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Shaw66

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  1. Well, you can choose not to discuss it further, but I must point out that Doug Marrone is a current NFL head coach who took his team to the AFC championship game. Rex Ryan is a former NFL head coach who took the Jets to two AFC championship games. Chan Gailey is a current NFL offensive coordinator. So they are pretty good, current examples of NFL coaches whose coaching philosophy is not detail-driven like McDermott's and Beliechick's. You haven't named any head coaches who operate like McDermott and Belichick. Frank Ryan is, I believe, a detail-driven guy. Jon Gruden, so far as I can tell, is not. I don't think Tomlin is, I don't know about Payton. So I'll stand behind my claim that McDermott is different from most coaches in the league with regard to details and his coaching style, since I've given multiple examples that support my claim and you've given none that support yours.
  2. You're right that no coach is not going to support his players. You're wrong about not having decided yet. It's three months, at least, before the first game (who knows whether they'll even play the national anthem during preseason games). The NFL certainly hasn't yet said its last word on the subject, so at a very minimum he hasn't decided because he hasn't heard what the NFL will say on the subject. The entire country is in a very fluid situation. The status of the Black Lives Matter movement may change between now and then, a players' movement might develop, the stock market might truly crash, there could be renewed, even larger, protests and battles with self-appoint patriots. Any number of things might happen. McDermott can't say today with any degree of certainty what he will do in terms of kneeling any more that he can say with any degree of accuracy who his starting right tackle will be. In both cases, it would be foolish to declare himself today.
  3. Rex wasn't. Gailey wasn't. Marrone wasn't. I'd guess most aren't. Players who played for Belichick say he is differen about details. McDermott is like Bill.
  4. Sorry I missed the point. I'll be amazed if he survives the final cut.
  5. From a lot of NFL coaches. McDermott is about details like Belichick is.
  6. You're right. He isn't unique because he is a Type A. I think, but dont really know, that he is dedicated to constant improvement, both for himself and for his team, all the time. That's what makes him different.
  7. All I know about him is what I hear from him and from others around him. There was a lot of talk about what he is like on the Sunday night game against the Steelers, because the two head coaches were teammates in college. There also have been articles about him describing his work ethic, his personality, etc. Everything I've seen makes it sound like he's the ultimate nice guy combined with the ultimate Type A workaholic. When the Clintons were in their last year in the White House, I read an article about the Clintons and the Gores. It said they'd have dinner together occasionally at the White House, and after dinner they'd often spend several hours together. Hilary and Al talked political science theory all night; Bill and Tipper drank and laughed a lot. If they could have gotten McDermott to stay after dinner, he would have been with Hilary and Al.
  8. I'm right there with you. All the coaches are operating in uncharted territory right now. They're trying to figure out how to do their jobs. Some will figure it out better than others. The early games in any season are very important, in that the teams are playing without being fully formed - they haven't become yet what they will become. But the wins and losses count equally in the standings with the later games. So, figuring out how to prepare your team this season can give a coach a big advantage in the early season. There will be some coaches whose teams are behind starting camp and will be behind coming out of camp. McDermott could have gotten it all wrong over the past three months. Who knows? But I have a lot of confidence that he figured out how to get the job done and that he has his team ready for camp.
  9. I tend to agree with you about Harbaugh. I like him. I wasn't making a point about Harbaugh so much as I was about McDermott. He seems to ALWAYS be like this - he doesn't waste a minute on things he can't control.
  10. You can voice the opinion any time you want, I suppose, and in a thread about McDermott's press conference is perfectly appropriate. But what you say should make sense, and now you've said something for the second time that doesn't make any sense. You're expressing two criticisms of McDermott that are irrational and pointless. You criticize his ability to pick coordinators and assistants, but you admit that he is still learning about being a head coach. So if he's still learning, we shouldn't be surprised that he hired some guys who didn't work out. We also shouldn't be surprised that some guys didn't work out because when you're hiring assistants, you can only hire from among guys who are available. The available talent changes from year to to year, so maybe McDermott knew some guys he hired weren't perfect, but they were the best he could hire. So that criticism just doesn't make sense. Maybe it will be a valid criticism in five years, when McDermott has more of a track record, and maybe it's your current opinion, but to offer his track record to date as proof that he's bad at evaluating coaches doesn't make sense, as you admit. Similarly, whether McDermott is right or wrong about Davis's future has very little bearing on whether he is or will be a good head coach. You have an opinion McDermott's coaching ability, and yet you think there's something wrong with McDermott because he has an opinion about Davis's. So, I'll defend your right to your opinion, and I'll look to your posts for reasons that support that opinion. You just have failed miserably in this thread to post anything in this thread that supports your opinion.
  11. I think this points up what makes McDermott so unusual. He refuses to approach any challenge from the point of view that it's impossible. Seems silly, I know, but that's who he is and who he wants his players to be. Whatever rules the league hands down, whatever the schedule is going look like, whatever day he had to play on, none of it deters McDermott. His response is always the same: "Okay, let's get to work." Put another way, McDermott sees absolutely no value in complaining. Every minute spend complaining is time lost. While Harbaugh is complaining, McDermott is working.
  12. I heard it a little differently. I'd guess that if there was a game tomorrow, he wouldn't kneel. But he said or implied there is a lot of time and a lot of discussions to be had between now and the actual first game. We will have to wait and see.
