Word is that Norv wasn't willing to play nice with the Wonder Boy... didn't think Garrett was ready to call his own plays. I guess that vaulted Phillips over the top.Good hire.Big loss for the Chargers.
why?http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/PhilWa0.htmGood hire.
Phillips was the best choice out there IMOAs a Cowboys fan I am not going to say it is the pick that makes me the happiest but I am much happier with him than Rivera. It makes a lot of sense to hire someone with experience running the 3-4 considering the amount of picks made the past couple of years.
Totally agree,Bumm's son will be fired in two years.why?http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/PhilWa0.htmGood hire.
I think he's like Ray Rhodes and best suited to be a cooridinator
Great news for Frank Gore owners in fantasy football.Also good news for the 49ers. Keeping Norv.
People love to be critical with no analysis.Who should have been picked as the "Clear" choice.Marginally better than Norv. I don't see why it is necessary to keep hiring these old retreads that haven't proven they can win as a head coach (in fact they have borderline proven they can't win) when they could take a young coordinator and probably have as good (or better) chance of hitting the jackpot. Maybe he is just a one year hire with the Boys going after Cowher next year.
With a team like the Lions, I would agree that taking a chance on a young coordinator would be a better move. With this team, I think bringing in a guy that is probably the best 4-3 guy available, has HC experience, and will take the job is a far better move. It's not like he was a pathetic coach. He took mediocre talent in Denver and Buffalo to the playoffs. Has he gotten better? We don't know. Not every coordinator promoted becomes Sean Payton. More become like the Ray Handleys of the league. had tuna made his decision sooner, maybe they are choosing from a richer field, but that's not the case.when they could take a young coordinator and probably have as good (or better) chance of hitting the jackpot.
Cowboys got a little screwed in the timing of the tuna's retirement.They had to take who was left. Norv/Wade was the only real choice.People love to be critical with no analysis.Who should have been picked as the "Clear" choice.Marginally better than Norv. I don't see why it is necessary to keep hiring these old retreads that haven't proven they can win as a head coach (in fact they have borderline proven they can't win) when they could take a young coordinator and probably have as good (or better) chance of hitting the jackpot. Maybe he is just a one year hire with the Boys going after Cowher next year.
huhWith a team like the Lions, I would agree that taking a chance on a young coordinator would be a better move. With this team, I think bringing in a guy that is probably the best 4-3 guy available, has HC experience, and will take the job is a far better move. It's not like he was a pathetic coach. He took mediocre talent in Denver and Buffalo to the playoffs. Has he gotten better? We don't know. Not every coordinator promoted becomes Sean Payton. More become like the Ray Handleys of the league. had tuna made his decision sooner, maybe they are choosing from a richer field, but that's not the case.when they could take a young coordinator and probably have as good (or better) chance of hitting the jackpot.
The Bills are a HORRIBLE organization. So are the Falcons and Saints. That's like not taking a chance on somebody who formally coached the Browns. (See Patriots HC)Since he's what we are forced to live with I'll give him a chance.As a Bills fan...![]()
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Time to get down to business. Sign A. Thomas and Samuel. Superbowl here we come!!!!!!
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Russ Grimm. At least with Grimm you have a guy who's got untapped potential and who may end up being your long-term coaching solution. Phillips and Turner both have demonstrated limited potential as head coaches in multiple locations. After 2-3 years (my anticipated tenure for Turner or Phillips in Dallas) you'd be no worse off with Grimm than you'd be with those guys and you might have discovered another good, young head coach who you'd like to continue on with.People love to be critical with no analysis.Who should have been picked as the "Clear" choice.Marginally better than Norv. I don't see why it is necessary to keep hiring these old retreads that haven't proven they can win as a head coach (in fact they have borderline proven they can't win) when they could take a young coordinator and probably have as good (or better) chance of hitting the jackpot. Maybe he is just a one year hire with the Boys going after Cowher next year.
