I nominate Trestman
http://www.allcoachnetwork.com/trest...timonials.html
Impressive resume I think.
Marc Trestman (born January 15, 1956)
[1] is the head coach of the
Montreal Alouettes of the
Canadian Football League. In four seasons at Montreal, Trestman has guided the Alouettes to three Grey Cup appearances, including back-to-back Grey Cup Championships in 2009 and 2010.
[edit] Early life
[2][3] He graduated in 1974 from
Saint Louis Park High School in Minnesota. He played
quarterback for the
University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team for three seasons. He transferred as a senior to play quarterback at
Minnesota State University Moorhead. Trestman received a
bachelor's degree in
political science from Minnesota in 1979 and is a graduate of the
University of Miami School of Law. He has been a member of the Florida bar since 1983.
Trestman went to
training camp with the
Minnesota Vikings in both 1978 and 1979 as a
defensive back.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] NCAA
He entered football coaching at the
University of Miami in
1981 as a volunteer coach. In 1983 he was named
quarterbacks coach. That year quarterback
Bernie Kosar passed for 2,329 yards and Miami won the national championship. The next year Kosar completed 262 passes for 3,642 yards, both school records.
In 2005, he returned to college football as the North Carolina State Wolfpack offensive coordinator, guiding the Wolfpack to a win in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
[edit] NFL
Trestman moved to the
National Football League and coached the
running backs with the
Minnesota Vikings in
1985 and
1986. He became quarterbacks coach with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in
1987 then held the same position with the
Cleveland Browns in
1988. In
Cleveland he again coached Kosar and the team finished 10–6 and made the playoffs. He was promoted to
offensive coordinator in
1989. That year Kosar passed for 3,533 yards and 18 TDs,
wide receiver Webster Slaughter had a franchise record 1,236 receiving yards, and the Browns made it to the
AFC Championship game.
In
1990, Trestman returned to Minnesota as quarterbacks coach for the Vikings. He spent two years there and then left coaching for three years.
He returned to the NFL in
1995 as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator with
San Francisco, where he served in that capacity through
1996. The first year he was there the 49ers led the NFL with 457 points scored, 644 pass attempts and 4,779 passing yards.
Trestman joined the
Detroit Lions as quarterbacks coach in
1997. That year Lion's quarterback
Scott Mitchell passed for 3,484 yards, second most in team history.
In
1998 he was with the
Arizona Cardinals as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. That year quarterback
Jake Plummer threw for 3,737 yards, and the Cardinals made the playoffs for the first time since
1982 and won their first post season game in 51 years.
He next went to the
Oakland Raiders in
2001 as the quarterbacks coach. In
2002 he was promoted to offensive coordinator and the Raiders led the NFL in total offense with 389.8 yards per game and passing yards with 279.7 per game. Under Trestman's guidance, Raiders QB
Rich Gannon won the 2002 NFL MVP award as the Raiders reached
Super Bowl XXXVII, losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Trestman spent the
2004 season with the
Miami Dolphins before returning the the college ranks.
[edit] CFL
On December 18, 2007, Trestman was named head coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. The Alouettes narrowly lost 22–14 to the
Calgary Stampeders in the
2008 Grey Cup championship game. At the conclusion of the season, he was nominated for the CFL's Annis Stukus Award as the league's top coach, with Calgary's
John Hufnagel winning. On March 5, 2010, Trestman won the Coach of the year award.
In 2009, Trestman led the Alouettes to win the
2009 Grey Cup, winning with a thrilling field goal with no time left on the clock. After the season, it was announced that he was signed through the 2012 season as the head coach. Trestman also lead the Alouettes to a Grey Cup win in 2010. Under Trestman's guidance, Alouettes QB Anthony Calvillo won back-to-back MVP awards in 2009 and 2010.
[edit] NFL Draft Training Coach
Trestman worked with
André Woodson leading up to the
2008 NFL Draft in an attempt to help improve Woodson's throwing mechanics and draft stock.
[4]He has also trained Jason Campbell, Jay Cutler, and Jimmy Clausen prior to the NFL drafts.
Most recently, Trestman worked extensively with Florida Gators QB
Tim Tebow prior to the 2010 NFL Draft.
[5] After working to fine-tune Tebow's unique throwing mechanics, Tebow was drafted 25th overall in the 1st round of the NFL draft.