Can't see what you linked to, but I did read that Ellis Johnson in an interview noted that the entire staff was already hired, but they were waiting to make the announcements.
I don't have skreets, but Hokanson said "leading candidate" is an "understatement", and posted this link to The Bunker.
He's the Mickey Mantle/Hank Aaron/Babe Ruth of Assistant coaches and no, I'm not joking. Coach Bisaccia is a fucking BADASS. If this were to happen, WOW would be an understatement.
Ravens Harbaugh thinks Chargers Bisaccia has head coaching potentialScott BairSaturday, November 24, 2012Chargers special teams coach Rich Bisaccia.John Harbaugh is one of the NFL's best head coaches. He's led the Baltimore Ravens to the postseason in his four seasons at the helm. He's geared to go 5-for-5 this season, armed with an 8-2 record heading into Sunday's game against the Chargers.Once upon a time, he was a special teams coach. Men with that title are typically typecast, pigeonholed in a role they can't escape.Harbaugh bucked that trend. He was hired as a head coach after 18 seasons running special teams, separated only by a season coaching Philadelphia's secondary.He discussed the benefits of his coaching background in a conference call with San Diego media. Then, without prompting, Harbaugh endorsed another member of his fraternity.“You have a guy there in (Chargers special teams coach) Rich Bisaccia who’s a guy many people would consider to be (a head-coaching candidate),†Harbaugh said. “I’m sure that his name has come up before and I’m sure that it will come up again. He’s just a special coach.â€Strong words from an influential source. It's also timely, considering Bisaccia's name was mentioned as an interim head coach if Norv Turner were fired during the season.That's not a far fetch. Bisaccia is a rare combination of technical wizard and motivator, with the disposition to lead an entire team.But, when his name was brought up as a replacement for Turner, sources said Bisaccia didn't like it one bit. Bisaccia is loyal to his head coach and this group of special teammers.In the future, however, head coach is a title he's like to attain.“We all have goals and aspirations and being a head coach would be one of mine,†Bisaccia said. “But, right now, my only focus is on protecting the punter and helping this team perform well on special teams.â€Bisaccia and Harbaugh agree that coaching special teams provides unique perspective for a head-coaching candidate.“When you coach the whole team, basically as you do in special teams, I think that you gain a perspective that you can really only get coaching that part of the team,†Harbaught said. “It probably transitions into a head coach role more than any other spot, I would say. I’m probably a little biased, but I think that there’s some truth to that.â€While it may help, it's not a pre-requisite. In fact, few NFL head coaches have a special-teams background. Harbaugh has paved the way, and his success may help Bisaccia get hired when the time comes.“He's done a great deal for special teams coaches with his success as a head coach,†Bisaccia said. “It has opened a lot of people's eyes and changed some opinions regarding special teams-assistants. He's made his bones in a lot of different areas and he has near-universal respect in this league.â€
So, you're saying therre's no worries with the deep snapper position?
Bisaccia came to the Bucs in 2002 and since then the Bucs' special teams have ranked in the top 10 in the league in several categories. Under Bisaccia the Bucs sent three specialists - punter Josh Bidwell, long snapper Dave Moore and return man Clifton Smith - to the Pro Bowl.
Yup, that's what I'm saying. If he's hired, I'm guessing he'd coach RBs and Special Teams (he's the type of coach that would be successful at most positions).
yeah, so was BMFP except the sideways Harley
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