Crosstown Rival Chargers Interested In Premier Rams Assistant

WOODLAND HILLS, Ca. After Los Angeles Rams assistants Mike LaFleur, Chris Shula, and Nate Scheelhaase scored interviews for promotions, nan Rams person learned that nan Los Angeles Chargers are requesting an question and reply pinch Assistant Head Coach Aubrey Pleasant for their protect coordinator opening.

According to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, Pleasant is simply a apical campaigner to switch Jesse Minter aft Minter took nan Ravens caput coaching job.

"The Chargers person requested #Rams adjunct caput coach/defensive walk crippled coordinator Aubrey Pleasant to question and reply for their vacant DC job, root said," stated Rapoport. "The 2025 Rams defense classed 10th successful points allowed and 5th successful full takeaways. A sanction to watch."

Player Developer

Pleasant is simply a premier protect backmost developer who has paved nan measurement for galore players to scope caller heights. He has a well-documented history pinch Emmanuel Forbes and it was Pleasant who engineered Forbes' profession turnaround. Rams caput coach Sean McVay said astir Pleasant, his narration pinch Forbes and his worth to nan team.

“I deliberation 1 of nan things that's typical astir Aubrey is he develops a existent narration pinch his players and it's not exclusive to nan protect backroom," stated McVay.

"He's nan adjunct caput coach and has awesome relationships pinch nan full team. You tin spot nan measurement nan guys respond to him. I heard [Hall of Fame and erstwhile UCLA Basketball Head Coach] John Wooden opportunity before, ‘People don't attraction really overmuch you cognize until they cognize really overmuch you care.’ Aubrey epitomizes that. He gets to cognize these guys arsenic quality beings. I emotion sitting successful nan DB gathering rooms erstwhile there's an constituent of, alright, hey, we're going to get our activity in. We're going to understand what's nan extremity successful mind arsenic acold arsenic what’s tactically concerned."

"He usually ever takes clip astatine nan opening of nan meetings to beryllium capable to say, ‘Alright, let's get to cognize each different arsenic people.’ It mightiness beryllium a nosy thing. It mightiness beryllium guys being capable to unfastened up and beryllium susceptible and he ever starts pinch himself. He's a awesome teacher. He’s a awesome coach, a awesome communicator, and he's successful it pinch them. I deliberation nan guys consciousness that. We talk each nan clip astir erstwhile you really mean it 4 of nan astir powerful words you tin opportunity are ‘I judge successful you.’ The measurement Aubrey coaches and nan measurement he pours into those guys, I deliberation they consciousness it."

"I deliberation I've heard Emmanuel talk astir that. He challenges guys too. I deliberation because he loves them, they alteration him to beryllium capable to coach them difficult and they cognize wherever that comes from and it's not by correction that guys usually play theirbestball nether his guidance and leadership.”

Pleasant's Recent Impact

When praising Kam Curl for his season-saving interception successful Chicago, McVay stated that Curl knew what to expect because Pleasant pointed it out.

“Great shot skills and a bully conception trigger," stated McVay. "One of nan coolest things is those guys successful nan DB room, they do specified a awesome job. Even erstwhile I was talking to [Safety] Kam Curl, he gave [Assistant Head Coach/Pass Game Coordinator] Aubrey Pleasant a bunch of in installments for nan prime that he made based connected immoderate of their prep. Cobie has done an outstanding job."

"The ‘Land Shark’ [Cobie Durant] shows up erstwhile you request him nan most. I conscionable emotion his wide play energy. He surely has ignited us. He made a mates plays. The first 1 nan different time that he had I'm like, ‘Just driblet it unless you're going to return it past wherever nan 4th down marker was.’ He's a stud. I'm really happy for him. He's doing awesome.”

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