Geep Chryst

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Geep Chryst
Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Pro scout
Personal information
Born: (1962-06-25) June 25, 1962 (age 62)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
College: Princeton (B.A.)
Wisconsin (M.A.)
Career history
As a coach:
Coaching stats at PFR

George Patrick "Geep" Chryst (born June 25, 1962) is an American football coach and scout. He is currently a pro scout for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). [1] Previously he served as the tight ends coach and offensive coordinator for the California Golden Bears. Chryst has 25 years of NFL coaching experience, working as an offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and tight ends coach. In 13 of the 25 seasons coaching in the NFL his offense ranked in the Top Ten in either Rushing, Passing or Points Scored. [2]

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When in San Francisco from 2011-2014 he coached Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick. The 49ers won 54 games in that span and both quarterbacks set career records for passer rating in 2012 when Kaepernick took over for Smith Week 11 in a MNF win over the Bears. Neither QB had enough throws to qualify for the league rating title but Smith (104.3 rating) would have finished 3rd and Kaepernick (98.3 rating) would have been 7th. No NFL team has had two quarterbacks finish in the Top 10 the same season.

Chryst worked as San Francisco's offensive coordinator in 2015 when Blaine Gabbert replaced Kaepernick Week 9. Kaepernick had played well in games early but struggled in losses to division foes Arizona, Seattle and St. Louis. Gabbert went on that year to lead the NFL in Red Zone Passing (120.5).

He also has NFL experience with Denver (2017-18) Carolina (2006–10), Arizona (2001–03, 1996–98), San Diego (1999-2000) and Chicago (1991-95).

Chryst is credited with developing the original Draft Value Chart in 1993. Chicago Bears head coach Dave Wannstedt had replaced Mike Ditka and wanted a chart that would mimic the philosophy that Jimmy Johnson was implementing in Dallas, where Wannstedt was his defensive coordinator. The chart was used on draft day by a handful of teams who kept it hidden from others to create value for the trading of draft picks. Wannstedt shared the chart back to Johnson, but others made copies and it worked its way throughout the league.

In addition to his coaching and quality control duties Chryst has specialized in football analytics. He was involved in a Silicon Valley startup as a founder of Game Analytics, Inc. and has consulted both college and NFL teams on Game Management.

Early years

Chryst played football and baseball at Princeton University. Chryst earned his bachelor's degree in history from Princeton. He then went on to receive his master's degree in educational administration from Wisconsin. [3]

Coaching career

College

Chryst first became a coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in 1987. While there, he also helped at the Chicago Bears training camp. [4] In 1988, he was a coach with the Wisconsin Badgers before spending the next two years as the quarterbacks and offensive line coach of the Wyoming Cowboys. His professional coaching debut came as wide receivers/running backs coach for the Orlando Thunder of the World League in 1991. After 25 years of coaching in the NFL, Chryst joined the California Golden Bears football staff in 2021 as tight ends coach. The team finished the season winning four of the last fives games and against arch-rival Stanford set a Big Game record with 636 yards of total offense in the 41-11 win. Under his training Jake Tonges, a former walk-on, had a career year in 2021 and made the Chicago Bears 53-man roster in 2022. During the 2022 Cal season Chryst was named the offensive coordinator & play caller for the last two games of the year. The Golden Bears beat Stanford to keep the Stanford Axe and nearly upset 17th ranked UCLA the following week. In that UCLA game Cal quarterback Jack Plummer threw for four TD passes and completed 14 consecutive throws.

NFL

Chryst began his NFL coaching career with the Chicago Bears in 1991, working for five seasons as the team's director of research/quality control. In the spring of 1992, Chryst took a 15-day hiatus from the Bears to long snap in three playoff games for the Orlando Thunder. [5] Chryst then worked two different three-year stints with Arizona, coaching tight ends (1996–97) and quarterbacks (1998, 2001–03). In between Chryst's time in Arizona, he worked two seasons with the Chargers (1999-00) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Chryst helped implement the no-huddle offense in San Diego in 1999. [6]

Chryst joined the Carolina Panthers in 2006 and spent five seasons as the tight ends coach and offensive quality control coach alongside Mike McCoy. Chryst left the Panthers after the 2010 season to become the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was eventually promoted to offensive coordinator prior to the 2015 season, under head coach Jim Tomsula. During Chryst's five seasons in San Francisco, the 49ers advanced to three consecutive NFC Championship Games (2011–13) in addition to competing in Super Bowl XLVII. Chryst helped San Francisco's passing offense rank among the most efficient units in the NFL from 2011-14 while working with QBs Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick. [7]

Hub Football

Chryst works for Don Yee in his HUB Football venture as head coach. He has been with Yee, the long-time agent of Tom Brady, since the inception in 2019. This novel football enterprise has worked out over 500 players looking to sign with a professional team. These camps put the players through a series of safe drills where scouts can evaluate the skills and conditioning of the prospects. Over 30% of those attending have been offered professional contracts. His overall coaching experience allows him to work with all positions as they perform while also leading the overall pace & tempo of the camp.

Personal life

Chryst is the brother of former Wisconsin Badgers head football coach Paul Chryst and former Mid-American Conference commissioner Rick Chryst. Their father, George Chryst, was an assistant at Wisconsin and then became the head coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. His oldest son, Keller Chryst, played quarterback at the University of Tennessee. Prior to Tennessee he went 11-2 as a starter at quarterback for Stanford University (2014-17). His .846 winning percentage is the highest all-time for Stanford quarterbacks with a minimum of 10 starts. His younger son Jackson Chryst also plays QB, being named High School Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle in 2018. Jackson attended Oregon State where he was on the Beavers 2019-2020 teams, before transferring in 2021 to play quarterback at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater.

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  2. ↑ https://www.hubfootball.com/about/hub-coaching-staff/ [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ "Geep Chryst". San Francisco 49ers. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Q&A with 49ers quarterback coach Geep Chryst". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
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