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 Coach Maser Photo Gallery
Mike Maser was named the Dolphins’ offensive line coach on January 18, 2008. He comes to the team with 35 years of coaching experience, including 13 as an offensive line coach in the National Football League. Most recently Maser held the same post with the Carolina Panthers from 2003-06. During that span, the Panthers compiled a regular season record of 37-27 and made two trips to the NFC Championship Game - in 2003 and 2005 - and appeared in Super Bowl XXXVII. Under Maser, the Panthers’ offensive line consistently ranked among the league’s best. During Maser’s tenure with the team, tackle Jordan Gross was an all-rookie selection in 2003 while guard Mike Wahle was chosen to the Pro Bowl in 2005. The Panthers’ offensive line allowed only 119 sacks under Maser, which represents the sixth-best figure in the NFL and was second among NFC clubs during that four-year span. In 2003, Carolina rushed for 2,091 yards and allowed only 26 sacks, still the best figures in franchise history in their respective categories. Prior to joining the Panthers, Maser held the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1994-2002, having joined the expansion franchise one year prior to its inaugural season of 1995. While there, the club reached the AFC Championship Game in just its second year of existence – one which began a stretch of four straight winning seasons, including a pair of AFC Central Division titles. In Jacksonville, Maser led an offensive line that continually helped the team’s running game to rank among the best in the NFL. The team ran for more than 2,000 yards in four of Maser’s final five seasons with the club, including a then-franchise record 2,102 yards in 1998, a mark that stood until the 2006 campaign. The 2,091 rushing yards the Jaguars amassed in 1999 was the second-best mark in the league that season, and the Jaguars were the only NFL franchise to top the 2,000-yard rushing barrier each season from 1998-2000. Maser’s offensive lines also demonstrated a knack for helping ball carriers find the end zone, as the Jaguars’ 107 rushing touchdowns from 1997-2002 led the league. With the Jaguars, Maser developed left tackle Tony Boselli, who was selected to the Pro Bowl every season from 1996-2000 and was joined there in 1999 by right tackle Leon Searcy. In addition, Maser tutored three players who became all-rookie selections in center Michael Cheever (1996), guard Brad Meester (2000) and tackle Maurice Williams (2001). Before joining the NFL coaching ranks, Maser spent 22 seasons at the collegiate level, including the final 13 as offensive line coach at Boston College (1981-93), during which time he worked under both Jack Bicknell (1981-90) and Tom Coughlin (1991-93). While at the Chestnut Hill, Mass., school, Maser helped the Eagles reach six bowl games following a period in which the team had gone 40 years without making a bowl appearance. Maser’s offensive line protected Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie during the 1984 season when he became the first and only Heisman Trophy winner in school history. During Maser’s tenure at Boston College, 10 of his pupils along the line went on to play in the NFL. A native of Clayton, N.Y., Maser was a three-year starter at guard at the University of Buffalo (1966-68) and helped the Bulls to a record of 7-3 during his senior season before graduating with a degree in health, physical education and recreation. He earned his master’s degree in physical education from Marshall. Maser and his wife, Barbara, have three grown children. |
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