"When Ron Rivera took over as the head coach of the Washington Commanders in 2020, he brought long-time assistant Pete Hoener along with him to coach the tight ends. Hoener got an excellent year out of Logan Thomas. The following season, a promising young tight end named John Bates was ushered into the league. But Hoener was nearing 70 years old and ready for retirement."
"Tight end coaches typically have backgrounds either in coaching offensive lines or wide receivers. Despite his youth, Raih offered both. The former college quarterback had served as both a line coach and a receivers coach with the Green Bay Packers for five years before joining Kingsbury in Arizona. Raih even held the title of offensive perimeter coach for one season - something I have never seen before."
"With a couple of exceptions, Dan Quinn cleaned house when he came to town in 2024. While Adam Peters radically reshaped the on-field roster, the head coach assembled a new staff on the sidelines. One of the changes was hiring Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive analyst David Raih to assume the role of tight ends coach."
Ron Rivera hired Pete Hoener as tight ends coach in 2020 and Hoener produced a strong season from Logan Thomas and oversaw rookie John Bates. Hoener retired near age 70, and Rivera subsequently tried Juan Castillo and Todd Storm with limited success, prompting the organization to remove the head coach from that decision. Dan Quinn overhauled the staff in 2024 while Adam Peters rebuilt the roster. Quinn hired David Raih from the Buccaneers as tight ends coach. Raih brings experience as a college quarterback, line coach, receivers coach, and one-season offensive perimeter coach, and he helped Zach Ertz return to form.
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