Vrabel's Staff Discussion Thread (Discuss related news here)

[Zuma]

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

@Sam Bam Cunningham there you go, is this some news you waited for?

 

[PWRxWLF]

Zo has jumped off the Josh McDaniels bandwagon too. Another indicator.

NOOooOoooOoo. And so it goes. Another dream has died. Oh well. IVIT. Time to prepare for another 1st year signal caller to learn as the season progresses. Hopefully the new one does better than the last.

 

[RobertWeathers]

 

[Love The Drake]

Love it well deserved, he could coach here for 10 seasons.

 

[signbabybrady]

He was OK. He needs to pick a better KR though.

 

[Zuma]

He was OK. He needs to pick a better KR though.

He’s a good coach. Compared to the other coordinators we just had…he was great.

 

[Grogan14]

@Sam Bam Cunningham there you go, is this some news you waited for?

Not exactly. Lets talk OC and DC!
Throw us some bones MV

 

[patsfanfromoversea]

Not exactly. Lets talk OC and DC!
Throw us some bones MV

 

[manxman2601]

Another potential DC pick off the table:

 

[bakes781]

Ben Johnson HC of Da Bears per Schefty

 

[Huckleberry1]

This is more about responding to the comment you agreed with,

There have always been 2 schools of thought about the pros and cons of being in play flexible or the benefits of specific route running.
In other words, there are those who believe that instead of making a play so complicated and hoping both the QB and receiver are on the same page, and those who believe that if the QB and receiver run the exact route over and over again, the execution of the play is more likely to be more consistent. Take Johnny Unitas and Ray Berry. every time the Colts needed a first down throw, they'd throw that 12 yard out to Berry. Everyone knew they were going to do it, but their execution was SO precise that they completed most of the time anyway. Maybe we would get more out of our WR's if they always knew exactly where they were going. They might run their routes quicker and more assurance if they mostly knew where they were going at the snap of the ball, instead of having to read the post-snap defense and figure out where he's supposed to go, on the fly.

Tony Dungy consistent success with his Tampa 2 alignment believing that the more times his players saw the game from the same position the better they would be able to defend it,

I'm not saying one way is better than the other but consistent repetition is a good way to get better. Seems like every year teams go more and more to the "muddle" alignment for the front 7 and it's been very effective across the league. (BTW another BB innovation)
Personally, I believe, because Mayo and most of his WR's are so young, might be better off not using a lot of option route schemes and concentrate on his execution and accuracy in the short term and THEN go to the options stuff once he "knows more of the answers to the test"

For me Ken it’s more about getting Drake Maye in a system, and let him master it. Receivers will come and go, but you want him to always know what he’s doing and what should be done in every situation. I think people get too fixated on the coming season, my fixation is on building for long term success. And the best way to do that is to have a QB who has mastered their offensive system.

 

[upstater1]

He’s a good coach. Compared to the other coordinators we just had…he was great.

I remain a skeptic. His STs ranked last for a couple years at his prior stops. We were literally picking from the bottom of the barrel.

 

[Ross12]

Ben Johnson HC of Da Bears per Schefty

That was very clearly already negotiated and worked out in order to be finalized today, before they had even had an in-person interview.

Makes you wonder if that impacted how they played this weekend.

 

[Ross12]

I remain a skeptic. His STs ranked last for a couple years at his prior stops. We were literally picking from the bottom of the barrel.

He wasn't in charge of any of those units. This was his first time being the Special Teams Coordinator and it turned out pretty good. He turned around a terrible special teams unit (2023) into a pretty solid one (2024) with largely similar personnel, even despite having to deal with the new kickoff rules.

 

[DaBruinz]

Perhaps Brian Hartline fits what you're looking for?

I don't remember if he was on my list. I'd have to go back to the posts from last year.

 

[DaBruinz]

This poster posted this a week ago
I just think he throws **** against the wall

Please no.

 

[Love The Drake]

Please no.

This has already been debunked

 

[bakes781]

Lions were decimated on D.

Bears still have no OL so they still have some work to do.

 

[bakes781]

Please no.

My favorite for DC still stands ....

Terrell Williams