Broncos Round Out Coaching Staff, Name Fisch Receivers Coach

by John Bena on Feb 27, 2008 1:21 PM MST Comment 10 comments

The Denver Broncos on Wednesday named Jedd Fisch as their wide receivers coach, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. Fisch worked as the Baltimore Ravens' assistant quarterbacks coach in 2007 and has spent the last seven seasons in the NFL during stints with Baltimore (2004-07) and Houston (2001-03).

Fisch was on the Ravens' coaching staff during each of the last four years, including the 2006 campaign in which Baltimore posted a 13-3 record and won the AFC North. He worked as an offensive assistant (2004) and assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers coach (2005-06) with Baltimore before he was named the club's assistant quarterbacks coach in 2007.

Although injuries forced Baltimore to use three different starting quarterbacks in 2007, the Ravens finished sixth in the NFL in lowest interception percentage (2.5) with Fisch as assistant quarterbacks coach. A year earlier while serving as assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers coach, he worked with Steve McNair as the veteran passer earned Pro Bowl honors during his first season in Baltimore.

Fisch also helped oversee the development of wide receiver Mark Clayton with Baltimore in 2005 when he set franchise records for receptions (44) and receiving yards (471) by a rookie.

While with the Houston Texans from 2001-03, Fisch was part of the club's preparations for its inaugural season in 2002 and coached in a defensive quality control capacity. He entered the NFL's coaching ranks following a two-year stint (1999-2000) as a graduate assistant at the University of Florida, where he coached on the Gators' SEC Championship team in 2000.

A recipient of a bachelor's degree in criminology and a master's degree in sports management from Florida, Fisch spent a year as wide receivers/quality control coach for the Arena Football League's New Jersey Red Dogs in 1998.

Fisch is a graduate of Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, N.J.

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No idea about his talent

But his background should make a few of us happy. I know we have at least one Gator alum on the board and I currently live about 15 minutes from East Hanover ;) From what little I have read he sounds like a good guy, but that is somewhat expected from someone who came relatively close to death a few years ago.

PS. I know I am starting to get old when there are fewer and fewer players older than me still in the league and more and more coaches younger than me getting jobs.

by MattR on Feb 27, 2008 2:13 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

What an amazing story,

and at least I can say he is a year or two older than me! :)

2007=1995 all over again: http://www.milehighreport.com/story/2007/10/1/202724/157

by Tim Lynch on Feb 27, 2008 4:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

What is sadder

Is that when I was a senior in high school I played a lot of pickup basketball. Occasionally, a freshman would stop by and play for a bit. Over the past five years that freshman has made more than $25 million more than I have. (Not that he doesn't work a bit harder than me)

by MattR on Feb 27, 2008 6:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Pfeh...

I find it hard ot believe that THAT kid works harder than our MattR... :)

That is pretty cool. My NFL connection is playing intramural softball with Jeb Putzier in Boise.

The guy was an all-around stud athlete. Whenever he hit the ball whether it was a single or a homerun he was trying to run the bases. I could hear him breathing and pounding the line all the way out in left field. HIGHLY competetive!

I wish my sig was as cool as mdierks!

by Jeremy Bolander on Feb 27, 2008 6:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Becuase Keith was so young

He was nowhere near as developed as he is now. He was obviously better than me, but I could at least compete with him on a basketball court. And of course the reason that he rarely played pick up was the he was always busy with organized sports activities.

At that point in time, this kid was the best athlete in our school. (He gets a nice shout out in this article) He was fast as hell and probably could have been a solid minor league hitter. I thought I was gonna die after catching a three quarter length basketball pass from him.

The four classes of students that were in school my senior year were somewhat of an anomoly. I can't think of a previous professional athlete from my school and then we had two in four years.

by MattR on Feb 27, 2008 7:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Most have been tough

going to school with these guys and trying to look good infront of the ladies... Then again, I am 26 year old moran who can think of nothing else :P

Orange County is hot. Really! Haven't you seen the weather report?

by amirebram on Feb 27, 2008 10:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry to say

but those thoughts don't change as you get older. Fortunately, you are a football fan, at least you will be able to spend your time on something useful once in a while :)

by Arctic Bronco on Feb 27, 2008 11:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

My claim to fame...

At least in NFL circles is playing blacktop basketball with Jason Taylor while I was at Akron. Dude was a freak athletically....Only way for a short white guy to survive was to hit the 18 foot jumper...Anything inside that was suicide....

-TSG

www.milehighreport.com

by John Bena on Feb 28, 2008 5:18 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

He sounds like a good fit to me.

In fact, of all of the coaching moves we've made Slowick is the only guy whose record bothers me a little.

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on Feb 27, 2008 4:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

The Bonus with Slowick

is that we stayed in house and our defense doesn't need ANOTHER shake up! My NFL Claim to fame was basketball against Jarret (Carolina)when we were kids. That and the fact he was slow back in middle school but that boy could dunk in 7th gradeand was only like 5'8 or 5'9 he is an amazing leaper

Davis to the Hall! "A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must be undaunted when the going gets tough." Ronald Reagan

by Jon Tollerud on Mar 1, 2008 11:19 AM MST reply actions 0 recs