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No underclassman on that list. No Way Kiwi goes top 10 at this point. And no thank you to James Wyche. I take Ngota in Round 1 and Chas Spencer in round 2. 2 Big strong guys to get us turned in the right direction. Puts Ronnie Edwards back in the rotation and gets Fat Bennie off the field. Thereafter, we go safety or LB.
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I don't recall Moulds fighting for a ball the way Ward did on the first half bomb that led to the Pittsburgh TD. He wanted it more than the Seattle defender who had a better angle.
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His absence and Bradshaw's as well were quite obvious. They represented 8 Supper Bowls.
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The delay of game not being called on Robo was obvious as well. I do not believe it had anything to do with the Indy game though.
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Depends on who else is eligible that year. A lot of behind the scenes stuff goes on as well.
TT was hurt by 2 Senior candidates along with Aikman and White being locks. I have a hunch the committee compared Thurman to White and Aikman and decided to shelve him for a year.
Yesterday, a Tampa Bay writer wrote the committee decided to close up unfinished business by adding two seniors and finally voting Harry Carson. Also added committee felt Moon would have broken Marino's records if he didn't "have" to play in Canada so long.
My take is Houston sportswriter John McClain presented him and he has a lot of pull much like Felser did for Buffalo. Once he added the possiblility of the numbers he could have put up if Moon was a full time NFL player, the voters all bought it.
My other issue with the voting is all the chatter before hand that TT should not go in on the first ballot as he was not a Jim Brown. I read it twice last week before the voting even took place so I imagine it was someone's agenda before the meeting. Peter King said it on WGR last week and the St. Louis writer said the same thing verbatim in the linked article. If Jim Brown is their standard, then Bettis is not first ballot material either.
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Great stuff, thanks.
Initial thoughts concur with the others, adjusting/cutting Moulds and Williams will make this cap look much different. Franchising Nate Clements is doable with our cap room.
Bennie Anderson's $1,000,000 of dead money probably keeps him on the roster another year. I feel same way about Milloy. He is not earning $3.75M at this point in his career but has $1.2M of dead money if cut and we have no heir apparent ready.
Mark Campbell is expendable. Hardly plays as he is out a lot. Production has not met $. Save the million. Posey and Shelton could get the ax as well to free up room.
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Well done and in many cases plausible. David Givens of NE would be a nice target if Jarivicious is not available. I am all for dumping Teague and Benny. This team has been soft up the middle for 5 years if not longer. If Bentley isn't available I would target the Ohio St. Center.
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Wish they would interview veteran Indy line coach John Teerlinck. Has the Marv/Polian connection as he used to be with Chicago Blitz in USFL. Has worked with Dungy, got two rings in Denver, always has an agressive pass rush. Also a native of Rochester, NY. Probably too aggressive for the stoic Jauron.
Also like assistants John Marshall of Seahawks and Ricky Hunley of Cinci.
Love to see LB coach Steve Spanuolo of Philly get a shot, he is heir apparent to Jim Johnson of Eagles. Saw this guy at Eagles training camp last year and like most LB coaches quite animated.
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Fewell, who attended South Point High and was inducted into the Belmont Sports Hall of Fame in October of 2001, joined the St. Louis Rams as defensive backs coach earlier this year after serving five seasons in the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Rams head coach Mike Martz has been pleasantly pleased with Fewell ever since.
"I didn't know Perry and when we made our changes in the secondary," Martz said. "I went to (defensive coordinator) Lovey Smith and told him we needed to search out the top available secondary coaches. Lovey went through this in a meticulous fashion and he came up with Perry as the top candidate. After visiting with him on his visit and talking to him, he was exactly what we were looking for."
Martz called Fewell, 44, a "terrific teacher."
"He's full of energy, an outstanding motivator and communicator," Martz said. "When you look at the progress of our young secondary players, it's directly attributed to Perry, in my opinion. I just think he's magnificent."