Actually, what he did in Buffalo (two double digit win season) is far more impressive than the .500 record he posted at a far better organization in Denver (with one playoff loss) with John Elway in his prime at QB.The Bills are a HORRIBLE organization. So are the Falcons and Saints. That's like not taking a chance on somebody who formally coached the Browns. (See Patriots HC)Since he's what we are forced to live with I'll give him a chance.As a Bills fan...![]()
I have no comment on Phillips, but in Norv's case I think what it is is an interesting statement on his priorities. Norv considers himself an offensive coordinator above all else. That's the responsibility that he must have. He pays more attention to that than even to the quality of the organization that he's the head coach for. If he's the play-caller, then it would appear that he cares little about anything else about an organization as long as they'll hire him as head coach. That blindness or disinterest in the other aspects of an organization despite how important they are to determining success or failure as a head coach is probably very much related to his failings over the years as a head coach.Does anyone else find this ironic??
Wade Phillips appears to have been chosen over Norv because he will do what the owner wants while Norv was according to the rumors going to buck Jones on the Garrett as OC and play caller.
IIRC, Norv was hired by the Raiders because he was seen as a HC who would work with and for a headstrong owner who wanted things his way. While he didn't succeed, he did things the way Al Davis wanted to do things.
And IIRC, Phillips was shown the door in Buffalo because he would not cater to Ralph Wilson. THe owner and the GM wanted certain coaches to be fired. Phillips said that he would not fire them and he would go if they go. So off he went.
Guess several years in exile as a DC has changed Phillips' mind; and several years as the Oakland HC changed Norv's mind as to how to run things.
Bill failed in one place, and that failure had a lot to do with two things that were unique to time and place:1) the dispute between the Browns and Cleveland over the stadium was reaching a head, and he ended up getting fired because IMHO the now-Ravens wanted a fresh start with a new coach in their new digs.2) the Browns organization and ownership had no collateral interests to use to fund their efforts. The Modells only had money to spend on facilities, players, etc. when that franchise made money, which put them at a tremendous competitive disadvantage to other cash rich teams. These aren't the only two reasons, and Belichick shares in the blame and has acknowledged as much. The main point here, though, is that a failed coaching effort in one place may not be enough of a pattern for you to draw any big conclusions about someone. Both Phillips and Turner have failed at two places.Some people are meant to be coordinators and not head coaches. I simply don't agree with the re-tread approach usually. But, Belichick was a retread too, so maybe it works. I think Tuna's message got old.
Hi Grigs,Who was the last head coach to take the Bills to the playoffs?As a Bills fan...![]()
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This was debunked this morning and is false in its highest order. Norv said this was not the case.Does anyone else find this ironic??
Wade Phillips appears to have been chosen over Norv because he will do what the owner wants while Norv was according to the rumors going to buck Jones on the Garrett as OC and play caller.
IIRC, Norv was hired by the Raiders because he was seen as a HC who would work with and for a headstrong owner who wanted things his way. While he didn't succeed, he did things the way Al Davis wanted to do things.
And IIRC, Phillips was shown the door in Buffalo because he would not cater to Ralph Wilson. THe owner and the GM wanted certain coaches to be fired. Phillips said that he would not fire them and he would go if they go. So off he went.
Guess several years in exile as a DC has changed Phillips' mind; and several years as the Oakland HC changed Norv's mind as to how to run things.
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And Norv's incentive for saying otherwise even were it true would be . . . ?This was debunked this morning and is false in its highest order. Norv said this was not the case.Does anyone else find this ironic??
Wade Phillips appears to have been chosen over Norv because he will do what the owner wants while Norv was according to the rumors going to buck Jones on the Garrett as OC and play caller.
IIRC, Norv was hired by the Raiders because he was seen as a HC who would work with and for a headstrong owner who wanted things his way. While he didn't succeed, he did things the way Al Davis wanted to do things.
And IIRC, Phillips was shown the door in Buffalo because he would not cater to Ralph Wilson. THe owner and the GM wanted certain coaches to be fired. Phillips said that he would not fire them and he would go if they go. So off he went.
Guess several years in exile as a DC has changed Phillips' mind; and several years as the Oakland HC changed Norv's mind as to how to run things.
