Dennis Gile

Dennis Gile
No. 17
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1981-02-17) February 17, 1981
Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Phoenix (AZ) Cortez
College: Central Missouri
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.: 11 / 25
Passing yards: 141
TD-INT: 2-3
QB Rating: 42.67
Rushing TDs: 1
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Dennis "Joseph" Gile (born February 17, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Central Missouri State University. He was also a member of the New England Patriots, Green Bay Blizzard, Arizona Rattlers, Utah Blaze and Odessa Roughnecks. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, he is considered a top quarterback coach and runs his own training academy.[1]

Early years

Dennis is a native of Arizona where he was a First Team All-Arizona quarterback for Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]

College career

Gile was a two-year starter for the Central Missouri Mules from 2001 to 2002 and compiled outstanding numbers for the Mules program. During those two seasons, Gile recorded career totals of 4,741 passing yards and 40 touchdowns. He also rushed for 285 yards and three touchdowns. He was a First Team All-Conference quarterback. He broke the national passing efficiency record with a rating of 214.0. He led Central Missouri State to their best combined record in the program’s history at 20-4.[1][2]

Professional career

Gile was signed by the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) in 2003 after going undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft. He was released by the Patriots during training camp.[1] He played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2 in 2004.[3] Gile played for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2004 to 2005.[1] He signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL) on January 9, 2006.[4] He was signed by the AFL's Utah Blaze on April 5, 2006. Gile was released by the Blaze on April 10, 2006.[5] He played for the Odessa Roughnecks from 2008 to 2009.[2][6] He threw for 2,027 yards and 41 touchdowns while also recording six rushing touchdowns in 2008. He also led the Roughnecks to a 7-7 regular season record and a playoff victory over the Frisco Thunder. Gile was named to the 2008 IFL All-Star Team.[2]

Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy

In 2007, Gile established the "Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy" which is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona.[7]

Gile has trained Ryan Kelley, a four-start quarterback recruit, for years in Arizona. Kelley is currently committed to the University of Oregon. The Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy has worked with Kyle Allen, Blake Barnett, and Luke Rubenzer. Gile has also worked with pros such as Colin Kaepernick, Tom Brady, Tim Tebow, Brett Hundley, Christian Ponder and Tyrod Taylor.[1][8][9] He also helped to get offers for Kyle Allen from Texas A&M University.

In 2015, Gile worked with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for a ten-week offseason session in Arizona. Kaepernick spent five days a week, beginning January 12, working out, watching film and fine-tuning his mechanics. This was the first time in his NFL career where he sought the assistance of independent coaches during the NFL offseason. Every weekday for 10 weeks, he conditioned and lifted weights at the EXOS training facility in Phoenix from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Then, he would spend time in the film room, work on his mechanics and throw passes until 1 p.m. He worked with 49ers wide receivers Quinton Patton and Bruce Ellington, as well as players from other NFL teams, including Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry, Ricardo Lockette and Darrius Heyward-Bey. Top 2015 draft prospects Kevin White, Dorial Green-Beckham and Jaelen Strong also regularly attended the workouts.[10] Gile also worked with former Super Bowl champion, Kurt Warner, while working with Kaepernick.[11]

Gile also spent time fine tuning Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor during the NFL offseason.[12]

2016 season

During the 2016 spring break QB training session in Scottsdale, Arizona; Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire, who previously trained with Gile, will likely be joined by Deondre Francois (Florida State University), Brandon Harris (LSU) and Manny Wilkins (Arizona State University). When Malik Zaire threw in January 2016, he did it with Kyle Allen (University of Houston), Darrell Garretson (Oregon State University) and Connor Brewer (University of Virginia) while training with receivers Christian Kirk (Texas A&M University), Speedy Noil (Texas A&M University) and Emmanuel Butler (Northern Arizona University). For Zaire, the January 2016 winter session ran a week-plus with sessions going about six hours a day. A typical day started with throwing sessions, followed by lifting or speed work. Gile performed quarterback drill mechanics, repeating the throwing motion with Zaire’s upper body while making sure he got proper drive with his lower body. They also worked on mobility within the pocket, making sure Zaire didn’t close his stance or lose balance while moving laterally. “You want to make it as close as you can to Tom Brady because he’s the best in the world,” Gile said. “Good footwork works in every offensive scheme. I just try to make their feet as good as possible.” After breaking for lunch, Zaire locked into an Axon Sports virtual reality simulator that is based in one of Gile's facility. No other private quarterback coach has this Axon Sports simulator other than the Dennis Gile Quarterback Academy. “We could see everything from the quarterback’s viewpoint, what the defense is doing, blitzes, coverage adjustments pre-snap, post-snap, all on a 70-inch screen,” Gile said. “Then we’d go over film and talk about the game from a graduate level standpoint.” Gile believed Zaire was 75-to-80 percent healthy during the winter workouts. For Dennis Gile, who also trained one-time Notre Dame verbal commitment Blake Barnett (Alabama), there’s already a favorite in the next Irish quarterback competition.[13]

