It also allowed him to understand the offense at a granular level—even though he can often be found grabbing any spare minute with Canales, asking a litany of questions to help him dig even deeper on quarterback play and how to coach it to the group. That understanding and willingness to learn even more moved Berco to where he’s always wanted to be; coaching in the QB room.
“I do love the quarterback position because I played it, and I think there’s just a natural connection that I can have with guys,” offers Berco with a thoughtful expression. “I have been in the O-line room, have been in the tight end room, have been in the receiver room, and I love those positions, but I think for me, working with quarterbacks has always been a passion.”
The marriage of his work ethic and passion has opened doors this past year, progressing his role as a coach and what he’s trusted with by Canales, Idzik, and Harriger.
“I’ve given him more and more as time has gone on and and trust has grown for both of us,” explains Idzik. “Trusting his knowledge of what we’re trying to accomplish, but then also me trusting him, communicating it out so that relationship—it’s taken off exactly like what we’d hoped it would have.”
Adds Canales, “I think Berco’s just, he’s made right. He’s developmentally minded, you know, he wants to be all hands on deck. He’s courageous to bring things up that may seem a little bit out of scheme and he’ll say, ‘Hey, I think we should look at this.’ He’s kind of scouring the NFL, scouring college football to see if there’s stuff that we can incorporate. So he’s doing a great job.”