After losing out on the Raiders HC job, Rich Bisaccia may quickly land on his feet. According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (via Twitter), Bisaccia has had talks with Packers head coach Matt LaFleur about joining the staff as special teams coordinator.
Per the reporter, the Packers would have to pay up if they want the long-time ST coach to join Green Bay, but the organization may be willing to meet his demands. One thing going for the Packers is Bisaccia’s relationship with defensive coordinator Joe Barry; per Silverstein (on Twitter), the two worked together in Tampa Bay, and Barry is the son-in-law of Rod Marinelli, who is Bisaccia’s “best friend.”
Bisaccia has spent close to two decades in the NFL as a special teams coordinator, having worked for the Buccaneers, Chargers, Cowboys, and Raiders. He joined the Raiders organization in 2018, and he took on the role of interim head coach following the ousting of Jon Gruden in 2021. The 61-year-old ended up guiding the team to a 7-5 record and a playoff appearance.
Following his brief success as HC, Bisaccia had been considered for head coaching gigs with the Raiders and Jaguars this offseason. Meanwhile, the Packers recently moved on from ST coordinator Maurice Drayton following a playoff loss that saw the Packers allow a blocked punt (which was returned for a touchdown) and a blocked field goal.
Interesting move if they do get him I like the move honestly but does he really wanna go back from now being a HC?
I don’t see anyone offering him a head coach job. He’s a special teams guy in his 60s. He did an adorable job as interim coach in a tough situation, but when ST coordinators have gotten head jobs, they were much younger guys seen as captains for an organization’s new era, like Harbaugh or Judge (lol).
With New Orleans being the only HC job left, he doesn’t have much choice if he wants to continue coaching in the NFL.
After that meltdown in the playoffs? MAKE. IT. HAPPEN.
Hopefully Bisaccia does better than his predecessors. I like this for the Packers. Bisaccia should have as goos a chance as anyone to turn around the Special Teams.
Surely can’t get any worse!
He seems like a solid coach, and guy. Good hire for GB. The idea that he should be holding out for a HC job is dumb tho. He isn’t getting one.
Giants should bring him in. Yonkers native, grew up a Giant fan. They need a ST coordinator as well.
They need to do whatever it takes to make this happen. Bisaccia, along with Darren Rizzi, has been thought of as one of the best (if not the best) ST coaches in the league, long before last year. The Packers definitely need all the help they can get.
Nice to see GB finally put an emphasis on special teams after neglecting it for the last 15-20 years. Took imploding in a playoff game to finally force the issue.
Two playoff games. The Brandon Bostick onside kick against the Seahawks will always give me nightmares.
I know! The Packers should have been in the Super Bowl, a thousand percent.
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!!!
And this was the guy lots of Raiders fans wanted as their head coach? They’re looking at him as a special teams coordinator