the NFL.

HC positions available so far include Dolphins, Titans, 49ers, Eagles, or Browns (with potentially more to come tomorrow).

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stephenrjking

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:28 PM ^

Really question the source here, and the firing isn't even official yet. I mean, it's a great idea, and it's possible there may have even been an idle, casual conversation (i.e., "if there isn't a decent job for you we can make a Jedd Fisch-type spot for you") but I think this is very unlikely as written.

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stephenrjking

January 4th, 2016 at 12:17 AM ^

I don't think there's a formal, contract-worthy offer. I suspect this is a "we'll call if there's nothing else going on" type thing that could be easily passed through, say, a relative Harbaugh has contact with. I could be wrong. In fairness I commented on the OP source before I saw that other reporters had also reported this, so I might be too skeptical.

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TheCool

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:39 PM ^

How many years and dollars were remaining on his contract? If he becomes a college consultant doesn't he get the rest of his contract with the Colts whereas if he takes an NFL job he doesn't? Worth considering. He may want a few years off then get back into the NFL.

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