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Marc pictured above with Bernie Kosar and Howard Schnellenberger who hired him fresh out of the University of Miami Law School to coach Hurricane quarterbacks Kosar and Vinny Testaverde.

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OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACK COACH

 
17 Years in the National Football League as an Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach
  • 15 Playoff Appearances
  • 2 AFC Championship Games
    (Offensive Coordinator)
  • 1 Super Bowl (Offensive Coordinator/QB)
Head Coaches worked with in college and the NFL
  • Tony Dungy (Super Bowl Champion)
  • Bud Grant (Hall of Fame)
  • George Seifert (Super Bowl Champion)
  • Sean Payton (NFL Coach of the Year)
  • Jon Gruden (Super Bowl Champion)
  • Howard Schnellenberger (NCAA National Champion)
  • Chuck Amato (NCAA National Champion)
  • Pete Carroll (NCAA National Champion)
  • Bobby Ross (NCAA National Champion)
QB Coach for the 1983 National Champion University of Miami
 
Offensive Coordinator and Quarterback Coach with 4 National Football League Teams and in the 1st year with each team as coordinator coached the team’s offense to the playoffs
  • Cleveland Browns (1989)
  • San Francisco 49ers (1995)
  • Arizona Cardinals (1998)
  • Oakland Raiders (2002)
2002 NFL Offensive Coordinator of the Year
(American Football Monthly)
 
Coached NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2002
(QB: Rich Gannon)
 
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 
Head Coach, Montreal Alouettes (2007- Current)
Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, NC State University (2005-06)
Assistant Head Coach/QB Coach, Miami Dolphins (2004)
Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Oakland Raiders (2002-03)Senior Assistant/QBs, Oakland Raiders (2001)
Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Arizona Cardinals (1998-2000)
QB Coach, Detroit Lions (1997)
Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, San Francisco 49ers (1995-96)
Managed municipal bond portfolios for private investors(1992-94)
QB Coach, Minnesota Vikings (1990-91)
Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Cleveland Browns (1989)
QB Coach, Cleveland Browns (1988)
QB Coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987)
Running Backs Coach, Minnesota Vikings (1985-86)
QB Coach, University of Miami, Florida (1982-83)
 
 

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

2002-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Oakland Raiders

  • AFC Champions (Super Bowl Participant)
  • AFC Western Conference Champions
  • #1 Offense in the NFL for all 16 weeks of the 2002 season
  • #1 Passing Offense in the NFL
  • Coached NFL MVP Rich Gannon (67.8% Completions: Pro Bowl)
  • NFL Record for pass attempts
  • NFL Record for 300-yard passing games (10)
  • 6 Consecutive 300-yard passing games
  • NFL Record for consecutive completions in a game (21)
  • Coached Jerry Rice to Pro Bowl (104 catches)
  • Tim Brown (94 catches) Charlie Garner (108 catches)

1998-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach, Arizona Cardinals

  • 1st Playoff win for Cardinals in 51 years over Dallas
  • Jake Plummer (3,700 yards passing, Pro Bowl Alternate)
  • Adrian Murrell (1,250 yards rushing)

      1997-Quarterback Coach, Detroit Lions

  • NFL Playoff Participant
  • Coached QB Scott Mitchell to 3,484 yards passing
    (2nd highest in Detroit history)
  • Barry Sanders (2,000 yards rushing season)

1995-96-Off. Coordinator/QB Coach, San Francisco 49ers

  • 2 Playoff Appearances (25 wins in 2 years)
  • #1 Pass Offense (1995) in the NFL (#2 in total offense)
  • #2 Pass Offense (1996) in the NFL (#6 in total offense)
  • Steve Young (1995: 66.9% comps, 1996: 67.7% comps)
  • Coached Jerry Rice to 122 catches, 1848 yards and NFL Record 15 TDs in 1995
  • Jerry Rice (1995-96) 230 catches for 3,102 yards (Pro Bowl 1955-96)
  • 1995 coached QB Elvis Grbac to 3 300-yard passing games
  • 1995 NFL leading 644 pass attempts

    1988-89-Off. Coordinator/QB Coach, Cleveland Browns

  • 2 Playoff Appearances
  • 1989 AFC Championship game appearance
  • Youngest Offensive Coordinator in the NFL
  • Bernie Kosar, QB (1989 Pro Bowl Alternate)
  • Webster Slaughter, WR (1989 Pro Bowl)
  • 1989 Pro Bowl Coaching Staff
  • Coached Bernie Kosar and Gary Danielson
  • Coached Mike Pagel and Don Strock in 1988
    (Playoff Appearance)

    * QB coach during the 1988 season only.
    1983-84-QB Coach, University of Miami, Florida
  • Bernie Kosar, 1983 Orange Bowl MVP
  • 1983 Orange Bowl Champions (Defeated Nebraska, 31-30)
  • 1983 National Champions
  • 1984 Fiesta Bowl Participant
  • Bernie Kosar, 1984 All-American and Heisman Trophy finalist
 

QUARTERBACKS COACHED

 
Bernie Kosar (recruited/Heisman Finalist/#1 draft pick), Vinny Testaverde (recruited/Heisman Winner/#1 draft pick), Steve Walsh (recruited), Tommy Kramer, Wade Wilson, Steve DeBerg, Mike Shula, John Reeves, Jim Zorn, Gary Danielson, Mike Pagel, Don Strock, Rich Gannon, Sean Salisbury, Steve Young, Elvis Grbac, Jeff Brohm, Scott Mitchell, Frank Reich, Jake Plummer, Rodney Peete, Rick Mirer, Jay Fiedler, A.J. Feely, Sage Rosenfelds.
 

SELECTED WIDE RECEIVERS COACHED

 
Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, John Taylor, Cris Carter, Terrell Owens, Webster Slaughter, Frank Sanders, Rob Moore.
 
 
Graduate of the University of Minnesota 1979
(B.A. Political Science)

Graduate of the University of Miami Law School 1982

Member of the Florida Bar since 1983

 
 
 

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