Jump to content

TheFunPolice

Community Member
  • Posts

    17,819
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by TheFunPolice

  1. Hue is every bit as power hungry and arrogant as Marrone. Just read up in his time in Oakland.

     

    I do like that he has a strong personality. Given that the next HC will report directly to ownership and Hue has never been shy about sharing his opinions Whaley might not like him so much.

     

    We might need a guy like Hue who will stand up to this front office. Hue will not put up with BS

  2. A lot of things start to make sense if you accept one premise: Whaley and Brandon essentially ordered St. Doug to start EJ and find a way to make it work.

     

    The no attention to the QB spot prior to Labor Day, once it started to look like EJ was a dumpster fire and both Dougs realized they might both be out on their asses if the only other option was Tuel if/when EJ continued to flame out.

     

    The tension and shouting matches at training camp, as EJ continued to look like crap and St. Doug started to get antsy and REALLY nasty.

     

    The blowup with the "go ahead and fire me" quote.

     

    The quick benching of EJ after the Texans game and St. Doug saying it was HIS CALL

     

    Thus the conservative, vanilla, "popgun offense." St. Doug knew EJ sucked. So he and Hackett tried to find a way to run the offense around him and minimize his ability to blow the game.

     

    Even the opt-out. After that season ending rpess conference Whaley and St. Doug have another of their "disagreements" over EJ. Since Orton is gone, Whaley wants to develop EJ. St. Doug wants another QB. He goes to Pegula and tries to get control of roster so that he is not left with EJ and a couple of practice squad QBs next season. It doesn't work. He leaves.

     

    And he's REALLY MAD that he feels his hand was forced. He knows leaving was a risky and potentially bad move. He knows he has a defense and a solid team. He feels wronged because the front office is trying to foist a terrible QB on him. He feels that this team can win right now with an actual QB but he is being told to deal with EJ.

     

    Hell, I'm furious at the idea and it's not my career or name attached to it.

     

    A lot makes sense. Including the sudden 180 on both Hackett and EJ now.

     

    Saint Doug was the worst person to ever live, so everything he said and thought was wrong. Thus we can continue with the guys we have! Hackett as OC and EJ. HEck, maybe even Hackett as HC!

  3. I get the need to attack and bash Doug Marrone. I do. I have enjoyed it myself.

     

    But let's not get delusional. Hackett's offense has been terrible the entire time he's been here. The marketing story for 2015 was he and Doug just needed a QB. After all, 9 wins was quite a feat with the CRAP they had to work with, right?

     

    Now it's "look! we had the answer all along! Hackett and EJ are right here!"

     

    Are you freaking kidding me?

     

    Are you guys gluttons for punishment or what?

  4. A week ago the prevailing wisdom as "Marrone is fine but he needs to fire Hackett"

     

    Now all of a sudden we've gotten to "I want to see more of Hackett and EJ should be the guy at QB!"

     

    WTF? Have we entered bizarro world?

     

    Hackett was AWFUL for two years AND he was EJ's coach BTW.

     

    EJ is exactly who the scouting reports said he was: great kid, works hard, strong arm, struggles to make reads, is inaccurate

     

    The more I read this thread and the deep, deep desire some have to buy into freaking EJ and Hackett the more I wonder if Marrone had a point.

     

    Is it hopeless here?

     

    Have we already forgotten EJ's pitiful performance this season that got him benched for a doughy guy whose was halfheartedly into playing, doesn't like to practice or exercise, showed up right before the season started to collect a pile of cash, and likes to drink Jack and dip?

     

    Maybe St. Doug was saving us from the insanity of OBD. If they are truly hell-bent on EJ being the guy we'll be right here next season with the GM search. I could see where a coach would get tired of fighting that nonsense.

     

    A few of the more respect posters (many of whom told us that Marrone was doing a good job because he didn't have a QB) are now starting to argue that EJ was never given a shot and we ought to be on board with more EJ. That worries the crap out of me, because it feels like it is coming right from Russ Brandon and OBD.

  5. You could probably Google some stuff on Becky Hammon and see how it is working. I would imagine that most of what is being said publicly is glowing though so it may not provide much insight.

    I may be wrong but didn't Charlie Weis never play football?

     

    Thanks for the tip! I don't follow the NBA very closely but that's a cool story.

     

    As you mentioned above, in her case she was a pro basketball player, so finding the equivalent in football would be tough.

  6. I do think that a female coach could possess a great mixture of motherly authority and people skills that would be somewhat unique.

     

    Moms are often the ones running the household. Making appointments, running the errands, organizing the kids for school, paying the bills, solving disputes...

     

    And many moms are WAY more scary when pissed than the dads.

     

    IMO it's simply a matter of football experience and knowledge as a player/coach

×
×
  • Create New...