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Who is Paul Hackett?

First in a series exploring the 2009 Oakland Raiders coaching staff.

So who is this guy that is coaching young JaMarcus Russell and is he any good?

You may know a little about Paul Hackett's infamous tenure as USC Head Coach. Obviously in college football, recruiting is half the battle. So lets looks at his performance as coach related to team success in his coaching areas. Specifically offenses and QBs.



From 1993 to 1997 Paul Hackett led the Kansas City Chiefs offense to four playoff appearances in five seasons
QBs: Joe Montana 2 seasons, Steve Bono 2, Elvis Grbac 1
RBs: Marcus Allen 4, Greg Hill 1
WRs: Willie Davis 3, Chris Penn 1, Andre Rison 1

1998-2000: USC HC

2001: OC NY Jets
Offense Rank: 16
331.7 YPG
QB: Vinny Testaverde
RB: Curtis Martin
WR: Laveranues Coles
Lost to Raiders in First Round of Playoffs

2002 OC NY Jets
Offense Rank: 22
314.8 YPG
QB: Chad Pennington
RB: Curtis Martin
WR: Laveranues Coles
Lost to Raiders in First Round of Playoffs

2003 OC NY Jets
Offense Rank: 19
309.4 YPG
QB: Chad Pennington/Vinny Testaverde
RB: Curtis Martin
WR: Santana Moss

2004 OC NY Jets
Offense Rank: 12
339.9 YPG
QB: Chad Pennington
RB: Curtis Martin
WR: Santana Moss/Justin McCareins

2005 QB Coach Tampa Bay Bucs
181 YPG Rank: 25
62.2% Completions Rank: 10
6.5 YP/A Rank: 19
QBs: Brian Griese 6 games, Chris Simms 11 games*
*1 Playoff Game

2006 QB Coach Tampa Bay Bucs
175 YPG Rank: 26
55.3% Completions Rank: 28
5.6 YP/A Rank: 32
QBs: Chris Simms 3 Games, Bruce Gradkowski 10.5, Tim Rattay 2.5
Editorial Note: We don't want Gradkowski to play.

2007 QB Coach Tampa Bay Bucs
210 YPG Rank: 16
64.5% Completions Rank: 6
7.3 YP/A Rank: 8
QBs: Jeff Garcia 13 Games*, Bruce Gradkowski 1 game, Luke McCown 4 games
*1 Playoff Game

Hackett has been primarily successful when he has had offensive weapons and a decent QB. When his primary QB is sidelined his offenses and passing game have struggled. He has managed to keep his offenses and passing game respectable outside of the 2006 Bruce Gradkowski experiment.
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