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"the grass is not always greener on the other side" (1 Viewer)
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redman
Footballguy
There are a lot of clee shays in this thread.
harryhood
Footballguy
you could fire a coach who led you to a 14-2 season?
dgreen
Footballguy
Did you read my post? I said I disagreed with the decision.
Rogi
Footballguy
That never made sense to me.
Ted Cottrell was also a dumb move which is not getting the attention it deserves.This guy has been getting a pass because he has been filling the minority HC interview requirement for the last few years.Too bad, he's a glorified LB coach. He rode Wade Phillips coattails in Buffalo, but has been a disaster is 3 different DC gigs since.
prymetyme25
Footballguy
Agreed. I was just thinking the same thing myself. it seems like everywhere he goes the defense tends to decline.
redman
Footballguy
Marty, who has a tendency towards megalomania as he settles into his coaching gigs, got uppity about hiring his brother as the defensive coordinator so Smith fired him. Ok, I guess I can understand that.
The problem was that, given the timing (late January) he was forced to hire Norv as his head coach . . . and Ted Cottrell as his DC. The irony is that I'd take Kurt Schottenheimer as a DC over Cottrell every day of the week.
The problem was that, given the timing (late January) he was forced to hire Norv as his head coach . . . and Ted Cottrell as his DC. The irony is that I'd take Kurt Schottenheimer as a DC over Cottrell every day of the week.
I don't think there's an argument that Marty wouldn't have the team with a better record right now - they'd be 3-1 or maybe 4-0 with him at the helm. However, I can understand how you get rid of him - he has shown over & over again that he is not likely to successfully navigate a playoff bracket, ever. You could make an argument that last year's playoff loss was the worst of his career, and rivaled some of the all-time greats. Yes, the Patriots were severely under-rated and their seeding did not match how well they were playing at the time, but a 14-2 team should win that game. I can't blame a team for seeing that they are in a very special window of enormous talent (not counting the WR's) & that they have to get a coach that can win them a Super Bowl. That seems reasonable. Hiring Norv Turner does not.
switz
Footballguy
They should have kept Marty for one more year, so they could have planned ahead to replace him.
switz
Footballguy
He's perfect for that team.... strong running game, great defense (when coordinated correctly), shopkeeper QB (better for Rivers if he doesn't need to win it on his own)I will say if they go after Cowher next year, they also resign Turner. But I understnad the Panthers are goign to make a strong push for Cowher next year.
