Vic Fangio helps out the Eagles forward of Super Bowl LVII. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
Former Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio has one necessary job to do earlier than becoming a member of the Miami Dolphins: Win Super Bowl LVII.
“Wait a minute,” you may say. “Vic Fangio is not the pinnacle coach of the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles. He took the 12 months off from teaching completely after being fired by the Broncos, proper?”
Up till a number of weeks in the past, you’d have been right. But it seems the Eagles secretly employed Fangio to assist them take down the Chiefs within the Super Bowl. Fangio reportedly signed a two-week contract with the workforce to assist its offense, based on Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Fangio reportedly has robust relationships with a variety of coaches on the Eagles. The workforce allegedly had curiosity in bringing Fangio in as an assistant for the common season, however he opted to take a while away from the NFL.
Fangio made his title as a defensive coordinator within the NFL. He served in that function for varied groups from 1995 to 2005 after which once more from 2011 to 2018. So, how did he assist the Eagles’ offense forward of Super Bowl LVII? Fangio reportedly was “concerned with self-scouting and initiatives,” per Rapoport.
It’s potential he scouted the Eagles’ offense and gave the workforce tips about what to anticipate from Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. It’s additionally potential he instructed the Eagles what varieties of performs to run, or the way to confuse the Chiefs on protection.
Fangio ought to have some perception into the scenario. In addition to his expertise as a long-time defensive coordinator, he confronted Spagnuolo’s protection a number of instances when Fangio was with the Broncos. Spagnuolo was employed because the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator in 2019, which was Fangio’s first 12 months because the Broncos’ head coach. The Broncos went 0-6 towards the Chiefs below Fangio, however at the least he was capable of get a detailed take a look at how Kansas City operated.
Following the Super Bowl, Fangio will signal a reported four-year deal to be the Dolphins’ defensive coordinator. The contract will make Fangio the highest-paid coordinator within the NFL, per Rapoport.
Fangio would not essentially have to justify that wage, as he is been a profitable defensive coordinator in every single place he is gone, however strolling into his first Dolphins assembly and displaying off a Super Bowl LVII ring would make fairly the impression.
