Tony4AU 386 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 AUBURN, Ala. — Nick Eason has been named defensive line coach at Auburn, head coach Bryan Harsin announced Wednesday. A 10-year veteran of the National Football League from 2003-12 and former Clemson team captain, Eason coached for seven years in the NFL following his playing career. "Nick is a hire we are extremely excited about as he has coached and played at the highest level," Harsin said. "After a 10-year NFL career, he moved right into coaching and quickly became an NFL position coach within two years. That's something that doesn't happen every day and speaks volumes for his coaching and connection ability. As we got to know Nick better through this process, the football part of it became very apparent as he is a great teacher. But what stands out about Nick, in addition, is his personality, professionalism and an ability to form a relationship with people very quickly." The last two seasons, Eason was the defensive line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. In his first season, Eason helped the Bengals' defensive line improve significantly as the season progressed. Cincinnati notched 11 more sacks in the second half of 2019 compared to the first eight games. The defense also allowed 84.1 fewer yards per game the second half of the season. Additionally, under Eason's guidance, DT Geno Atkins earned his eighth Pro Bowl nomination. "I want to thank Auburn University, Athletics Director Allen Greene, Coach Bryan Harsin and Defensive Coordinator Derek Mason for the opportunity to be a part of one of the most elite programs in the country," Eason said. "In visiting with Coach Harsin it was clear he knows the culture required and has a plan in place to create a foundation for success to produce championships. He has great passion and cares for his staff, players and the program. This is a great fit for me to coach and recruit great players and be a part of a football program with great success and tradition." https://auburntige.rs/36iaB2o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toddc 13,194 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Auburn hires Nick Eason to coach defensive line 4 minutes ago AUBURN, Ala.—Nick Eason has been named defensive line coach at Auburn, head coach Bryan Harsin announced Wednesday. A 10-year veteran of the National Football League from 2003-12 and former Clemson team captain, Eason coached for seven years in the NFL following his playing career. “Nick is a hire we are extremely excited about as he has coached and played at the highest level,” Harsin said. “After a 10-year NFL career, he moved right into coaching and quickly became an NFL position coach within two years. That’s something that doesn’t happen every day and speaks volumes for his coaching and connection ability. As we got to know Nick better through this process, the football part of it became very apparent as he is a great teacher. But what stands out about Nick, in addition, is his personality, professionalism and an ability to form a relationship with people very quickly.” The last two seasons, Eason was the defensive line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. In his first season, Eason helped the Bengals’ defensive line improve significantly as the season progressed. Cincinnati notched 11 more sacks in the second half of 2019 compared to the first eight games. The defense also allowed 84.1 fewer yards per game the second half of the season. Additionally, under Eason’s guidance, DT Geno Atkins earned his eighth Pro Bowl nomination. “I want to thank Auburn University, Athletics Director Allen Greene, Coach Bryan Harsin and Defensive Coordinator Derek Mason for the opportunity to be a part of one of the most elite programs in the country,” Eason said. “In visiting with Coach Harsin it was clear he knows the culture required and has a plan in place to create a foundation for success to produce championships. He has great passion and cares for his staff, players and the program. This is a great fit for me to coach and recruit great players and be a part of a football program with great success and tradition.” Eason spent 2014-17 with the Tennessee Titans, serving his first two seasons as assistant defensive line coach before moving up to the defensive line coach role for his final two years. In his two seasons (2016-17) as Tennessee’s defensive line coach, Eason’s units played a central role on Titans defenses that ranked among the best in the NFL against the run. Tennessee’s defensive line was led by star DT Jurrell Casey, who in his two seasons under Eason totaled 11 sacks, 37 QB hits and earned two Pro Bowl nominations. In 2017, Tennessee’s defensive line ranked fourth in the NFL against the run, allowing an average of just 88.8 yards per game. In 2016, Eason’s first as defensive line coach, the Titans allowed just 88.3 rushing yards per game, and their No. 2 league rank against the run was the team’s highest in 14 seasons. In 2015, Eason helped guide Casey to a team-high seven sacks, 28 QB pressures and his first-career Pro Bowl invite. Eason also aided in the development of DE DaQuan Jones and NT Al Woods, who both emerged as quality starters and matched or bettered their career-best numbers in all categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,995 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Based on the interwebs Assistant DL line coach for the Cleveland Browns : 2013 3 full years as DL coach for the titans from 2014-2017 Stint Austin Peay Bengals defensive line coach 2019 - 2020 Surface level stuff.. Interesting why the short stint at AP. Also, Zero college experience. Perhaps a developer? I have to see what those NFL stat lines look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,995 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Just now, toddc said: Auburn hires Nick Eason to coach defensive line 4 minutes ago AUBURN, Ala.