Vikings lose another assistant
February 24th, 2009 – 4:37 PM by Judd ZulgadChad O’Shea, who worked as an offensive assistant for the Vikings since 2006 and recently was promoted to also serve as assistant special teams coach, is expected to be named the wide receivers coach for the New England Patriots.
The Patriots have been looking for a receivers coach since promoting Bill O’Brien to quarterbacks coach. Josh McDaniel had served as New England’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach before being named head coach of the Denver Broncos this offseason.
The Vikings have now lost three assistants this offseason. Paul Ferraro re-signed as special teams coordinator in order to become the linebackers coach for the St. Louis Rams and defensive assistant Brendan Daly left to become the defensive line coach for the Rams.
O’Shea, who has six seasons of NFL coaching experience, primarily assisted George Stewart with the wide receivers in Minnesota.
It’s getting to be a busy day here with blog entries, so continue scrolling down to read about the Kevin and Pat Williams court case and also about Charles Gordon agreeing to a one-year deal to return to the Vikings.
65 Responses to "Vikings lose another assistant"
We will have to sign some new coaches which will help.
We will have to sign some new coaches which will help.
We will have to sign some new coaches which will help. The
We will have to sign some new coaches which will help
We will have to sign some new coaches which will help the
We will have to sign some new coaches which will help the team.
I hate my computer. I hit enter once and it puts it in six times all different wording.
Pit Boss is a stutter blogger.
Sorry the computer put the same thing on the blog six times.
ACtually we’ve only lost 2 coaches. I have a hard time classifying Ferraro as a coach. That was a positive for the Vikings.
Wow, I leave for an hour lunch break and come back to THREE posts!?! Judd & Chip looking to get some overtime or something?
I think they are gunning for Seifert’s job.
Ak,
I know what you mean about us having to watch the ‘Hawks all the time.
Seems since our closest NFL team is seattle, all the stations up here natuarly assume we are all Seahawk fans.
They did a survey here a couple of years ago and surprisingly, the Packers were the number one team and the Vikings second.
Nah, the Strib is much more prestigious than the boys in Bristol. Seiferts a hack.
Darn Packer Backers… maybe Palin could institute a Packer Control Program with aerial Packer Backer Hunting. Even Ashley judd would get a kick out of that, eh?
Freds would like to meet Vice Presidents Palin someday.
I am starting to suspect my upstairs neighbor is a robot.
freds, you betchya!
Antonio, loud feet upstairs?
when the Vikes win it all and are invited to meet with President Palin at the Whitehouse, I thinks the triangle will invite freds to go along and represent the purple fans!
Hecks, yeah! Although, I hope we’re not waiting 3 years for a Super Bowl… and I hope she never becomes prez to be honest.
Thanks you for your supports my old pal Krugs
Palin makes Childress look bright.
Good thing she aint’ so bad to look at.
I feel you on the Seahawks, AK…here in Oregon it’s usually the Seahawks, 49′ers, Raiders, or surprisingly, the &%*#$&$% Cowboys.
I’m so tired of watching the $(*$& Cowboys.
Okay, I’m officially starting the SHAG club (stands for Sea Hawks Are Gay which is our mission statemnt as well). And I name Fran and Tomb co-chairs.
I shall serve with distinction…or is it SHAG with distinction?
Freds sure as heck doesn’t want to see that scatter brain in the white house either….Michael Irvin’s white house maybe!
tomb, both!
You know, baseballbob may be a Sea Hawk…because the dude is definitely Gay.
This blog needs more women’s perspectives. Fred misses Vikings Queens and GPGs. I think VQ has that Visante Shanko video in enless loops. That’s why she hasn’t been out in blog lands.
Yes, VQ was the first blogger to be nice to me when I first signed up on AV many moons ago. Greatly missed.
baseballbob is a Mariners Fan during baseball season, which is what 11 months our of the year?
Freds…you can probably get baseballbob to at least dress like a chick…when he isn’t watching 11 months of baseball…LOL
Good stuff.
guys, if we can’t stop picking on bob then he (or she) may never come back here again and give us his important opinion on our opinions… then where would be?