Zaire stayed at his father's home during winter break after Notre Dame's Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State and worked out with Gile.[14]

Gile had two sessions with Bush when he talked to The World-Herald. He'd work Bush through some chalkboard/classroom sessions Tuesday night, but Bush told him that he'd done well on playbook quizzes at Nebraska. Bush is throwing alongside a number of starting Division I quarterbacks — including Notre Dame's Malik Zaire, Texas A&M's Trevor Knight, Houston's Kyle Allen and UCLA's Josh Rosen — and doing well.

"He might have thrown the best post patterns out of anyone," said Gile, who was contacted by Bush's dad to work with the Atlanta native. "He figured out a few things. He threw some balls today that would have blown some people's mind. He didn't start out that way, but he was getting it. The biggest thing is how coachable a kid he is." Bush [15]

Gile works with the Arizona State University football quarterbacks during their school breaks in Scottsdale Arizona. College trainings are five days long and is very intense as Gile usually has 7 other elite college quarterbacks compete with one another and train with one another. Early in 2016 fall camp Bryce Perkins (ASU) showed off an improved throwing mechanic, which he told SunDevilSource.com was the result of working with local Arizona quarterback coach Dennis Gile during the summer. [16]

Bush went to work with private quarterbacks coach Dennis Gile over the summer.

“The talent level is there — his ceiling is super high,” said Gile, who played college football and spent two years in the Canadian Football League. “I’m not trying to create somebody who’s not a quarterback. I’m just trying to help someone be a better quarterback. No question, he’s a Division I starting quarterback at a high, high level. It’s everything. He has all the intangibles to play the position.” [17]

Personal life

Gile races sprint cars in the USAC Southwest Sprint Cars championships.

In November 2015, Momentous Entertainment Group signed a talent agreement with Gile to appear in two reality TV series made by Momentous. He will appear in a Bobby Earnhardt TV series tentatively titled Chasing a Legend: The Racing Life of Bobby Earnhardt, and star in his own reality series.[18]

In April 2016, Momentous Entertainment Group began filming for its reality TV series "The Quarterback Academy".[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Meet The Quarterback Academy Coaches". qbacademy.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Roughnecks Re-Acquire QB Dennis Gile & Unveil". oursportscentral.com. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Green Bay Blizzard Player Alumni : Dennis Gile". greenbayblizzard.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tommy Jones to join Gile & Roughnecks". oursportscentral.com. June 19, 2008. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Quarterback Academy". qbacademy.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ Hopkins, Justin (November 12, 2015). "The Golden Arm of Ryan Kelley". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Farmer, Sam (June 12, 2013). "Coach says Tim Tebow's throwing motion has improved significantly". latimes.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Maiocco, Matt (March 22, 2015). "Coach: Kaepernick became more consistent, efficient". csnbayarea.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ McCauley, Janie (January 7, 2015). "Kaepernick to work with Kurt Warner, other QB coaches". sports.yahoo.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ Fucillo, David (March 25, 2015). "QB coach Dennis Gile talks about work he did with Colin Kaepernick". ninersnation.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ Samoson, Pete (February 24, 2016). "Malik Zaire works for off-season edge". scout.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ Fortuna, Matt. "Notre Dame QB race: Malik Zaire taking familiar approach to job". espn.go.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/private-qb-coach-on-aj-bush-the-talent-level-is/article_8df7c566-22b7-11e6-94ea-1fdc6a00ded1.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ http://www.scout.com/college/arizona-state/story/1694300-asu-qb-bryce-perkins-considering-transfer. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ http://www.nptelegraph.com/sports/husker_sports/quarterback-bush-decides-to-transfer-from-huskers/article_c39f88a0-6661-11e6-bfaa-a3d0fec115e9.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ "Momentous Entertainment Group Signs Talent Agreement With Dennis Gile to Appear in Two Upcoming Reality TV Series Produced by Momentous". marketwired.com. November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Momentous Entertainment Group Begins Initial Filming for Its Upcoming Reality TV Series "The Quarterback Academy"". investorshub.advfn.com. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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