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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Does Reese poking that job with a stick cause any weirdness for him and the Pats this season?
I think Reese is a good talent evaluator and I'm glad he's still here. He's probably also the only person at Patriot Place who can call the coach "Billy."
He had some great drafts with Tenn.--his only big mistake was Pacman, and I believe that utimately lead to his dismissal.
I'd love to keep Reese, either in his current capacity or more involved with personnel selection. He had a fairly good track record at Tennessee. If Caserio moves to OC then I could see Reese taking on an expanded role, or bringing in someone like George Kokinis or Phil Savage and keeping Reese in his current role.
Kokinis really pushed back on Mangini, didn't he... He got snookered out of the gate, curled up in the fetal position, and got blamed for all Eric's mistakes in Cleveland... Savage hung on by a thread in Cleveland for most of his time here only because RAC lacked the sack to be a HC or take control when it was offered. Floyd...is here for a reason...as was Dom Capers...rehab. Floyd had a multitude of problems in Tennessee and lost the power struggle with Fisher after they both got emasculated by their meddlesome owner.
I think Reese is a good talent evaluator and I'm glad he's still here. He's probably also the only person at Patriot Place who can call the coach "Billy."
He had some great drafts with Tenn.--his only big mistake was Pacman, and I believe that utimately lead to his dismissal.
... the Pats staff have so little experience that I wonder if they disagree with BB very often. Reese based on his experience and track record strikes me as the sort of person whose opinions BB would respect even if they weren't perfectly in line with his thinking.
Kokinis really pushed back on Mangini, didn't he... He got snookered out of the gate, curled up in the fetal position, and got blamed for all Eric's mistakes in Cleveland... Savage hung on by a thread in Cleveland for most of his time here only because RAC lacked the sack to be a HC or take control when it was offered. Floyd...is here for a reason...as was Dom Capers...rehab. Floyd had a multitude of problems in Tennessee and lost the power struggle with Fisher after they both got emasculated by their meddlesome owner.
Would not be surprised in the least if Caserio is being groomed as the heir-apparent to BB. He getting plugged in everywhere. Quality-control, coaching, scouting, front-office...all he needs is coordinator-level experience and hes a decent-enough candidate to be mentioned in the conversation of BB successors.
All of a sudden the popular new mantra is, "BB needs people around him not afraid to disagree." Can anyone give the man credit for soliciting input? My understanding is that BB highly values what his staff members bring to the table, to the point of actively seeking their opinions and feedback. Criminy.
Assessing not just the mix of players, but also coaches. At the end of the press conference, Belichick was asked about the makeup of the coaching staff and if he gets enough push-back from some of the young coaches he’s helped groom. It’s important for every coach to get challenged, which Belichick acknowledged. “Romeo [Crennel] or Charlie [Weis], they wouldn’t really be afraid at times to say ‘What are you doing? Are you serious? Really seriously considering that?’ And then there is certainly another level of coach that at that time, or at this time, they wouldn’t say that to me. I understand that. I was like that. There was a point of time where I would never say [anything], whether it was to Ted Marchibroda or Red Miller. Then there was a point in time where I would, mostly with Bill [Parcells]. … We try to have an open communication, an open forum. Some things aren’t open, it’s ‘this is the way they’re going to be.’ I think that is something, as a head coach, you have to be conscious of. And I am.”
Move Casserio to OC and he will be a HC somewhere else in a couple of years.
All of a sudden the popular new mantra is, "BB needs people around him not afraid to disagree." Can anyone give the man credit for soliciting input? My understanding is that BB highly values what his staff members bring to the table, to the point of actively seeking their opinions and feedback. Criminy.