FEWELL ADDED TO RAMS FIRE
Friday, February 21, 2003
By Aaron Staenberg
Perry Fewell has been on the outside looking in for the last five seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Across the state from him in Tampa, Rams’ defensive coordinator Lovie Smith spent five years with the Buccaneers helping mold a Super Bowl Championship defense. When Smith came to St. Louis before the 2001 season, he brought that defensive style of play.
Fewell was like the throngs of other NFL coaches, players, and fans alike who have enjoyed watching that style of defense in Tampa Bay and now in St. Louis, and is excited to now help coach in that scheme.
“It’s an awesome feeling,” said Fewell. “You’ve watched the Rams on television and gotten a chance to admire their play and when you get a chance to become a part of that, it’s like winning the Super Bowl.
“We’ve all admired the Tampa Bay defense and then Lovie brought that style of defense to St. Louis and we’ve watched him and their defense rise,” Fewell continued. “It’s refreshing for me as a football coach. I get to learn something new… I’m in the classroom right now with Lovie and it’s been great.”
With the Rams Fewell will not only be helping teach a scheme that’s new to him, but also players that are new to him.
“I think Adam Archuleta is a fine football player,” Fewell said. “He loves to run around and get to the ball. He runs better than I do and I like to run and get to the football as a coach. Aeneas Williams, consummate veteran, fine athlete, fine football player. Dre’ Bly can make a lot of plays. I mean he can intercept the ball, he has great hands. So with talent like that, we’ll be fine. And if I have the chance to work with talent like that, I’m sure we’ll be in good shape.”
With Bly scheduled for unrestricted free agency at the end of the week, is Fewell lobbying to get the playmaker back?
“Oh yeah,” said Fewell while laughing. “I go to Mike (Martz, Head Coach) and Jay (Zygmunt, President, Football Operations). I understand the National Football League, though, and Dre’ is gonna be a hot commodity, so if we can line up with him, then we’re going to be fine. And if we don’t line up with him, then we’re gonna be okay because we’re gonna develop someone to step in and replace him.”
In Jacksonville, Fewell had the chance to be a part of a team that won two AFC Central championships, but never advanced to the Super Bowl. Now in St. Louis, Fewell is hoping to get to the league’s championship game, returning the Rams back to NFL prominence, and going farther than his Jaguars teams did.
“(When I was packing up and moving here, I was thinking that) I’m going to get a ring and I’m going to learn from one of the best defensive football coaches in the National Football League,” said Fewell. “No question.”
For the Rams to return to the NFL’s elite, the secondary needs to stay healthy, something that was lacking in 2002. Fewell knows how injuries can effect not only a position, but a whole team.
“Well an injury here, an injury there can really effect the whole scheme of things,” said Fewell. “When you lose a player like Aeneas Williams, you may lose two, three turnovers per game because he’s that type of playmaker. There’s a reason a player makes X amount of dollars and there’s a reason why another player makes Y amount of dollars, we gotta get the second-tier player to step up and produce so we can be more productive and get more turnovers.”
So while Fewell was in the classroom learning the Rams’ defensive scheme and obviously has done his homework on the personnel he has a chance to work with here in St. Louis, in order to hire him, the Rams needed to do some research as well.
'We did our homework on Perry,” said Martz. “We spent a great deal of time trying to find the right guy for our secondary and think we have him. It was a very extensive interview. We just had got to make sure that we got the right guy back there that can communicate with the players and had the type of knowledge and fits the philosophy.'
Fewell is the Rams’ fourth secondary coach in as many seasons, and in the 18-year coaching veteran, the Rams hope they have found the right coach to get back to NFL prominence.
The Bears filled their last coaching vacancy Thursday by hiring Perry Fewell as defensive backs coach.
Fewell most recently held the same position in St. Louis, where he worked with Bears coach Lovie Smith while Smith was the Rams' defensive coordinator.
Despite Fewell's connection with Smith, his hiring came as a bit of a surprise.
The Bears were looking closely at Leslie Frazier, the starting cornerback on the 1985 championship team. Frazier was the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator for two seasons before getting fired earlier this month.
