Greg Knapp
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| Knapp in 2008 as Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Team | Denver Broncos |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 5, 1963 |
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterbacks Coach |
| College | Sacramento State |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1986-1988 1989-1990 1991-1994 1995-1997 1998-2000 2001-2003 2004-2006 2007-2008 2009 2010-2011 2012 2013- |
Sacramento State (Running Backs) Sacramento State (Wide Receivers) Sacramento State (Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator) San Francisco 49ers (Offensive Quality Control) San Francisco 49ers (Quarterbacks) San Francisco 49ers (Offensive Coordinator) Atlanta Falcons (Offensive Coordinator) Oakland Raiders (Offensive Coordinator) Seattle Seahawks (Offensive Coordinator) Houston Texans (Quarterbacks) Oakland Raiders (Offensive Coordinator) Denver Broncos (Quarterbacks) |
Gregory F. Knapp (born March 5, 1963) is a football coach and the current quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos. He has previously held several other assistant coaching positions, including offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.
Playing career
As a quarterback at Sacramento State University, Knapp enjoyed a distinguished career where he ranked among the Hornets' career leaders with more than 3,800 passing yards and 32 touchdown passes. He went to training camps with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1986, Los Angeles Raiders in 1987-1990 and the 49ers in 1992-1994, but never made an NFL team as a player. Prior to joining the 49ers as a coach, Knapp spent nine years on the coaching staff of Sacramento State University, serving as running backs coach from 1986–1989, receivers coach from 1989–1990 and offensive coordinator/assistant head coach from 1991-1994.
Coaching career
Knapp spent nine years in various positions with the San Francisco 49ers: offensive quality control from 1995 to 1997, quarterbacks coach from 1998 to 2000, and offensive coordinator from 2001 to 2003, featuring the West coast offense. [1] He was named offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons from 2004 to 2006, helping to form Michael Vick at quarterback as a potent two-way offensive threat. Knapp then went to the Oakland Raiders as offensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008, but these teams struggled on offense. In 2009, he shifted to the Seattle Seahawks as offensive coordinator and then as quarterbacks coach of the Houston Texans from 2010 to 2011, helping mold Matt Schaub into a premier quarterback.
Before the start of the 2012 NFL season, he was named by new head coach Dennis Allen, whom he met as a fellow coach in Atlanta, as offensive coordinator of the Raiders a second time around. To strengthen the offensive line, the Raiders' general manager, Reggie McKenzie, picked the Texans' right guard, Mike Brisiel, as a free agent. After a season marked by a switch to a zone-blocking scheme at Knapp's urging, and the resulting ineffectiveness of the Raiders' key offensive threat, running back Darren McFadden, Knapp was relieved of his duties as the Raiders offensive coordinator on December 31st, 2012.
Knapp was hired as the quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos on January 18th, 2013.
External links
- Oakland Raiders bio Raiders.com
- Seattle Seahawks bio
References
| Preceded by Marty Mornhinweg |
San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinators 2001-03 |
Succeeded by Ted Tollner |
| Preceded by Pete Mangurian |
Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinators 2004-06 |
Succeeded by Hue Jackson |
| Preceded by John Shoop |
Oakland Raiders Offensive Coordinators 2007-08 |
Succeeded by Ted Tollner |
| Preceded by Gil Haskell |
Seattle Seahawks Offensive Coordinators 2009 |
Succeeded by Jeremy Bates |
| Preceded by Al Saunders |
Oakland Raiders Offensive Coordinators 2012 |
Succeeded by Greg Olson (American football) |