Mike Mularkey
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| Mike Mularkey | |
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| Date of birth | November 19, 1961 |
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida |
| Position(s) | Head Coach Tight end |
| College | Florida |
| NFL Draft | 1983 / Round 9 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Regular Season | 14-18-0 |
| Postseason | 0-0 |
| Career Record | 14-18-0 |
| Playing Stats | NFL.com |
| Coaching Stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Team(s) as a player | |
| 1983-1987 1988-1991 |
Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
1994-1995 1996-2000 2001-2003 2004-2005 2006 2007 2008-present |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Tight ends) Pittsburgh Steelers (Tight ends) (Offensive coordinator) Buffalo Bills (Head coach) Miami Dolphins (Offensive coordinator) (Tight ends) Atlanta Falcons (Offensive coordinator) |
Michael Rene Mularkey (born November 19, 1961 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. He is a former Buffalo Bills head coach, offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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[edit] Playing career
Mularkey played quarterback for Northeast High School in Oakland Park, Florida. He played collegiately as a tight end at the University of Florida.
In 1983, Mularkey was a ninth-round draft pick for the San Francisco 49ers, but was cut before appearing in game. He went on to play with the Minnesota Vikings until the conclusion of the 1988 season. In 1989, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent for the final three years of his playing career.
[edit] Career statistics
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| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yards | Y/R | TD |
| 1983 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 1985 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 13 | 196 | 15.1 | 1 |
| 1986 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 1987 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 22 | 326 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 1990 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 32 | 365 | 11.4 | 3 |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 |
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mularkey started his coaching career in 1994 as Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight ends coach, and held the position for two seasons.
[edit] Pittsburgh Steelers
Mularkey was hired as the Pittsburgh Steelers tight ends coach in 1996 and held the position until the conclusion of the 2000 season, when he replaced Kevin Gilbride as the team's offensive coordinator. He has a reputation for being an offense-oriented head coach with a penchant for trick plays. His skill for creating special packages to utilize multi-dimensional players such as Hines Ward and Antwaan Randle El earned him the nickname "Inspector Gadget"[1] . Even with his creative imagination, his philosophy of being the most physical punishing offense helped the Steelers average 10+ wins a year during his 3 years as offensive coordinator.
[edit] Buffalo Bills
In 2004, Mularkey left the Steelers and was hired by the Buffalo Bills to succeed Gregg Williams as the team's head coach. Mularkey started out his first campaign as Bills head coach with a record of 0-4. He rallied his team to a 9-7 record by the end of the season, however, sparked by a six-game winning streak during which the Bills scored more points than in any other similar stretch in franchise history.
His second season in Buffalo was far less successful. Dogged by a quarterback controversy between J.P. Losman and Kelly Holcomb and a series of defensive personnel problems, Mularkey led the team to a 5–11 finish and a sixth consecutive year out of the playoffs - the longest such active streak in the AFC. Mularkey's offensive schemes continued to be touted by then general manager Tom Donahoe, despite the lack of production; Mularkey's schemes proved to be predictable, and the Bills finished 28th in total offense.
On January 12, 2006, Mularkey resigned as head coach of the Bills, citing a disagreement in the direction of the organization, which had recently hired new management including ex-coach Marv Levy.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
On January 22, 2006, Mularkey was hired to be the Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator.[2] As the offensive coordinator under Miami's coach, Nick Saban, Mularkey had an unsuccessful season with injuries to his first string quarterback, Daunte Culpepper, and running back, Ronnie Brown. The Dolphins only scored 16.3 points per game, ranking 29th in the NFL. Following the season, it was announced Saban had resigned as Dolphins head coach and he accepted the position of head coach of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide on January 3, 2007.
Upon the hiring of former San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron as Dolphins head coach on January 19, 2007, it was announced that Mularkey would no longer serve as offensive coordinator but would remain with the team in another capacity. On March 15, 2007 it was officially announced that Cameron himself will call the offensive plays in 2007, while Mularkey will serve as tight ends coach.
On January 3rd it was anonunced that Mularkey was let go from his tight ends coach position, as were all other coaches for the Miami Dolphins.[3]
[edit] Atlanta Falcons
On January 25, 2008 it was announced that he would become the next offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Best Local Boy Made Good. New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ Ex-Bills coach Mularkey joins Dolphins. AP. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ Mularkey to return to Dolphins in 2007. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ Falcons hire Mularkey as offensive coordinator
| Preceded by Kevin Gilbride |
Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinators 2001-2003 |
Succeeded by Ken Whisenhunt |
| Preceded by Gregg Williams |
Buffalo Bills Head Coaches 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Dick Jauron |
| Preceded by Scott Linehan |
Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinators 2006 |
Succeeded by Position Vacant |
| Preceded by Hue Jackson |
Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinators 2008-present |
Succeeded by current coordinator |
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