True, ak, very true…I’ll go ahead and extend an olive branch:
baseballbob, I’m sorry your gay & stuff.
HAHAHAHAHA! Oh, the co-chairs of SHAG crack me up! that was a zinger!
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Goal Line Blitz even has better insight than bob, and GLB says the same exact thing every time… kinda like Lost does.
Well that’s a wrap…as much as I enjoy getting paid for blogging at work, I think I’ll head home and pour up a frosty beverage.
Later my peepz!
The Chiefs cut Damon Huard… I gotta say this Sage deal looks better than the FA pool every minute.
Have a good one tomb, enjoy the drinks.
Well, well, well.
Co/chair eh?
I’m honored! I’m also a wee bit hammered, so I’ll see how I feel about this in the morning.
Man, works a drag… everyone’s drinking but me?
I’m bummed I’m gonna miss Judd’s live chat tomorrow… I hate that I’m missing such ground breaking breaking of ground here at AV… Judd, due to mine and Fran’s time difference, any chance you could push the live chat thingy back to 10:00 p.m. your time?
John’s not drinking but should be. This waiting around stuff is hard to handle. I will start drinking Thursday evening waiting to hear on the signings.
Things will be going on and it will be prime time for you AK.
Go Vikes
True, true… no waiting up until midnight to hear the first signings for me… though I will be on a business trip with a consultant… sure do hope he likes football, cuase that’s all there’s gonna be from 5 p.m. on.
Signing a receivers coach from the MN Vikings????? That is hysterical.
Ak,
What you can’t drink at work?
Man, that’s Fu**ed up dude.
Yeah, Fran, now that you speak of it, maybe you could teach me how to run a lodge and then I could drink and blog all day long… say, you need any employees?
I’m not open yet. Couple more months. .
And sorry but I’m the only one allowed to be drunk while working, I think it’s the law.
Hey C & J, will there be a link for the live chat somewhere? Or will it be right here?
I could see the interview now:
AK: Nice to meet you Mister Fran.
Fran: Please, call me Fran.
AK: Okay, Fran.
Fran: So, are you a hard worker.
AK: Yes.
Fran: Do you abuse your internet privleges?
AK: Never.
Fran: C’mon now, AK, never?
AK: Wouldn’t think of it.
FRAN: Okay, you’re hired.
AK: Great! Where’s the nearest computer, I haven’t said anything about Darren Sproles on AV in like 30 seconds. I’m Jonesing.
FRAN: Hold on a second now… I need to log out first.
Sound about right?
You sound like my kind of guy (Bring your own laptop tho. . .)
Which part of AK are you in?
Yeah, kind of a bummer there about Sproles being resigned. . .
sort of ruined your whole idea about making a trade for him huh?
Right, laptop it is. Wow, this is gonna be fun. I’ll tell the old lady we’re moving, taking a steep pay reduction, cancelling our benefits, and working for a guy i met on the internet… I’m sure she’ll be thrilled about all of that and not question my astuteness for a second.
Right now I’m in Anchorage, doing my “day job” (So I can afford to own a lodge)
The lodge is up at Tangle lakes.
Nice… i got stranded up in Tangle last summer when my friends car decided to catch fire… it was a long trip back to Valdez (going about 22 MPH).
Well maybe you need to think this job change over a bit.
R.I.P. Darren Sproles… R.I.P.
Come to think of it, we stayed at a lodge there… can’t remember what it was called. It was right across from a boat launch, had a little restaurant with good service, a bar with a pool table, fuseball table and a DVD selection. Does that sound like your place? Choppers were flyin’ in and out of there too…
That’s weird, I’ve been kicking around Tangle Lakes for several decades and you wouldn’t believe how many car and truck fires I’ve seen of and heard of.
Strange.
Well, I got to head for home, talk to you later Ak.
yeah, me too, time to go get that drink you’ve all made me want so badly. take care Fran.
That was probably Tangle River Inn.
My place is right on the lake, 2 miles past them.
I have everything you mentioned except the foosball. . .
AK + Fran = Get a room !!!!
TER MES= thread-killer
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