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<blockquote data-quote="Zero2Cool" data-source="post: 42064" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>Just read over at Packernews.com its not a done deal for Mr Jagod joining the packers.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Jagodzinski weighs offer to lead offense</strong></span></p><p></p><p>New Packers coach Mike McCarthy wants to hire former Packers tight ends </p><p></p><p></p><p>By Pete Dougherty</p><p>PackersNews.com</p><p></p><p>New Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has offered his offensive coordinator job to Jeff Jagodzinski, who is expected to decide in the next day or so whether to accept it or a counter offer to remain with the Atlanta Falcons, an NFL source said.</p><p></p><p>Jagodzinski, who was the Packers’ tight ends coach from 1999 to 2003, was in Green Bay on Friday night and Saturday to meet with McCarthy. Jagodzinski is the Falcons’ offensive-line coach and has been running a zone-blocking system similar to the Denver Broncos, though it’s unclear to what degree McCarthy is going to adopt that scheme.</p><p></p><p>McCarthy also has to meet with defensive coordinator Jim Bates to see if he is going to return to the Packers in 2006, and it’s unclear whether they talked Saturday.</p><p></p><p>General Manager Ted Thompson passed over Bates when he hired McCarthy this week, and McCarthy has said he wants Bates to run the Packers’ defense. But Bates went out of town this weekend to decide whether to return or seek a defensive-coordinator position with another team. There’s also always the chance he could become a candidate for one of the NFL head-coaching positions that remain open, though those odds diminish with each passing day because he has yet to interview with another club.</p><p></p><p>McCarthy also appears to have targeted former NFL quarterback Alex Van Pelt for the job of quarterbacks coach and USC offensive line coach Pat Ruel to coach that position group for the Packers, a source said.</p><p></p><p>Jagodzinski, 42, could not be reached for comment Saturday and was believed to be returning to Atlanta, where he’ll meet with Falcons officials. Atlanta coach Jim Mora was expected to offer him a contract extension and substantial raise to remain with the Falcons, with perhaps a promise that he’ll be the team’s next offensive coordinator whenever Greg Knapp leaves that post.</p><p></p><p>Returning to the Packers has to be attractive to Jagodzinski, a Wisconsin native, though he has to weigh that against Atlanta’s offer and other opportunities he might get this offseason with other NFL teams. Jagodzinski is known to be close with former New Orleans coach Jim Haslett and might be Haslett’s choice for offensive coordinator if he lands head-coaching jobs in either Detroit or Buffalo. Haslett is believed to be a strong candidate for both positions.</p><p></p><p>As the offensive coordinator for a coach such as Haslett, whose background is on defense, Jagodzisnki would have more control over the offense and coaching staff than he’d have with McCarthy, who has been an offensive coordinator with New Orleans and San Francisco the past six years.</p><p></p><p>If Jagodzinski accepts McCarthy’s offer, he’ll be in charge of the team’s running game. McCarthy will hire the offensive staff, oversee the passing game and probably call plays.</p><p></p><p>Van Pelt, 35, played quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh from 1989 to 1992, when McCarthy was an offensive assistant at the school, including quarterbacks coach from 1989 to 1991. Van Pelt played nine years in the NFL as a backup quarterback with the Buffalo Bills and was quarterbacks coach for Frankfurt in NFL Europe last spring. Earlier this month, he accepted the job to coach quarterbacks at the University of Buffalo, where former Packers director of player development\offensive assistant Turner Gill recently became coach.</p><p></p><p>Ruel was an offensive line assistant for the Packers in 2001-02, then was an assistant offensive line coach for Buffalo in 2003 and the New York Giants in ’04. He became USC’s offensive line coach in ’05.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zero2Cool, post: 42064, member: 43"] Just read over at Packernews.com its not a done deal for Mr Jagod joining the packers. [size=6][b]Jagodzinski weighs offer to lead offense[/b][/size] New Packers coach Mike McCarthy wants to hire former Packers tight ends By Pete Dougherty PackersNews.com New Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has offered his offensive coordinator job to Jeff Jagodzinski, who is expected to decide in the next day or so whether to accept it or a counter offer to remain with the Atlanta Falcons, an NFL source said. Jagodzinski, who was the Packers’ tight ends coach from 1999 to 2003, was in Green Bay on Friday night and Saturday to meet with McCarthy. Jagodzinski is the Falcons’ offensive-line coach and has been running a zone-blocking system similar to the Denver Broncos, though it’s unclear to what degree McCarthy is going to adopt that scheme. McCarthy also has to meet with defensive coordinator Jim Bates to see if he is going to return to the Packers in 2006, and it’s unclear whether they talked Saturday. General Manager Ted Thompson passed over Bates when he hired McCarthy this week, and McCarthy has said he wants Bates to run the Packers’ defense. But Bates went out of town this weekend to decide whether to return or seek a defensive-coordinator position with another team. There’s also always the chance he could become a candidate for one of the NFL head-coaching positions that remain open, though those odds diminish with each passing day because he has yet to interview with another club. McCarthy also appears to have targeted former NFL quarterback Alex Van Pelt for the job of quarterbacks coach and USC offensive line coach Pat Ruel to coach that position group for the Packers, a source said. Jagodzinski, 42, could not be reached for comment Saturday and was believed to be returning to Atlanta, where he’ll meet with Falcons officials. Atlanta coach Jim Mora was expected to offer him a contract extension and substantial raise to remain with the Falcons, with perhaps a promise that he’ll be the team’s next offensive coordinator whenever Greg Knapp leaves that post. Returning to the Packers has to be attractive to Jagodzinski, a Wisconsin native, though he has to weigh that against Atlanta’s offer and other opportunities he might get this offseason with other NFL teams. Jagodzinski is known to be close with former New Orleans coach Jim Haslett and might be Haslett’s choice for offensive coordinator if he lands head-coaching jobs in either Detroit or Buffalo. Haslett is believed to be a strong candidate for both positions. As the offensive coordinator for a coach such as Haslett, whose background is on defense, Jagodzisnki would have more control over the offense and coaching staff than he’d have with McCarthy, who has been an offensive coordinator with New Orleans and San Francisco the past six years. If Jagodzinski accepts McCarthy’s offer, he’ll be in charge of the team’s running game. McCarthy will hire the offensive staff, oversee the passing game and probably call plays. Van Pelt, 35, played quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh from 1989 to 1992, when McCarthy was an offensive assistant at the school, including quarterbacks coach from 1989 to 1991. Van Pelt played nine years in the NFL as a backup quarterback with the Buffalo Bills and was quarterbacks coach for Frankfurt in NFL Europe last spring. Earlier this month, he accepted the job to coach quarterbacks at the University of Buffalo, where former Packers director of player development\offensive assistant Turner Gill recently became coach. Ruel was an offensive line assistant for the Packers in 2001-02, then was an assistant offensive line coach for Buffalo in 2003 and the New York Giants in ’04. He became USC’s offensive line coach in ’05. [/QUOTE]
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