Pat Morris
Former Offensive Line Coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On January 22, 2011, the Buccaneers hired former Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach Pat Morris, a 14-year NFL coaching veteran with strong ties to Bucs offensive coordinator Greg Olson.
Morris was the Lions offensive line coach in 2004-05 under head coach Steve Mariucci when Olson served as quarterbacks coach and later offensive coordinator. He also worked for the San Francisco 49ers as an assistant when Olson was the quarterbacks coach.
Morris has directed the league's No. 1 rushing attack three times during his career (1998-99, '07) and ranked in the NFL's top 10 on eight occasions.
In 2008, the Minnesota Vikings strong rushing attack was responsible for a 10-6 record and NFC North title. Running back Adrian Peterson set a club record by leading the league with 1,760 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. In '07, the Vikings had the league's top running attack with a team-record 2,634 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns.
Morris coached seven seasons (1997-03) with the 49ers, as tight ends/assistant offensive line coach from 1997-98 and the offensive line coach from 1999-2003. During that period, the 49ers had the second-highest rushing total in the NFL, averaging 135.5 yards per game over the seven-year span and sending four offensive linemen to the Pro Bowl.