Exactly.Relative to the knuckleheads Tom D brought in, Wade was the poster boy for success. He is a first class guy, an amazing defensive mind, and overall has done a great job everywhere he has coached. If not for the TENN fiasco, Buffalo was the team to go all the way - the team no one wanted to play. He had them playing out of there mind, and arguable :( was the only team to hand it to the Titans in their own house. I still think they would have stomped the Rams that year. I wish he was still with the Bill's organization, and we can erase the last few years of TD wiping out Buffalo's heritage.Someone pointed out the reason he left - he refused to fire his one great, lousy hire of a special teams coach. A guy who had never coached STs. This after firing Dehaven, a carry over from the Bills heyday and one of the better NFL ST coaches of the last 20 years. He scapegoated BD for the Homerun Throw Forward, and fowled up his own hire. Live by the sword, die by the sword....But the real deal behind his firing stemmed from something he said in the playoff hunt his last season. In a team meeting he came out and told the team to play for pride...yada yada...because they had no chance of going to the playoffs. And what happens? A team with the same playoff probabilities, the Colts I think, end up getting in as a WC.This was the real problem, directly and indirectly. Wade was not seen as a coach with a fire in his belly. Can't say its true given his NFL success, but there you have it. Oh, and the Buffalonians really hated that he wouldn't wear a headset on the sideline....RAIDERNATION said:Hi Grigs,Who was the last head coach to take the Bills to the playoffs?Grigs Allmoon said:As a Bills fan...![]()
Sorry, I didn't realize that we are required to give an analysis in every post where we might have an opinion. I will follow a few of your posts and see how well you do on consistently posting an analysis with your opinions, maybe I can learn something at the knee of a giant.I don't know that there is a "Clear" choice at this time, the Fat Tuna kind of screwed the Boys with his crappy timing. That being said I would have rather seen a younger guy like Rivera over an old retread.Bankerguy said:People love to be critical with no analysis.Who should have been picked as the "Clear" choice.Bevo said:Marginally better than Norv. I don't see why it is necessary to keep hiring these old retreads that haven't proven they can win as a head coach (in fact they have borderline proven they can't win) when they could take a young coordinator and probably have as good (or better) chance of hitting the jackpot. Maybe he is just a one year hire with the Boys going after Cowher next year.
Marauder said:As a Chargers fanLosing both coordinators is huge. That means Marty will get more involved in the play calling on both sides of the ball.
Marauder said:As a Chargers fanLosing both coordinators is huge. That means Marty will get more involved in the play calling on both sides of the ball.
It's really going to be up to the players this coming season to make it a success. What's worse is this is only part one of the coaching housecleaning - part 2 happens after next season. No stability is bad for continued success.
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I'm thinking we may have to write off 2007. My hope is that in 2008 they find some way to talk Vermiel out of retirement to take Marty's place. That plus no major significant injuries would bring SD a superbowl winner. I know it seems far fetched, but I can dream. :fingerscrossed:Marauder said:As a Chargers fanLosing both coordinators is huge. That means Marty will get more involved in the play calling on both sides of the ball.
It's really going to be up to the players this coming season to make it a success. What's worse is this is only part one of the coaching housecleaning - part 2 happens after next season. No stability is bad for continued success.
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Of course this happens now when the Chargers finally have the talent on both sides of the ball to be solid for a few years straight. I heard this when I was driving into work today and I about blew out the windows of my car with the F bomb I screamed out.
We're gonna have to start a support group.I'm thinking we may have to write off 2007. My hope is that in 2008 they find some way to talk Vermiel out of retirement to take Marty's place. That plus no major significant injuries would bring SD a superbowl winner. I know it seems far fetched, but I can dream. :fingerscrossed:Marauder said:As a Chargers fanLosing both coordinators is huge. That means Marty will get more involved in the play calling on both sides of the ball.
It's really going to be up to the players this coming season to make it a success. What's worse is this is only part one of the coaching housecleaning - part 2 happens after next season. No stability is bad for continued success.
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Of course this happens now when the Chargers finally have the talent on both sides of the ball to be solid for a few years straight. I heard this when I was driving into work today and I about blew out the windows of my car with the F bomb I screamed out.