love that you pretty much agree with every point
AGREED! I myself am a big proponent of the"position blockability" method. When the player on the OL hits the guy on the DL, quarterbacks are protected, and the RB doesn't get hit two yards in the backfield. You know, fantasy land.
Yeah, I would definitely look for guys who specialized in a position for starters and a few developmental guys.. having one multi positional guy as a backup for gameday emergencies is a great plan, but not everyone
Imma hoping both those this weekend. Not sure what order, tho.love that you pretty much agree with every point
Been day drinking today….shouldn’t be posting
But had I not I wouldn’t have got to the last paragraph advice section
“Go fishing, get laid.,.” Actually great advice!!! Imma roll with that and say your best take ever!!!
Thanks
The reason I do think it is bullshit is because the coach has to have his own personality anyway, and do things his way. If he comes in and tries to be the guy he was working for, it isn't gonna work. That's why the Belechick guys haven't done well. They are trying to be him without the credibility, and it goes to ****. Cowher came from Shottenheimer, but they sure as hell were different guys. That's why it worked.
I agree with that 100%, but it still says that Belicheck is a good enough coach that people want coaches that worked under him. As far as i can tell people do not even seek out Tomlin's coaches for moving up the ranks. I guess my whole point is that if he was really regarded as a good coach then we would be hearing every year how teams want to talk to this coach and so on, yet we never seem to hear about that happening at all. So is it cause nobody wants a coach that worked under Tomlin cause they aren't impressed with Tomlin's body of work, or is it cause Tomlin hires terrible coaches to begin with? Regardless of what the reasoning is, one thing is clear. Nobody wants our coaches ever.
There is also option 3. Tomlin hires mostly veteran coaches who are not the young, up and coming names that other teams look to hire. This works both for and against him. It works for him in that he has coaches that have enough experience where they "should" be able to pass that on to the players (hasn't worked on the OL, but then again, the guy after Munch was a kid with little experience and last year's guy had little to no NFL experience). It works against him in that those young, hungry coaches bring fresh ideas.
I do question some of Tomlin's coaching hires. I think you have a very valid point there.
This might be the best staff he has had since 07… but the oline coach is often considered the third most important assistant on the staff, after the dc and oc… and the jury is out on him
Indeed
I would fight to the death for my bacon…
Andre Dillard just broke his forearm in practice....so I guess the smoke cleared out on this from happening.
That is some really bad luck there… maybe a free agent pickup in the off-season now?
Could it be that colleges also teach a different, more passive technique and therefore players coming into the NFL know no other way to play the position? Are some college teams who are regarded as having "pro-style" offenses getting away with teaching the techniques that Meyer teaches?
"Maulers" like Faneca and Chris Kemoeatu could be things of the past. And speaking of Faneca.... when was the last time we ran a toss sweep with a pulling guard? Maybe I'm stuck in antiquity and haven't realized that play is long-gone from playbooks. Shoot, I'm still looking for a wishbone formation every now & then.
Could we stash Bush’s game check in say the opposing RB or QBs pocket under this same sort of plan?
