I remember hearing something about the colts o.c. being perfectly content with his job there and I imagine the names manning,james,harrison,etc have something to do with that.
Defense in the NFL is a little more difficult than it is in the NCAA... who was the Ravens DC a couple years ago when they went to the Superbowl.
Yes and the players catch all the balls and make all the tackles so why is LSU looking for a coach at all? :dis: :dis: :dis: :dis: :dis: :dis: I don't think peyton is running his offense from Tennessee I think he is running the offense that the OC gave him to run. Tom Moore, a 41-year coaching veteran with 27 years of NFL experience, is in his seventh season as offensive coordinator of the Colts. Moore has 17 years experience as an offensive coordinator with three different NFL teams. Under Moore’s direction, the Colts have produced the five highest net yardage seasonal totals in club history (6,141, 2000; 5,955, 2001; 5,874, 2003; 5,726, 1999; 5,616, 2002) and have topped 5,000 yards in six straight seasons. The club set a franchise record with 447 points in 2003, topping 429 points in 2000, and has amassed 400 points in four of the past five seasons. The Colts boast the only NFL offense ever with a 4,000+ passer and 1,000+ rushers and receivers in three consecutive seasons. QB-Peyton Manning, RB-Edgerrin James and WR-Marvin Harrison tallied the feat in 1999 and 2000, while Manning, Harrison and RB-Dominic Rhodes produced the effort in 2001. Manning, James and Harrison produced the feat again in 2003, placing the Colts with its NFL-record fourth such offense. Offenses with a 4,000+ passer and 1,000+ rushers and receivers have been accomplished only 21 times in the NFL’s 84-year history. Manning is the only NFL player with five consecutive 4,000+ seasons, while Harrison is the only NFL player with four consecutive 100+ seasons, and his 2002 reception total (143) set the NFL seasonal record. Additionally, Rhodes replaced an injured James in 2001 and produced the third 1,000+ rushing season ever by a Colts rookie running back (1,104) and the most rushing yards in NFL history by an undrafted rookie free agent. When Manning and James topped the NFL in their respective categories in 2000, it marked only the second time in NFL history (1937, Washington, QB-Sammy Baugh, RB-Cliff Battles) that one team had the passing and rushing champion. Moore entered coaching at his alma mater, Iowa, from 1961-62. Following a two-year stint in the Army (1963-64), where he coached a division team in Korea and the post team at Fort Benning, Ga., Moore served as offensive backfield coach at Dayton from 1965-68. He then served as offensive coordinator at Wake Forest (1969) and offensive backfield coach at Georgia Tech (1970-71) before assuming the offensive backfield position at the University of Minnesota (1972-73). Following a one-year stint with the New York Stars in the World Football League (1974), Moore returned to Minnesota as offensive coordinator from 1975-76. He entered the NFL with Pittsburgh and worked 13 years (1977-89) with the Steelers. Moore coached receivers from 1977-82 before assuming the role of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (1983-89). He helped lead the Steelers to victories in Super Bowl XIII (35-31 over Dallas) and Super Bowl XIV (31-19 over Rams). He moved to the Minnesota Vikings (1990-93), serving as assistant head coach/quarterbacks (1990), assistant head coach/offensive coordinator (1991) and receivers coach (1992-93). He then joined the Detroit Lions as quarterbacks coach in 1994 and was offensive coordinator from 1995-96. During that three-year span, Barry Sanders ran for nearly 5,000 yards (5.2 average). The 1995 Lions offense led the NFL in total offense (6,113 yards, 382.1 ypg.) and became the first team in NFL history to have two receivers post 100+ receptions (Herman Moore, 123-1,686, 14 TDs; Brett Perriman, 108-1,488, 9 TDs). Moore and Perriman’s 3,174 combined yards set an NFL record for the most seasonal receiving yards by a tandem. Moore was a quarterback at Iowa (1957-60). Moore earned a bachelor’s degree in history at Iowa and a master’s degree in guidance counseling at Dayton. He was born November 7, 1938, in Owatanna, Minn. He is married to the former Emily Dickerson of Charlotte, N.C. They have two children, Terry and Dan.
I actually thought of Tom Moore a couple of weeks ago and did some reading up on him: almost a lifer NFL assistant, very reserved personality (comes across, from what I've read, as a definite behind the scenes guy). Plus, he's 65, so the sand is running out on his coaching hourglass. Why, I have to ask, are you interested in the DC of the Colts??