Fewell broke into NFL coaching in 1998 as an assistant with Jacksonville. He coached the Jaguars' secondary for five seasons before moving to the Rams.
Jacksonville made a franchise-record 19 interceptions on Fewell's watch in 1999. The Rams tied for fourth in the NFL with 24 pickoffs in 2003.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Lovie Smith added another familiar face to his staff Thursday when he hired Perry Fewell as defensive backs coach.
Fewell served in the same capacity for the Rams the past two seasons, working under Smith when he was St. Louis' defensive coordinator in 2003.
"I got a chance to work with him for one year and I thought he did an excellent job with the guys," Smith said. "He's a good teacher, he coaches with energy and he knows our system. He's a part of our system with what he really believes in, so it was a natural fit."
Bob Babich (left) and Perry Fewell both worked as assistants for Lovie Smith when the Bears head coach was Rams defensive coordinator in 2003.
Fewell replaces Vance Bedford, who left the Bears after six seasons to become defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State University.
"It worked out well for everyone," Smith said. "Vance has been here a long time. He got an opportunity to be a coordinator and he'll do a great job there at Oklahoma State. And Perry is getting a chance to come here, so everybody won."
Fewell is the second defensive assistant who worked with Smith in St. Louis to rejoin him in Chicago. Linebackers coach Bob Babich was hired as part of Smith's original staff a year ago.
"I think it's very important," Smith said. "There are a lot of ways to do things and to have someone that really believes in the system as much as you do is really a great situation."
Prior to joining the Rams, Fewell coached defensive backs with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 1998-2002, working with Dick Jauron when the former Bears head coach was Jacksonville's defensive coordinator in 1998.
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Not a critical day at all. Senior Bowl practices are attended by personnel men and scouts. Many do not even stick around to watch the game. The workouts are more valuable to them.
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From Packers site 2004:
Johnnie Lynn (defensive backs/Ravens) - "Forges strong relationships with his players. Has coordinator experience with the Giants and spent this season in Baltimore. Was highly regarded until the Giants fell apart under Jim Fassel in 2003."
NFL.com 2004
The head coach only wants great teachers on the field, and when I watched Mike Singletary with the inside linebackers, Jim Colletto with the offensive line and Johnnie Lynn with the secondary, I knew Billick was happy with the level of instruction
From NFL.com 2002
Johnnie Lynn, New York Giants defensive coordinator
Lynn is one of the league's young coaches who's stock is rising fast. He replaced John Fox, who's now the head coach in Carolina. Lynn is an excellent communicator and brings great enthusiasm to practice, which rubs off on the Giants' players come game time. Facing the high-powered Rams on the road, Lynn's gameplan reduced Kurt Warner to one passing touchdown and two interceptions while holding Marshall Faulk under 100 yards rushing.
An interview about his strategies from NYGiants site
http://www.bigblueinteractive.com/intervie...terview0040.htm
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I would argue that Spikes, Fletcher, Schobel, McGee, Clements and Sam Adams have a Pro Bowl talent level. On offense, McGahee, Moulds and Evans have that level of talent. Players that may reach that level are Peters and Crowell.
So the cupboard is not bare. Obviously, we need lineman on both sides and an upgrade at safety and QB. Winning teams send more players.
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OG Charles Spencer of Pitt was the guy who got all the accolades yesterday. Might be a good second pick. Kiwi struggled according to the writeups. He might be a slider.
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I agree with dib. Give me improvement as a first step. As a ND fan, the biggest thing Charlie Weis did was make the team watchable again. If he can coach the team over the hump that Malarkey could not, it is an acceptable first step.
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Gary Crowton would not surprise me. He was there in Chicago with DJ for the 13-3 season. He is OC at Oregon right now so I would say he is available. Chris Palmer has a history with Jauron as well.
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OC was Gary Crowton, former HC of BYU and current OC at Oregon. Crowton went to BYU and Jauron promoted QB coach John Shoop then a 31 coach. He interviewed Chris Palmer, Joe Pendry (yikes), Marc Trestman, and Jimmy Raye as well.
