Kromer

from https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2020/11/19/21578203/giants-coach-drama-aaron-kromer

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Aaron Kromer is in his fourth year with McVay and his second as the run game coordinator. Kromer’s first job in the NFL came under Jon Gruden with the Oakland Raiders in 2001 and in his second season, they went to the Super Bowl.

Kromer had two all-pros on his line that season in Barret Robbins and Lincoln Kennedy.

He joined Gruden in Tampa Bay in 2005 and then started off as a running backs coach for Sean Payton with the New Orleans Saints in 2008. The next year he also started to coach the offensive line and the Saints won their first ever Super Bowl. The offensive line featured three Pro Bowl players and Jahri Evans was a first team all-pro.

Kromer first got his name in the headlines in 2012 when he served as interim head coach with Joe Vitt as Payton served a suspension for “Bountygate.” He then had two years as offensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears, then two as the offensive line coach under Rex Ryan with the Buffalo Bills; Kromer helped rebuild Richie Incognito’s career with two straight Pro Bowls after missing one season for bad behavior.

Then Kromer joined McVay in 2017 and immediately took part in their turnaround from 32nd in points to first, with Andrew Whitworth make first team all-pro and players like Rodger Saffold and Rob Havenstein performing at higher levels than they had before. In 2018, Kromer took part in his third career Super Bowl as an offensive line coach.

Though 2019 tested him perhaps as much as any other season save 2012, Kromer has helped rebound the offensive line in 2020 despite not having money or draft picks to retool what they already had.

Whitworth had a good shot at all-pro this year before his torn MCL, while Austin Corbett has broken through as a right guard and Austin Blythe has experienced notable success as a starting center. Additionally, David Edwards and Joe Noteboom seem to be playing like quality starters and it will require all of Kromer’s talents to keep things steady at left tackle with Noteboom stepping in for Whitworth.

As run game coordinator, Kromer has helped LA perform better this season without Todd Gurley than they did last year with Gurley. Darrell Henderson and Malcolm Brown have been an effective tandem and the Rams are one of the most efficient running teams in the league.

He’s … been around a hell of a lot of good offensive linemen and offenses and I think he deserves a shout out on days like today for what he’s brought to each organization.