Sunday 8 December 2013

Calgary's Mike Gibson reportedly accepts offensive coordinator job.

No official announcement as of yet, but this hiring is already finding its way onto the TSN website and is being reported by Calgary media.  Gibson has been the offensive line coach for the Stampeders the last two seasons.

Here's a portion of his bio from the Stampeders website.
Gibson first joined the Stamps in 2011 as the running backs coach, helping the club finish second in rushing yards. The club was second in rushing yards (2,244) and second in yards per carry (6.2).

Prior to joining the Stampeders, Gibson spent two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as offensive coordinator. In 2009, Gibson also coached the offensive line and, in 2010, he worked with the team’s running backs. The Tiger-Cats offence made steady progress under Gibson and, in 2010, Kevin Glenn set a franchise record for touchdown passes and became only the second Hamilton pivot to throw for more than 5,000 yards in a season.

Before his two-season stint in Hamilton, Gibson spent two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as assistant head coach and offensive line coach and a total of three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers — coaching the offensive line all three seasons, as well as serving as offensive coordinator during his final two seasons with the Blue Bombers.

Gibson’s first taste of the CFL came in 1995 when he was a guest coach with the B.C. Lions. He was hired as Winnipeg’s offensive line coach in 2001, a season in which the Bombers went 14-4 and played in the Grey Cup game. He earned a Grey Cup ring as part of Saskatchewan’s coaching staff in 2007.

Mike Gibson's Coaching History

2012 – Calgary Stampeders – Offensive Line Coach
2011 – Calgary Stampeders – Running Backs Coach
2009-10 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Offensive Coordinator
2007-08 – Saskatchewan Roughriders – Offensive Line/Assistant Head Coach
2005-06 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
2002-04 – Louisiana (NCAA) – Offensive Line Coach
2001 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Offensive Line Coach
1995-99 – Rutgers (NCAA) – Special Teams/Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends Coach
1991-92 – Colgate (NCAA) – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
1987-90 – Temple (NCAA) – Offensive Line Coach
1986 – Rice (NCAA) – Assistant Athletic Director/Recruiting Coordinator
1984-85 – Boston University (NCAA) – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Running Backs
1982-83 – Boston University (NCAA) – Running Backs Coach
1980-81 – Cornell (NCAA) – Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
1979 – Western Maryland (NCAA) – Graduate Assistant
If there was some concern that Head coach Rick Campbell didn't have enough experience, then Gibson certainly brings enough of his own.  At first glance, this seems like a quality hire.

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