DC was Greg Blatche at one time mentioned as a future HC, currently DLine coach of Redskins.
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McNeil is going to be hard to ignore there. As we get to the workouts this week, the combine or the personal workouts, he may become a high riser. If he shows good footwork, he may be gone before we pick.
I am becoming intrigued by AJ Hawk though it is not a position of need, he is highly aggressive and a winner. Imagine Takeo, Fletcher and Hawk running around out there. May be the spark we need. This team needs some fire.
Mario Williams would be a great add as well. Whoever it is has to be a contributor now, no development types.
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I wonder if Jauron digs into his past for an OC and tabs Gary Crowton from Oregon where he is the OC for Mike Bellotti. Crowton was innovative in Chicago with less talent in the skill positions than we have today in Buffalo.
Bio from Scout.com attached below
The 47-year-old Orem, Utah, native comes to Oregon after accumulating a 47-36 record in four seasons as head coach at BYU (2001-04) and Lousiana Tech (1996-98), as well as two years as offensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears (1999-2000) in the National Football League.
He replaces Andy Ludwig, who resigned his position following three seasons to become offensive coordinator at the University of Utah.
In his first year guiding the Cougars, Crowton devised an offense which led the nation in total offense (542.9 avg.) and scoring (46.8 avg.), while BYU finished 2001 with a 12-2 record and a Mountain West Conference championship. For his efforts, he was named conference and district coach of the year. During his head-coaching tenure in Provo, the Cougars averaged better than 409 yards of total offense while tallying a 26-23 ledger.
In 1999 with the Chicago Bears, his offense ranked third in the NFL in passing (258.5 avg.) while establishing a franchise record with 4,136 yards through the air, as well as eighth in the league in total offense (345.2 avg.).
In three seasons as head coach at Louisiana Tech, Crowton built an offenses that tallied 12,745 yards (374.9 per game avg.) and 115 touchdowns passing. In his final season, the Bulldogs passed for a school-record 4,943 yards while leading the country in passing (432.1 avg.) and finishing second in total offense (542.0 avg.). Louisiana Tech also scored 50 or more points in eight of 12 games in 1998 while eclipsing 300 yards passing on 10 occasions.
In 1997, Louisiana Tech ranked third in the country in both passing (360.5 avg.) and total offense (496.0 avg.).
He accumulated a record of 21-13 at the Ruston, La., school, including a 9-2 slate in 1997.
“I’ve known Gary Crowton for three years and known of him for about 10 or 15 years,” Bellotti said. “He’s been an excellent football coach, both as a head coach and an offensive coordinator at the Division I level and in the National Football League. He’s had great success coordinating offenses, he knows how to make quarterbacks successful, he’s very innovative and creative within the offensive structure and his philosophy fits well with mine.
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The Quotable Dick Jauron from 2002
2002 was not kind to Dick Jauron. The "unflappable", "stoic" Jauron received harsh criticism from fans, the media, and even TV commentators during Bears games. The coach deflected heavy, even personal, criticisms from fans on his weekly radio show. By the end of the season, host Hub Arkush had to resort to warning callers, then hanging up on them after they leveled devastating verbal lashings at the embattled Bears skipper. I give Jauron credit for hanging in there despite the haranguing, although it comes with the territory, and I feel much of it was deserved.
Jauron is a conservative coach that is undeniably loyal; his loyalty is evident in his defense of offensive coordinator John Shoop, despite the continued incompetence of his offense. When asked by a caller if he thought Shoop was really the answer, Jauron replied that Shoop was "unquestionably" the right man for the job, based in part on the Bears' 2001 record of 13-3.
Some more funny comments from Jauron in 2002:
Replying to questions on "his" radio show, Bears Insider with Dick Jauron: "It's not my show, but I'm on that show."
On Leon Johnson, after the RB allowed a kickoff to bounce off his facemask with the Bears protecting a 20-7 lead: "We like Leon, we're confident in Leon."
