Terry Robiskie

Biography

Terry Robiskie’s commanding presence and impressive coaching techniques were on full display in his first year in Atlanta. This 28-year coaching veteran had a profound influence on the Falcons wide receiving core in 2008.

Robiskie’s receivers helped the offense set a team record for net yards gained with 5,779 on the heels of their 3,336 net yards passing output. But his group also aided the ground game with their solid blocking down the field for Falcons runners (2,443 yards rushing, 152.7 average per game) as Michael Turner earned his first Pro Bowl nod with 1,699 yards rushing.

With Robiskie’s help, Roddy White emerged as one of the NFL’s most dangerous receivers while fellow partner Michael Jenkins improved his game exponentially each week. White earned his first Pro Bowl invitation by breaking the Falcons’ single-season receiving yardage record that stood since 1981 (Alfred Jenkins) with 1,382 yards. In the process, he became the first receiver in team history to post back-to-back 1,200-plus yard seasons. White also set career-bests in receptions with 88 and 100-yard games with seven while adding seven touchdowns under the persistent tutelage of Robiskie. He also led the NFL in the all-important category of third down receiving yards (516) while finishing second in the League in third down catches (29).

Jenkins turned into more of a reliable target for rookie quarterback Matt Ryan in his fifth season in Atlanta. “Jenks” averaged a career-high 15.5 yards per catch on a personal-best 777 receiving yards with 50 catches (second-highest total in a season). Robiskie’s coaching also improved the play of rookie Harry Douglas, who chipped in with 23 receptions for 320 yards.

Robiskie’s lengthy resume includes stints as Offensive Coordinator (1989-1993 and 2004) and Interim Head Coach on two occasions (2000 and 2004) during his time in the NFL. Prior to coming to Atlanta, Robiskie served as the Wide Receivers Coach with the Miami Dolphins.

Prior to his tenure in Miami, Robiskie spent six seasons with the Cleveland Browns where he served in three different roles. In 2001 he joined the Browns as the team’s Wide Receivers Coach and guided Kevin Johnson to a 1,000-yard campaign, which included nine touchdowns. In 2004, he was promoted to Offensive Coordinator and went on to serve as Cleveland’s Interim Head Coach for the final five games of the season. He earned a victory in a 22-14 decision in the season finale on January 2, 2005 against the Houston Texans. Robiskie oversaw Browns wide receivers in his final two seasons with the team from 2005-06. Wide receiver Antonio Bryant logged 1,009 yards and four touchdowns on 69 receptions in 2005 which was his most productive season in his career. In 2006, second-year wide receiver Braylon Edwards nearly doubled his receiving totals from his rookie season as he caught 61 passes for 884 yards. His six touchdowns also doubled his total from 2005.

From 1994-2000, Robiskie served as the Wide Receivers Coach (1994-98) and Passing Game Coordinator (1999-2000) for the Washington Redskins. He was also named Washington’s Interim Head Coach for the final three games of the 2000 season, earning his first NFL victory as a Head Coach in a 20-3 outcome in the season finale against Arizona. In Robiskie’s seven years with the Redskins, there were five different individual 1,000-yard receiving seasons, including one each by Michael Westbrook (1,191) and Albert Connell (1,132) in 1999. With Robiskie as the Passing Game Coordinator in 1999, Brad Johnson was voted to the NFC Pro Bowl squad as he threw for 4,005 yards, the second-highest total in franchise history.

Robiskie earned his start in the NFL with the then Los Angeles Raiders in 1982 where he coached with the team for 12 seasons. During that time, he served in a variety of roles with the Silver & Black including Assistant Special Teams Coach (1982-84), Assistant Running Backs Coach (1985-87), Tight Ends Coach (1988) and Offensive Coordinator (1989-1992). The team made seven playoff appearances, won four division titles and defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII, during Robiskie’s tenure.

A native of Edgard, La., Robiskie lettered four years as a running back at LSU. As a senior in 1976, he was named the Southeastern Conference MVP and his likeness is up on the wall of the Superdome as a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. The Raiders selected him in the eighth-round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He went on to play the next three seasons with the team (1977-79) before joining the Miami Dolphins in 1980 where he spent two years.

Robiskie and his wife, Cynthia, have three sons, Brian, Andrew and Kyle. Brian finished his senior season as a wide receiver at Ohio State (will update after he gets drafted). Andrew is in his second season as a center for the SMU Mustangs under former Falcons Head Coach and player June Jones.

• 2008-09 -- Wide Receivers // Falcons
• 2007 -- Wide Receivers // Dolphins
• 2005-06 -- Wide Receivers // Browns
• 2004 -- Interim Head Coach (final five games) // Browns
• 2004 -- Offensive Coordinator // Browns
• 2001-03 -- Wide Receivers // Browns
• 2000 -- Interim Head Coach // Redskins
• 1999-2000 -- Passing Game Coordinator // Redskins
• 1994-98 -- Wide Receivers // Redskins
• 1989-93 -- Offensive Coordinator // Raiders
• 1988 -- Tight Ends // Raiders
• 1985-87 -- Assistant Running Backs Coach // Raiders
• 1982-84 -- Assistant Special Teams // Raiders