—Nick Eason has been named defensive line coach at Auburn, head coach Bryan Harsin announced Wednesday. A 10-year veteran of the National Football League from 2003-12 and former Clemson team captain, Eason coached for seven years in the NFL following his playing career. “Nick is a hire we are extremely excited about as he has coached and played at the highest level,” Harsin said. “After a 10-year NFL career, he moved right into coaching and quickly became an NFL position coach within two years. That’s something that doesn’t happen every day and speaks volumes for his coaching and connection ability. As we got to know Nick better through this process, the football part of it became very apparent as he is a great teacher. But what stands out about Nick, in addition, is his personality, professionalism and an ability to form a relationship with people very quickly.” The last two seasons, Eason was the defensive line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. In his first season, Eason helped the Bengals’ defensive line improve significantly as the season progressed. Cincinnati notched 11 more sacks in the second half of 2019 compared to the first eight games. The defense also allowed 84.1 fewer yards per game the second half of the season. Additionally, under Eason’s guidance, DT Geno Atkins earned his eighth Pro Bowl nomination. “I want to thank Auburn University, Athletics Director Allen Greene, Coach Bryan Harsin and Defensive Coordinator Derek Mason for the opportunity to be a part of one of the most elite programs in the country,” Eason said. “In visiting with Coach Harsin it was clear he knows the culture required and has a plan in place to create a foundation for success to produce championships. He has great passion and cares for his staff, players and the program. This is a great fit for me to coach and recruit great players and be a part of a football program with great success and tradition.” Eason spent 2014-17 with the Tennessee Titans, serving his first two seasons as assistant defensive line coach before moving up to the defensive line coach role for his final two years. In his two seasons (2016-17) as Tennessee’s defensive line coach, Eason’s units played a central role on Titans defenses that ranked among the best in the NFL against the run. Tennessee’s defensive line was led by star DT Jurrell Casey, who in his two seasons under Eason totaled 11 sacks, 37 QB hits and earned two Pro Bowl nominations. In 2017, Tennessee’s defensive line ranked fourth in the NFL against the run, allowing an average of just 88.8 yards per game. In 2016, Eason’s first as defensive line coach, the Titans allowed just 88.3 rushing yards per game, and their No. 2 league rank against the run was the team’s highest in 14 seasons. In 2015, Eason helped guide Casey to a team-high seven sacks, 28 QB pressures and his first-career Pro Bowl invite. Eason also aided in the development of DE DaQuan Jones and NT Al Woods, who both emerged as quality starters and matched or bettered their career-best numbers in all categories. Thank you for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Instant credibility re: getting guys to the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick.AU 13,281 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 minute ago, DAG said: Based on the interwebs Assistant DL line coach for the Cleveland Browns : 2013 3 full years as DL coach for the titans from 2014-2017 Stint Austin Peay Bengals defensive line coach 2019 - 2020 Surface level stuff.. Interesting why the short stint at AP. Also, Zero college experience. Perhaps a developer? I have to see what those NFL stat lines look like. He was actually hired by mason at vandy and then got the cincy offer and left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Touchdown hire!!! I’m gonna keep posting this until it catches on. 😝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonAU 4,606 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Yeah I’ll take a 10 year vet who has coached NFL DLs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,995 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Maverick.AU said: He was actually hired by mason at vandy and then got the cincy offer and left CBH continues to amaze . Out of left field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick.AU 13,281 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Just now, ClaytonAU said: Yeah I’ll take a 10 year vet who has coached NFL DLs. And it’s a guy who Mason hired when he was HC. Got the bengals offer 13 days after being hired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metafour 4,969 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Here he is mic'd up at last year's Senior Bowl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Welcome to the Auburn Family, coach Eason. War Eagle!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Yield 1,005 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, toddc said: Touchdown hire!!! I’m gonna keep posting this until it catches on. 😝 What, splash hire is not good enough for you?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,995 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, metafour said: Here he is mic'd up at last year's Senior Bowl: Knowledgeable and seems extremely personable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick.AU 13,281 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 covers the bengals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick.AU 13,281 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I know some people have reservations, and time will tell, but I am stoked about this staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU82 127 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Welcome to AU. Now the on field staff is complete again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinPF 94 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I hope the offensive play calling matches the way CBH hires coaches. You never see what’s coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hank2020 3,208 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Maverick.AU said: I know some people have reservations, and time will tell, but I am stoked about this staff Curious about the reservations. Seems like they would be stoked!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,995 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Maverick.AU said: I know some people have reservations, and time will tell, but I am stoked about this staff My only reservation is the absence of college experience and how it will translate but my gosh you can’t argue NFL experience. CDM has went at him before and he seems super personable. I really am just enjoying this variety of coaches . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwillMac6 20,687 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hank2020 said: Curious about the reservations. Seems like they would be stoked!! Most Auburn fans are not truly happy unless they are bitching about something 😂🤣. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank2020 3,208 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Just now, GwillMac6 said: Most Auburn fans are not truly happy unless they are bitching about something 😂🤣. Gotcha, glad you and are just “ truly happy”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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