Ray Ventrone
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Oct 15, 2026
Nate AtkinsGUEST
They wanted a more experienced coordinator.
Nate AtkinsGUEST
That's what Bubba Ventrone was to them, uh, hiring him from the Browns.
Nate AtkinsGUEST
But r- I had covered him in Indianapolis, and he really had a strong track record then.
Nate AtkinsGUEST
Uh, and they decided to go out and get two of his trusted veterans in a long snapper in Joe Cardona, a cover man in Grant Steward, and they kinda hoped that that would be enough.
Nate AtkinsGUEST
They wanted to practice it early in practice and for longer stretches.
Nate AtkinsGUEST
So their idea was just really emphasize it and tell it to everybody all the time how important that th- this space is, that it's not an over- or an afterthought.
Nate AtkinsGUEST
The issue I think that they ran into, or the mistake that they made, is that they did not follow the path that has made Bubba Ventrone successful in the past, which is when he was in Indianapolis, he got the chance to go out on his own and scout and draft specific players on D3, who ended up becoming big time athletes and, and impact players on special teams, and then grew into offensive defensive starters.
Nate AtkinsGUEST
Y- Guys like Ashton Dulin is an all-pro gunner.
Paul PerilloGUEST
So I-
Jim MurrayHOST
I thought it was Ventrone.
Jim MurrayHOST
Why, who was the Ventrone they kept showing up?
Paul PerilloGUEST
No, I think it's John Fassel is their special team.
Paul PerilloGUEST
It may, maybe I have that mis- I might be confusing another team.
Paul PerilloGUEST
I am an old.
Paul PerilloGUEST
I am an old, so, uh, I apologize if I got that wrong.
Jim MurrayHOST
It is Bubba Ventrone.
Chris SimmsHOST
Now fixable to a point to where I'm not sitting here gonna go, "Oh, I think their special teams is gonna be the best in football, and all of a sudden they're gonna make plays," but I don't think it'll be the detriment to their team, [inhales] uh, one, because of like you said, I think their team is damn good.
Chris SimmsHOST
Two, I have too much faith in, in, you know, Ventrone, their-
Kevin ClarkGUEST
Yeah
Chris SimmsHOST
... their special teams coach, and Sean McVay, that they'll get some of these situations correct.
Isaiah StanbackHOST
I'm not saying that's the only reason why they're not winning, but I'm saying it's such a huge factor for them, that they, they have to have those guys back.
Jamie ErdahlHOST
Gotta love Bubba Sparxxx, gotta love Bubba Ventrone.
Jamie ErdahlHOST
Shout out to you.
Isaiah StanbackHOST
[laughs]
Mike GarafoloCORRESPONDENT
He was in Indianapolis.
Mike GarafoloCORRESPONDENT
Bubba Ventrone, the special teams coordinator in L.A., was in Indianapolis as well.
Mike GarafoloCORRESPONDENT
They just missed each other.
Mike GarafoloCORRESPONDENT
However, there is some familiarity there.
Matt VerderameHOST
Oh, they should.
Matt VerderameHOST
They're, like, Bubba Ventrone, right?
Tucker FranklinHOST
It's Bubba Ventrone.
Tucker FranklinHOST
He was famously the off- uh, the special teams coordinator at Indianapolis.
Matt VerderameHOST
East star.
Chris SimmsHOST
Yeah.
Mike FlorioHOST
Is it gonna be Bubba Ventrone? Is it gonna be Harrison Meves? It's gonna be somebody, and it ended up being Harrison Meves.
Chris SimmsHOST
Yeah.
Chris SimmsHOST
I, I mean, not shocking.
Jeff SiembiedaHOST
Um, and, and I guess that saves your special teams coach's job for a little bit.
Jeff SiembiedaHOST
I, I guess Bobby Vent- or Bubba Ventrone.
Jeff SiembiedaHOST
Sean McVay says, "I, I've got a lot of confidence in Bubba Ventrone," cool.
Jeff SiembiedaHOST
There's not gonna be any changes made there.
Jeff SiembiedaHOST
We're gonna keep working.
Adam AbdallaHOST
The beginning of the game, you gave up a 70-yard return and gifted the Bills three extra points.
Adam AbdallaHOST
And yesterday also, Sean McVay gave the dreaded stamp of approval to their special teams coordinator, Bubba Ventrone.
Adam AbdallaHOST
And so he's a new special teams quarter.
Adam AbdallaHOST
They fired their special teams coordinator last year after week 16, after losing to the Seahawks.
Adam AbdallaHOST
But now you need to make wholesale changes.
Adam AbdallaHOST
We talked about yesterday when Anthony Heron was in with me that the There was a study done by Mike Sandoe of The Athletic of teams that put the least amount of resources into special teams.
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