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Analytics guy to Marrone: "Crossmans due"

Isn't another famous line from Marrone "Don't confuse effort with results"? This deep history of Crossmans special teams results speaks for themself. What Marrone says rings hollow.

Usually things are a lot more polarizing when it comes to football discussions but not when it comes to Crossmans special teams. It's pretty unanimous and yet our headcoach is in that 1% category.

Marrone is sounding more and more like Greggo everyday.

Marrone talks about core players on special teams but wasn't this the same core of players that ranked top 10 last year?

Carpenter made it to the pro bowl with Miami several years ago I believe.

For sure. But when you apply new schemes it might fit certain personnel better than others. I think we saw this with the o-line unit as well as CJ spiller this year.

Yup. The schemes Marrone, Hackett (not sure who the o-line coach is currently) are totally different than what Gailey and Joe D were doing offensively.

I think he is a master at adapting run blocking scheme and pass protection to personnel. I also think he is a great teacher (technique) and puts out consistently a well disciplined unit.

Yeah, we wouldn't know. Either way it worked out better for Joe D and he is surrounded by a better staff than if he stayed here.

Congrats Joe D on the playoff win. Well played...well deserved!

The run to the superbowl begins...

San Deigo's coaching staff is super impressive. If you look at their entire coaching staff list it is the deepest staff in the NFL from top to bottom.

Bengals vs Chargers game still in the 4th quarter but this game was a prime example that coach D'Allesandris is IMO the best o-line coach in the NFL today. What a job in the run game and pass protection for Phillip Rivers against that stout Bengals defense. Whats even more mind blowing is that the Chargers lost their starting center the second offensive possession of the game. Joe has done such an unbelievable job with that o-line. So impressive.

I wonder if that was an option route and the WR went inside instead of outside. Odd throw by Rivers. Clean pocket, wr wide open yet completly missed him....

That was some of the most impressive o-line performance I have watched all year. Crazy domination at the line of scrimmage. Joe D'Allesandris you are an awesome coach!

Playing TY Hilton in man coverage when he burned them the entire game and made no adjustments is as egregious as Reids in-game management. Appalling coaching on both sides with the Chiefs.

The Chiefs scored 30+ points after their "top running back" got injured. Issue wasn't injuries. Like you said blame is to go with the d-coordinator as well as Reid.

An MVP (IMO) Philip Rivers led Chargers team protected by the scheme of Joe D'Alessandris and gameplan of Mike McCoy is my sleeper, surprise pick for the superbowl.

Yup. Reid has never been very good at making in-game adjustments in terms of balancing the playbook. Reid is also one of the worst NFL headcoaches at clock and timeout management.

It's really typical Andy Reid. No surprises here.

Anyone remember that one thread where the guy ranted the Bills were FAR better than the Colts and that Luck was just average QB talent in the NFL? This wild card game made me remember that thread and I chuckled.

Yeah. Very strange. O-line for the saints has played well above their standard and Brees has been below his standard....perhaps it's true that the Saints are soft in cold weather.

How often are there two elite units on a team for more than a year? 2 years, 3 years, 4 years? One NFC championship is a poor track record for those teams. I guess you will want the Bills to sign Mark Sanchez when the Jets cut him this offseason?

I always thought the superbowl is the "big game". Also keep in mind the Bears defense is regressing and Hester isn't getting any younger. If Cutler couldn't do it with the teams he has had so far, it ain't happening now.