On the question of getting Henry Burris playing time after injuries to Jim Miller and Chris Chandler: "I like Henry. I like Chris. I like Henry, but we need to protect the integrity of the game, so we don't want to start Henry."
On criticism from John Madden of the Bears' playcalling during a MNF loss to St. Louis: "I like John. I like John Madden. But John isn't on our football team."
When asked what he can do to motivate this losing team to continue playing hard despite their record: "I told the team, don't worry about winning the game."
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I read he will go back to Denver to replace Kubiak.
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Lets face it, Jauron was an inexpensive choice. He likely was willing to take the job by keeping the coaches currently on the payroll. Sherman may have wanted to bring in a lot of his guys like Bates. I read this morning that St. Louis had asked Bates to be DC for $1,000,000. I doubt RW was going to pay a DC that much when he paid Malarkey that much to be HC.
As for power, Marv hired a guy who is no challenge to him. Sherman would have been a threat with GM experience. Sherman may had wanted a say in things after
having Ted Thompson lose his starting Guards with no replacements.
The decision was not about coaching. Cheap and compliant.
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Good stuff, when can he start
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Rumor is that Heimerdinger will return to Denver and be the OC for Shanahan replacing Kubiak.
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Absolutely agree, Milloy misses way too many tackles
More Deserving of the 1st-Ballot HOF
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Look at Blowhard King's comments in SI. He voted along with the buddy system for Moon. His fellow writer wanted Moon and he bought the argument. He doesn't even mention Thurman Thomas in his column by the way.
I think these are my quick-hit thoughts of the Hall of Fame voting:
a. The guy I got ripped most for before the voting was Art Monk, because I don't support him. The guy I got ripped most for after the voting was Warren Moon, because so many of my peers think his yards are relatively meaningless and because he was a 3-7 playoff quarterback. I actually went into the meeting thinking I'd vote against Moon because he just didn't win enough and because his run-and-shoot yards, I felt, shouldn't carry much weight. But only four of his 17 years were in the strict run-and-shoot. And he compared quite favorably to Dan Fouts: they each started 15 years and Moon threw for 6,000 more yards, 37 more touchdowns and won 17 more games. Playoff appearances: Moon nine, Fouts four. And while winning five Grey Cups in a six-years CFL career isn't a huge factor, it's called the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In the end, his body of work overcame the very big factor of three playoff wins in 15 starting seasons.
b. Moon's skin color did not enter the equation for me.
c. One good friend said to me: "How'd you put in Moon?'' I said, "His numbers are better than Fouts.' Didn't you think Fouts was a first-ballot Hall of Famer?'' He said no, and I said, then we're going to have a problem on this one. The writer who presented Moon's case in the room, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, did a very good job vaulting Moon over the line for me.
d. Heard two media guys talking in the media center Sunday. Guy one: "Monk got screwed again. Ridiculous.'' Guy two: "I say it all the time -- if you screw guys in the press and don't talk to them and treat them like crap, it'll come back to haunt you.'' Absurd, absurd, absurd. No factor. In fact, Monk is admired for his dignity, soft-spokenness and class.
e. For all of you who follow such things, I heard a "Hey, Peter'' Friday night at the hotel. I looked over and there was Joe Theismann. We've had a tad of a disagreement over Monk, and Theismann told Dan Patrick that I had too much control over the room. Totally silly, of course; I'm one of 39. Out of respect for Theismann's stature, I brought his main points about Monk into the room on Saturday morning. It did no good. Monk didn't make the cut from 15 to 10.
f. I feel for Gary Zimmerman, the Minnesota and Denver left tackle. I think he's a Hall of Famer, and I will vote for him when we get rid of some of this backlog. But the way the system works, you vote for 10 of the original 15. Then the field is narrowed to 10. Then you vote for six of the 10. Then the field is narrowed to six. Then you vote yes or no, individually, on the six. With that field, it was hard for Zimmerman to get to 10, never mind six.