He will. His defensive philosophy involves mixing coverages in the secondary... So, wade is gone!
Oh no no more man to man all game long. I'm going to miss that. Not!
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He will. His defensive philosophy involves mixing coverages in the secondary... So, wade is gone!
He will. His defensive philosophy involves mixing coverages in the secondary... So, wade is gone!
Mixing coverages?
Tell me more of this innovative technique...........
Possible DC? San Fran fans supposedly love Tomsula.
Oh no no more man to man all game long. I'm going to miss that. Not!
It was obvious things were over when Wade went to the Texans archive and pulled out the Richard Smith tapes and went to the 12 yard corner buffer.
Just realized I will use the initials BOB for Mr. Bill O'Brien.
You are correct. I'm not sure why this seems to be unknown by many in our fan base
I am not sure how much weight I put in the "coaching tree failed so this guy will fail". If the guy fails, it'll be for a multitude of reasons, like personnel evaluation, etc.
We will find out who BOB is when he starts coaching. He's clearly a guy who wants his players to be thinkers pre-game and on the field. I think that was Kubiak's biggest failing is that he called 2 plays and the players could only run those 2 plays on the field. NE essentially kills people every year by adapting on the fly and that's what we need.
Whether that happens remains to be seen.
Of course coverages in the defensive secondary are a function of the front end of the defense to a degree, but the front 7 is what Wade's all about. He's a man willing to be flexible, wants to remain in Houston for personal reasons, so I don't think it's a sure thing that he's gone. O'Brien will probably want to concentrate exclusively on the offensive side of the game, so he might welcome a DC with Wade's lengthy NFL resume who at the same time is very laid-back type who might be compatible with a firebrand like O'Brien.
He will. His defensive philosophy involves mixing coverages in the secondary... So, wade is gone!
I am not sure how much weight I put in the "coaching tree failed so this guy will fail".
Great, Glad to know we've got another head coach that likes
to put his buddies on the gravy train with him.
Wonder if he has a guy in mind for GM?
Kubiak part deux
Does anyone know if any of those people have a lick of
pro experience?
TJ
Great, Glad to know we've got another head coach that likes
to put his buddies on the gravy train with him.
Wonder if he has a guy in mind for GM?
Hixon has 8 years experience coaching WRs in the NFL, in addition to 25 years coaching in college. He has the resume.Apparently he's bringing his assistant HC/WR coach Stan Hixon with him.
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2014/01/penn_state_assistant_stan_hixo.html
EVERY HC leans heavily on buddies or folks recommended by buddies.
also known as basic human behavior and the difference between a successful HC or being another example of the Peter Principle.
Care to expound? Show me a recent HC hire that succeeded that hired noone he knew
It's not so much as no one he knows and more to do with hiring the best and brightest coaches he can find vs hiring friend and buddies, Belichick vs Kubiak.
It would be nice to find the next Belichick, you know where to find him?
Try Jimbo Fisher
Try Jimbo Fisher
It's not so much as no one he knows and more to do with hiring the best and brightest coaches he can find vs hiring friend and buddies, Belichick vs Kubiak.
Try Jimbo Fisher
Does he have any desire to coach in the pros?
I don't know, you asked me to find you the next Belichick, I obliged. My guess is YES, most all coaches aspire to the highest level. I think Jimbo would be more like Jimmy Johnson than Steve Spurrier.
Lou Holtz told me that he knew in his first week as head coach of the New York Jets that he didn't enjoy it. It was not fun and college was much more rewarding for him. Lou also told me that the reason he was successful is because he knew how to win more football games than his fellow college head coaches.
Yeah, but you can't be the next Belichick by staying in College.
Yep, some smart owner has to offer you the job and someone will.
Let's get real, guys: NFL coaching is just like any other job; you usually get in based off of who you know. The hope here is that BO'B actually fires under-performing assistant coaches instead of being loyal to a fault and hurting the team's progress as a result.
I am being real, some head coaches search out the best and brightest for their staff and other head coaches reward their friends and their recommendations. NFL coaching is not like any other job, there are only 32 NFL Head Coaches. If NFL coaching is like any other job so commanding an USN aircraft carrier.
Does he have any desire to coach in the pros?
Last I looked there were a handful of coaching gigs open in the NFL and Jimbo just signed a big fat contract extension.
Hixon has 8 years experience coaching WRs in the NFL, in addition to 25 years coaching in college. He has the resume.
I am being real, some head coaches search out the best and brightest for their staff and other head coaches reward their friends and their recommendations. NFL coaching is not like any other job, there are only 32 NFL Head Coaches. If NFL coaching is like any other job so is commanding an USN aircraft carrier.
I don't know, you asked me to find you the next Belichick, I obliged. My guess is YES, most all coaches aspire to the highest level. I think Jimbo would be more like Jimmy Johnson than Steve Spurrier.
Lou Holtz told me that he knew in his first week as head coach of the New York Jets that he didn't enjoy it. It was not fun and college was much more rewarding for him. Lou also told me that the reason he was successful is because he knew how to win more football games than his fellow college head coaches.
You personally know Lou Holtz?
And you're sure Belichick never hired anyone he'd had previous experience with...? ...that wasn't considered a friend? You know this?It's not so much as no one he knows and more to do with hiring the best and brightest coaches he can find vs hiring friend and buddies, Belichick vs Kubiak.
And you're sure Belichick never hired anyone he'd had previous experience with...? ...that wasn't considered a friend? You know this?
And you're sure Belichick never hired anyone he'd had previous experience with...? ...that wasn't considered a friend? You know this?
Loooong shot, but the coach from NE that Bill O'Brien will probably want but not get is Dante Scarnecchia - NE's OL coach since 2000.
Pepper Johnson - Coached up Vince Wilford & Pats D-line from '04-'11, now Pats' LB coach. #Texans
Tim Banks - Current Illinois DC. Was the LBs & DBs coach for Ralph Friedgen from '03-'06. #Texans
Brian Flores - Current safeties coach for NE. Was an assistant coach for O'Brien's offense / special teams. #Texans
Chad O'Shea - Replaced O'Brien as WR coach in NE in '09 when Bill was promoted. Played QB at U of H & from Houston. #Texans
Ted Roof - Hired O'Brien as OC/QB coach at Duke, was DC for O'Brien in '12 at Penn State, before going back to Ga Tech as DC. #Texans
Several coaches to watch for joining O'Brien in Houston: George Godsey - played QB at Ga Tech for O'Brien & hired him as Off Asst in NE...
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Jayson Braddock ‏@JaysonBraddock
Gawd-dangit..... Now we're going to get a bunch of New England assistants....
What's that story about the briar patch again?
Braddock was just mentioning names that O'Brien might consider due to his ties in NE; the Oline and TE coaches, in particular, would be very intriguing hires.