2009 - Trestman begins his second season at the helm of the Alouettes following one of the most exciting rookie seasons for a head coach in franchise history. His new offence saw the Als upgrade in almost every offensive category in 2008 and helped quarterback Anthony Calvillo set several personal and team records. Two players on offence – Calvillo and guard Scott Flory – were named league MVPs with Calvillo winning the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player award and Flory being tapped as the league’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman.
He began his coaching career in 1981 for the University of Miami while attending law school. In 1983, after passing the Florida Bar exam, he was named the Hurricanes’ quarterbacks coach. Miami won the National Championship that year, defeating Nebraska 31-30 in an Orange Bowl game that went down as one of college football’s greatest. Redshirt freshman quarterback Bernie Kosar threw for 2,329 yards that season and was named the Orange Bowl MVP. A year later Kosar set school records for pass completions with 262, passing yards with 3,643, and 25 touchdowns.
In 1985, coach Bud Grant came out of retirement and hired Trestman to his first job in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings. Four years later, Trestman was named the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns, reuniting him with quarterback Kosar. Under the tutelage of Trestman, Kosar led the Browns to the AFC Central championship and to the AFC title game. Kosar passed for 3,533 yards and 18 touchdowns in 1989, while wide receiver Webster Slaughter set a franchise record with 1,236 receiving yards.
In January 1995, after three years away from the NFL, Trestman was hired by the then Super Bowl Champion coach, George Seifert, to become San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Seifert asked Trestman to forget everything he knew about the game and learn the “West Coast” offence made famous by the 49ers, and to teach it as Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan and Bill Walsh had done before him.
In Trestman’s first season with the then defending Super Bowl champions, the 49ers were ranked first in the NFL with 457 points scored, 644 pass attempts and 4,779 passing yards. They also ranked second with 391.1 total yards per game. Legendary wide receiver Jerry Rice set an NFL record that still stands with 1,848 yards receiving on 122 catches, scoring 15 touchdowns along the way. Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young made the Pro Bowl after throwing for 3,200 yards and 20 touchdowns.
In 1996, the San Francisco offence finished second in passing and sixth overall. The 49ers won 12 regular season games and Young once again had a Pro Bowl season, leading the league in passing efficiency. Rice had 108 catches en route to yet another trip to Hawaii as well.
Bobby Ross hired Trestman to be the Detroit Lions quarterbacks coach in 1997. With Scott Mitchell at quarterback, the Lions passed for 3,484 yards that season, good for second most in team history. Tailback Barry Sanders rushed for 2,053 yards, the third highest total in NFL history.
In 1998, Trestman left the Lions for the Arizona Cardinals to become their offensive coordinator. The Cardinals, who had averaged five wins a year the previous decade, won nine games and scored 325 points in 1998. Quarterback Jake Plummer passed for 3,737 yards and the Cardinals made the playoffs for the first time since 1982, winning their first postseason game in 51 years.
In 2001, Jon Gruden brought Trestman back to California, to become the Oakland Raiders’ senior offensive assistant. Gruden left for Tampa Bay in 2002, and the Raiders’ new head man, Bill Callahan, promoted Trestman to offensive coordinator.
The 2002 Raiders led the NFL in total offence with 389.8 yards per game and
279.7 passing yards per encounter. Quarterback Rich Gannon completed 418 out of 618 pass attempts (67.6 per cent). Gannon had 10 games of 300 or more passing yards, and at one point completed 21 consecutive passes in a game. The Raiders became the first team in league history to win a game when throwing more than 60 passes (65 versus Pittsburgh) and running 60 times (60 carries versus Kansas City). That year, the Raiders had three players with more than 90 catches – Rice (106), Charlie Garner (108) and Tim Brown (94).
With the Raiders’ first Super Bowl appearance in 20 years, Trestman had then been a coordinator with four different playoff teams in his first season with each club. The Raiders led the league with 450 points that season, outscoring their opponents by 144 points.
Trestman left the NFL in 2004 to move his family to Raleigh, NC, to become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina State University. Back in college football for the first time since 1984, Trestman contributed to a Wolfpack squad that won five of its last six games. NC State secured a spot in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, in which it defeated South Florida.
At the conclusion of the 2006 season, Chuck Amato and his staff were let go at North Carolina State. Trestman decided to remain in Raleigh for the year, where he made numerous appearances on the NFL Network, NFL Radio, and many other media outlets across United States. In 2007, he was a guest coach at the Montreal Alouettes’ training camp. He also has spent time teaching at football clinics, working out quarterbacks, speaking to businesses, and spending quality time with family.
the info on trestman. if all the big names say no.
As well shannon sharpe said if your team is not committed to a super bowl, than there is no point in bringing in shanahan. i wouldn't mind bringing in trestman as the offensive coordinator under shanahan.
http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/marc-trestman
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