Some interesting stuff on Coach Helf from the Chicago Tribune.
Mark Helfrich’s resume is a steady list of coaching jobs, starting at Southern Oregon and extending to the Vienna (Austria) Vikings, Oregon, Boise State, Arizona State, Colorado and Oregon again.
But the new Bears offensive coordinator has one resume gap when he was off the sidelines. After Oregon fired him in November 2016 after four seasons as head coach, Helfrich spent a year watching the game from “behind the curtain.”
He said he spent some time with unnamed NFL teams leading up to the 2017 draft and he then worked as an analyst for Fox Sports this past college football season. It is one of many experiences Helfrich brings to the table as he aids Matt Nagy’s preparations as a first-time head coach.
“Fox (Sports) was fantastic to me,” Helfrich said. “Great people, obviously it was a great experience. You did get behind the curtain and see how people prepare, take even a drill or a nuance of terminology you’ll take forward and that was very beneficial.”
As he introduced Helfrich to the media Thursday at Halas Hall, Nagy made clear he hopes Helfrich will use his extensive background to help him grow both in offensive game planning and in serving as a head coach.
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Mark Helfrich’s resume is a steady list of coaching jobs, starting at Southern Oregon and extending to the Vienna (Austria) Vikings, Oregon, Boise State, Arizona State, Colorado and Oregon again.
But the new Bears offensive coordinator has one resume gap when he was off the sidelines. After Oregon fired him in November 2016 after four seasons as head coach, Helfrich spent a year watching the game from “behind the curtain.”
He said he spent some time with unnamed NFL teams leading up to the 2017 draft and he then worked as an analyst for Fox Sports this past college football season. It is one of many experiences Helfrich brings to the table as he aids Matt Nagy’s preparations as a first-time head coach.
“Fox (Sports) was fantastic to me,” Helfrich said. “Great people, obviously it was a great experience. You did get behind the curtain and see how people prepare, take even a drill or a nuance of terminology you’ll take forward and that was very beneficial.”
As he introduced Helfrich to the media Thursday at Halas Hall, Nagy made clear he hopes Helfrich will use his extensive background to help him grow both in offensive game planning and in serving as a head coach.
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