TK Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 For Immediate Release February 26, 2015 REDSKINS ADD DAVE RAGONE TO COACHING STAFF LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have named Dave Ragone as Offensive Quality Control Coach. Ragone joins the Redskins with six seasons of NFL experience, including three as an assistant coach for the Tennessee Titans from 2011-13. In 2012 as the Titans’ wide receivers coach, Ragone helped rookie Kendall Wright lead all NFL rookie receivers with 64 receptions. Prior to entering the NFL coaching ranks, Ragone spent one season with the United Football League’s Hartford Colonials as the team’s quarterbacks coach. Under Ragone, Hartford quarterback Josh McCown led the league in passer rating and touchdown passes in 2010. Ragone spent three seasons as an NFL quarterback with the Houston Texans from 2003-05. In the spring of 2005, he also spent time in NFL Europe with the Berlin Thunder and earned league Offensive MVP honors for his performance, leading the league in passer rating (97.5) and setting a league record by throwing 174 consecutive passes without an interception. He was originally a third-round selection by Houston in the 2003 NFL Draft after finishing his career at Louisville, where he was a three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and led his team to three consecutive bowl games. A native of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, Ragone was an All-State selection at St. Ignatius H.S. in Cleveland. RAGONE FOOTBALL TIMELINE 2013: Quarterbacks Coach, Tennessee Titans 2011-12: Wide Receivers Coach, Tennessee Titans 2010: Quarterbacks Coach, Hartford Colonials 2005: Quarterback, Berlin Thunder 2003-05: Quarterback, Houston Texans 1998-2002: Quarterback, Louisville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 No Tampa connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 No Tampa connection? UFL coach in 2010, could have crossed paths with Gruden there. But this guy just basically sets up equipment and scrubs the dirt off the tackling dummies after practice, right? Spit shines Snyder's golf cart during training camp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Welcome aboard Coach Dave. Sounds like a quality hire. Sorry about that. The Rook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 But this guy just basically sets up equipment and scrubs the dirt off the tackling dummies after practice, right? Spit shines Snyder's golf cart during training camp? Um, not quite lol... They help the coaches with game preparation and initial statistical and video analysis of upcoming opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacoby6644 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 UFL coach in 2010, could have crossed paths with Gruden there. But this guy just basically sets up equipment and scrubs the dirt off the tackling dummies after practice, right? Spit shines Snyder's golf cart during training camp? Interesting article on QCC's:http://www.milehighreport.com/2011/3/11/2043379/the-role-of-an-nfl-quality-control-coach-denver-broncos-football-scouting Edit make that two: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/sports/football/27quality.html?_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRagone Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Don't know much about him but like his name Welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD Riggo Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 New Offensive Quality Control Coach? CHAMPIONSHIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 You can never have enough coaches. The self scouting from last year must have opened their eyes to how woefully understaffed they were. This hire should help with preparation and predictability which was a problem last year. Ragone is way over qualified for a QCC though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I agree about his qualifications DG. He look like an asst QB coach to me. So we went from 0 QB coach to nearly 2. Good. Welcome aboard Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedlamVR Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 It was bugging me where I knew his name from but I am guessing from the old days of NFLE ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I just dont understand how employing pasta is going to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Ragone is way over qualified for a QCC though. In one of those articles posted above, I think they said a QCC is like a stepping stone position to positional coach or whatever. Could the FO be looking down the road with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epochalypse Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I always felt our offensive quality was a bit out of control. Problem fixed. To be serious though, I see this as additional support to work with our QBs. This way we have 2 QB coaches working with our 2 QBs. I like the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 We need all the quality control we can get. Welcome to the crazy train coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I love that we're expanding the staff. I just have reservations that we've improved the staff to any large degree. Not over what we had. But to any great quality. But the very fact we've accepted the need for serious change is a massive bonus from what we've been Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Est.1974 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Move help for Jay is a good thing. We were clearly way under cooked last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRonDontLikeUgly Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I love that we're expanding the staff. I just have reservations that we've improved the staff to any large degree. Not over what we had. But to any great quality. But the very fact we've accepted the need for serious change is a massive bonus from what we've been Hail. Callahan is still most interesting hire. If he is able to bring along any of these young guys (Compton, Long, Moses, McRib) then it will give us something to build off of when Jay gets fired next season. Also, I remember Ragone being like the only good NFL Europe player in Madden several years back so he gets a few cool points in my book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Ragone is way over qualified for a QCC though. If he had no other offers for a position coach, then maybe he needed to bump down a level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Callahan is still most interesting hire. If he is able to bring along any of these young guys (Compton, Long, Moses, McRib) then it will give us something to build off of when Jay gets fired next season..... Since speaking to close Texan Dallas friends, Callaghan gives me pause. Let's just say nobody in Dallas was too upset to lose a guy on the downside of his career who they had misgivens about the last year or two. Certainly an upgrade but I'm not jumping through hoops the way many have. Interesting, BIG year for the staff to see who sticks and who leaves as you know I'm with you that I don't see anything other than the HC entering his last season as I currently type. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I like the Callahan hire because he brings experience to the offensive staff that was lacking last year. Callahan has down everything Jay has except to this point better. HC, OC and position coach. He's someone Jay can lean on that knows the WCO better then anyone on the staff last year and arguably better then Jay. I think people wrongly pigeon hole him Callahan as a ZBS guy or a pass heavy guy or a run heavy guy but he's been all 3 and more. In short he's a seasoned offensive coach in the league that was sorely missing last year. In fact he has a much better resume to be the OC then McVay but so does Matt Cavanuagh for that matter. -As a whole I wouldn't be too worried about what fans say. Look at what gets said in this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 ..... -As a whole I wouldn't be too worried about what fans say. Look at what gets said in this forum Take this as a major compliment when I say the Texan Dallas fans I'm close to know football and give me as stimulating and informed conversation as your good self and a select few others I class as real knowledgeable football guy's on a level FAR above the average 'fan.' I'm one of the latter but it's good to be allowed to hang with you football geeks all the same. . Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Who you calling a geek? Throws up hands in an exaggerated fighting stance. We're getting soft my friend, what happened to the good ole days. And oh btw, you're no slouch yourself in football department. What are there issues with Bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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