Mike Tice Michael Peter Tice ( born February 2 , 1959 ) is the offensive line coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League . He was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2002 to 2005 . He was also the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears . Playing career . Tice attended the University of Maryland , College Park where he played quarterback . He played tight end in the National Football League from 1981 to 1995 with the Seattle Seahawks , Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings . Coaching career . Minnesota Vikings . Immediately after his retirement , Tice joined the Vikings ' coaching staff , serving first as tight ends coach ( 1996 ) and offensive line coach ( 1997 – 2001 ) . Tice took over head coaching duties on an interim basis for the final game of the 2001 season , replacing Dennis Green . On January 10 , 2002 , Tice was officially named the 6th head coach in franchise history . ( Bud Grant having been both 2nd and 4th . ) He was also the first former Viking player to assume the role . In 2002 , the Vikings led the NFL in rushing for the first time in team history , and in 2003 , they led the league in total offense for the first time . A season later , the Vikings broke team records with 6 , 339 total yards and 4 , 754 passing yards and scored 50 touchdowns . In March 2005 , the NFL began to investigate Tice for organizing and profiting from a Super Bowl ticket scalping operation within the Vikings organization . He later admitted that these charges were true and the NFL fined him $ 100 , 000 on June 30 , 2005 . At the time it was the largest fine ever handed down to a head coach in NFL history . Tice ' s contract with the Minnesota Vikings was allowed to expire after the last game of the 2005 season on January 1 , 2006 . The Vikings had just defeated the Chicago Bears , but a loss to the Baltimore Ravens eliminated the Vikings from playoff contention and effectively sealed Tice ' s fate . This was a twist of fate , as Tice ' s first game as a head coach came against the Baltimore Ravens in 2001 , when Spergon Wynn quarterbacked the team to a 19 - 3 loss . During his tenure of more than four years as the Vikings head coach , he had a regular season record of 32 - 33 - 0 , while going 1 - 1 in the playoffs . Also during his tenure , the Vikings recorded an NFL record for the most consecutive games with over 300 yards of offense with 36 . Jacksonville Jaguars . Tice was hired as Assistant Head Coach / Offense of Jacksonville by Jack Del Rio , another former Viking . Chicago Bears . On January 15 , 2010 , Tice was hired as Offensive Line coach for the Chicago Bears . On October 3 , 2010 his offensive line allowed 9 sacks in one half to the New York Giants . On September 17 , 2010 , against the Cowboys , his line only gave up one sack and held DeMarcus Ware , one of the leading sackers since he came into the NFL , sackless . On January 6 , 2012 , the Bears promoted Tice to offensive coordinator , filling the void left by the resignation of Mike Martz . On January 16 , 2013 the Bears hired Marc Trestman to be the Bears new head coach after Lovie Smith was fired . It was also announced that the Bears had hired Aaron Kromer to replace Tice as Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach . Tice was dismissed by the Bears on January 17 , 2013 . Atlanta Falcons . Tice was hired to be the Atlanta Falcons offensive line coach in January 2014 . Personal life . Mike Tice is the older brother of John Tice , also a former tight end at the University of Maryland , who played ten seasons in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints . John was an assistant coach for the Vikings in Mike ' s tenure . His son , Nate , was a quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers . During Mike ' s time with Seattle , his teammates referred to his eating style as " Mike Tice ' s Lunchout " in a humorous parody of the then popular video game , " Mike Tyson ' s Punch - Out ! ! " Coaching tree . NFL head coaches under whom Mike Tice has served : Assistant coaches under Tice who have become NFL head coaches : Assistant coaches under Tice who have become UFL head coaches : Assistant coaches under Tice who have become NCAA head coaches :