  13. What's your point? That McDermott isn't permitted to have an opinion? That we're all here to discuss future NFL coaches, so we should only be hearing from experts on the subject? What's the point? McDermott likes that characteristic that he sees in Webb. He likes it. That's all. And, by the way, if a guy is learning how to be a head coach, which you admit, shouldn't we expect turnover with his coordinators and assistants as he learns? You seem to have only one point to make here, which is that for some reason you don't like or don't have confidence in McDermott. Perfectly fine opinion to have, but an innocent comment about Davis Webb's future is totally irrelevant to anything going here, or even a negative opinion of McDermott.
  14. Someone asked about leadership, and who is stepping up (other than Josh) to replace Eric Wood then Kyle then Alexander. After the usual stuff about what great leaders they were, McDermott was willing to name names. Jon Felicano, Reid Ferguson, Mario Addison, Jordan Poyer. Really interesting. He said leadership is about having the personal makeup to be a leader and then working at being a leader. He admitted that you wouldn't normally expect your long snapper to be a team leader, but he suggest Ferguson without reservation. He sounded almost a bit surprised to be getting it from Poyer. He implied that you don't normally expect to get it from a guy new to the team when he named Addison.
  15. McDermott is one impressive guy. He works every day to be the best he can be in everything he does, and tomorrow he expects himself to be better than today. Then he creates an environment for everyone around him to live with and thrive under those expectations. I'd love to be inside that building to see it in action every day, but I think the process would chew me up and spit me out in days, if not hours. The determination combined with immense good will is special.
  16. The longer I watch McBeane, the more similarities with the Patriots appear. I don't think it is an accident that the Bills and Pats are the only two teams in this position. The Bills and Pats don't do everything the same; I really don't think McBeane are prepared to bend the rules of the league the way Belichick does. Here's what I believe they have in common: 1. Fill the roster with physically tough athletes and who are fierce competitors. 2. Teach and look for versatility. 3. Build a team that can play multiple styles. 4. Do your job. 5. Accept wherever you are and work from there. It seems the Bills were among the league leaders in figuring out how to prepare a team without OTAs and spring workouts. Beane and the Pats seems to be among the league leaders in figuring out the new CBA - everyone knows that it's better to have your drafted players signed up as soon as possible so that they can get focused on the transition to playing in the pros, but apparently most teams are hung up trying to get it done.
  17. For me, he isn't on the list because there will be nothing surprising if he's cut. It won't be a high-profile cut. Foster was an undrafted free agent, which says something about the talent he brings to the table. He's now competing against established NFL starters (Diggs, Beasley, Brown), drafted rookies (Hodgins and Davis), an entrenched punt and kick returner (Roberts), a useful gadget player (McKenzie), and a guy who's talented merit being drafted but who had off-field issues (Williams). Other than being an effective gunner, it's hard to see how Foster can earn a place on the team. The same analysis applies to Williams, only a little less so. Williams has draftable talent, but he'll have to offer a clearly higher upside than Hodgins and Davis. They both may be possession receivers who could be as valuable as Williams, and Davis apparently has decent deep speed. All Foster has to offer is speed. Of course, if you're coming to the NFL with only thing in your toolkit, speed may be the best thing to bring (hello, Christian Wade). But with Diggs and Brown starting, and with Roberts and McKenzie, Foster's speed alone probably doesn't help him.
  18. Muppy - is Bumbles posting anywhere? Is he here but just not posting? I miss having him lop my head off every once in a while.
  19. I dont know and didn't vote. But I gotta say that's a list of good players, and some of them will have to go. I remember being excited when Gaines came back, and I will be sad to see him go. If he's cut, it means Norman still can play, and if that's true the Bill's have some outstanding corners. I'm a Duke fan but I think he is in trouble, and maybe McKenzie. Versatility may save McKenzie. Gotta figure Johnson stays over Murphy.
  20. This. I dont know about your calf. Not sure why that would be. The inside of pretty much my entire thigh turned all kinds of black and blue for at least a couple of weeks. Listen to you body. It tells you not to run when you think you can. Give it plenty of time.
  21. This is true for pretty much every rookie running back, but you're right, it is the key. He's not a lot more than a gadget player until he can handle the blitz, because until he can handle the blitz, his presence in the lineup reduces the playbook by 30-40%.
  22. Absolutely. He was spectacular last season. As great a run-pass threat as Vick in his prime. If he keeps it up, he's an all-time great, and then it would be an insult to compare him to Bledsoe.
  23. Bledsoe did it for a lot of years at a near HOF level. Lamar has done it for one. Lamar is going to be tested increasingly in the coming couple of seasons, as teams game plan for him and get used to him. Also, defenses will adjust because there's Lamar and Kyler and to a lesser extent Mayfield and probably a few more. End of the day, you have to be a superior leader (which Lamar may be), a superior thrower, and a superior student of the game. Lamar hasn't shown he's there yet.
  24. Not exactly back to back and not all exactly franchise guys, but Staubach, Aikman, Romo, and Prescott is an impressive run.
  25. Yeah, wring choice of words. He was trying to make the point that he is ready to be the leader of the running backs. That's a good, positive point. Especially because he was talking about a Hall of Fame back, his words needed to be more respectful. I've missed talking football, too, but the whole country is waking up to the fact that talking racism is not useless junk. It's about the future of our country.
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