Former Falcons offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, who was on Jim Mora’s staff, is set to interview for the team’s vacant quarterback coaching position, according to Alex Marvez of The Sporting News.
Knapp, 54, a longtime NFL assistant, was the Falcons offensive coordinator from 2004-2006. He helped the Falcons get to the NFC title game with Michael Vick at quarterback after the 2004 regular season.
He has also coached at San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle, Houston and Denver.
He coached with Falcons coach Dan Quinn in San Francisco (2001-03) and Seattle (2009). He was Peyton Manning’s position coach when the Broncos won Super Bowl 50.
Jedd Fisch, 41, will also interview for the position, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Knapp and Fisch are the only known candidates contending to replace Bush Hamdan, who left to become the offensive coordinator at University of Washington.
Both Knapp and Fisch have been coordinators in the NFL and could aid coordinator Steve Sarkisian, who was served in his first year as a NFL coordinator last season and is expected to be retained in that position despite porous statistical results.
Fisch last served as offensive coordinator/quarterback coach for UCLA. He also served as interim head coach after Jim Mora was fired, and he coached the Bruins in the Cactus Bowl loss to Kansas State in December.
Fisch has held numerous assistant positions in the NFL and in college. His NFL experience includes stints with the Texans, Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks and Jaguars. Before joining UCLA, Fisch was the quarterbacks coach, wide receivers coach and passing-game coordinator for two seasons at Michigan.
Fisch is attractive to the Falcons because he has play-calling experience. However, he was fired in Jacksonville over “philosophical differences” with former coach Gus Bradley over the handling of quarterback Blake Bortles.
Under Fisch in 2014, the Jaguars averaged 15.6 points per game, ranked 31st in passing and 21st in rushing.
In 2014, the Jaguars averaged 15.6 points per game which was last (32nd) in the league. They ranked 31st in the NFL in passing (187.6 yards per game) and 21st in rushing (102.1). It must be noted that the Jaguars were playing with a rookie quarterback, three rookie receivers and two rookie offensive linemen as starters.
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