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I have vague memories about chatter regarding Kelly, but nothing but fond recollections for Tom Quinn. Buddy hired him from San Jose State, I believe, and Quinn coached the hell out of special teams, later moving to the defensive side of the ball to coach defensive ends, I believe.

I'm not sure if Quinn left when Buddy left, but he was obviously a good coach. He landed in the NFL with the Giants, and has been their special teams coordinator for the last five years (he had one year before that as a "special assistant"  with the club).

Anyway, the Giants punting game hasn't been without fault over the years (think: Desean Jackson), but, overall, I would say they played great during the playoffs this year.

I'd post this recollection in the Tarver thread, but I suspect a top NFL special teams coordinator isn't going to come back to Stanford for a co-defensive coordinator position (I believe John Harbaugh went from special teams coordinator to HC).

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I have vague memories about chatter regarding Kelly, but nothing but fond recollections for Tom Quinn. Buddy hired him from San Jose State, I believe, and Quinn coached the hell out of special teams, later moving to the defensive side of the ball to coach defensive ends, I believe.

I'm not sure if Quinn left when Buddy left, but he was obviously a good coach. He landed in the NFL with the Giants, and has been their special teams coordinator for the last five years (he had one year before that as a "special assistant"  with the club).

Anyway, the Giants punting game hasn't been without fault over the years (think: Desean Jackson), but, overall, I would say they played great during the playoffs this year.

I'd post this recollection in the Tarver thread, but I suspect a top NFL special teams coordinator isn't going to come back to Stanford for a co-defensive coordinator position (I believe John Harbaugh went from special teams coordinator to HC).