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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.Oh, and I'm also in the mood for a gut laugh, so if you actually believe that Childress is a good coach, then please explain why.
If you dont think there is a coaching problem in New England:
1. Why was three no attempt to retain Pees if he did such a good job? If he gets hired by Denver or anyone, medical reasons are out of the window.
2. Why did our Director of player personnel work with WR during the season? Dont we have a WR coach aka O'Shea? And if so why was there a need for someone in personnel to do double duty? Why dont other teams do that? Could it be that O'Shea doesnt have enough experience?
3. Who was the official OC of this team this year? And if O'brien do you think he can do both QB coach and OC? And if the answer to that is yes why dont other teams pull double duties as we do here in NE.
Since we are into questions
If you dont think there is a coaching problem in New England:
1. Why was three no attempt to retain Pees if he did such a good job? If he gets hired by Denver or anyone, medical reasons are out of the window.
2. Why did our Director of player personnel work with WR during the season? Dont we have a WR coach aka O'Shea? And if so why was there a need for someone in personnel to do double duty? Why dont other teams do that? Could it be that O'Shea doesnt have enough experience?
3. Who was the official OC of this team this year? And if O'brien do you think he can do both QB coach and OC? And if the answer to that is yes why dont other teams pull double duties as we do here in NE.
Since we are into questions
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If I were his boss, I would be pleased with his job performance.
Why are you all over "Chilly" today, Kontra?
Maybe I'm missing something... You know that there was no attempt to retain Pees?If you dont think there is a coaching problem in New England:
1. Why was three no attempt to retain Pees if he did such a good job? If he gets hired by Denver or anyone, medical reasons are out of the window.
...or at least more of a problem than the talent drop-off, then I would love for you to explain to me in detail how that Vikings are in the NFC Championship game in spite of having Brad Childress as their coach.
The question is how much of his job performance is due to him and how much of it is due to the Vikings having superior talent at almost every single position on the field? Hell, I could probably coach that team.
I challenge you to name me one position where the Vikings do not have acceptable talent on the field, on both offense and defense.
And, I'm not sure I understand the last question...
Isn't that a HCs job? To identify needs, acquire talent and ensure that it not only performs but functions together as a unit with the other players? My perception of Brad Childress is that he did a nice job as OC with the Eagles, learned a few things about team building from Reid, Lauria and Banner, went to the Vikes and has done a nice job taking a post-Culpepper mess and four years later playing for the NFC Championship with a gradual uptick in team success along the way.
My assumption is that he is a good Xs and Os guy b/c he worked for Reid but I don't know for sure.
I think their safeties are marginal but thats nit-picky. They are loaded everywhere. There is no denying that.
Why are you digging at Brad Childress? I mean, I don't really like the guy much, but to take a team from 6-10 to 12-4 and the NFCCG is pretty damn good. His talent is performing and winning. What else is there to criticize?
Do I think there was a coaching problem in NE? Yes, but one of inexperience rather than talent.If you dont think there is a coaching problem in New England:
Sometimes change is needed just for the new perspective to keep from getting stale - and it can come from either or both sides.1. Why was three no attempt to retain Pees if he did such a good job? If he gets hired by Denver or anyone, medical reasons are out of the window.
O'Shea is a young coach who has primarily worked Special Teams in the NFL, though he did have some receivers experience at the college level. He was new to the NE offense - a pass first offense - and it only made sense to use a veteran WR coach from the personnel department to help him make the transition. Personnel development 101 in this case, no mystery.2. Why did our Director of player personnel work with WR during the season? Dont we have a WR coach aka O'Shea? And if so why was there a need for someone in personnel to do double duty? Why dont other teams do that? Could it be that O'Shea doesnt have enough experience?
Bill Belichick.3. Who was the official OC of this team this year?
Seems like, as long as his veteran/youth mix at QB isn't too heavy towards youth.And if O'brien do you think he can do both QB coach and OC?
If you look around the league you'll find a number of two-hatted position and coordinator posts, and some head coaches carrying coordinator or position duties. In this case Billy was OC-in-training and Quaterback coach, and he had himself, O'Shea, and Waldron as first time position coaches - there was going to be a growth process there. Perhaps with a healthy Tommy Brady and Randy Moss things would have gone smoother... :confused2:And if the answer to that is yes why dont other teams pull double duties as we do here in NE.
Actually, Spielman is the one that's credited for the drafting there.
And yes, I'm digging at Childress. He's not a very good coach and there has been proof of that over the years. He's simply inherited a loaded team. And, despite his rocky relationship with Favre to boot, his team is in the NFCCG precisely because of superior talent.
In a way, this is a similar argument to the old, "The secondary isn't bad because the pass rush stinks," one.
In reality, a good pass rush can make up for deficiencies in the secondary, but at the same time a great secondary can give the pass rush more time. Everything is symbiotic on a football team, including the impact of talent vs. the coaching staff.
They had talent when he got there, but weren't loaded when they were 6-10. They've spent some money on FAs for sure and getting AP didn't hurt. But the players play for him and he just got a $5m a year extension so clearly Zygi thinks hes doing a good job.
...or at least more of a problem than the talent drop-off, then I would love for you to explain to me in detail how that Vikings are in the NFC Championship game in spite of having Brad Childress as their coach.