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except Georgia Tech also Schefter tweeted yesterday: "Two teams said they considered hiring Chan Gailey last year, but questioned "sizzle" factor with fans. Great coach, but not popular w/ fans."

indeed. it was Aikman's last two seasons in the league and he was on concussion...what... 15? made the playoffs both seasons though. Gailey's offense has done well everywhere he's been. He's gotten production out of garbage (see the Jay Fiedler and Lamar Smith Miami teams, and the Tyler Thigpen Chiefs last year) and has excelled when given good talent - see late 80s Broncos and 90s Steelers.

in the Chris Brown interview he reiterated that he would like to go to a 3-4 or at least a hybrid type defense

and yet he ran the spread offense in KC just last year. now that's conservative football!

i would be very happy if this happened. I don't think it will though.

King probably talked to Aikman. Aikman didn't like Gailey cause he thought he was still a good QB rather than the brain scrambled shell of a QB that he was. the wrap on Gailey over the years is that he adjusts the offense to make it capable of doing what it can do to win games. If the pieces stink, he goes conservative. If they're good, he opens it up. If you can run, you run. If you can only pass, you mainly just pass.

I'd interview him for the clipboard holding job, but I'd lean towards "no"

well first the listed heights weights aren't worth very much. Maybin said that he played at 245, but then he kind of implied in the same interview that he played closer to 240 (he also said he wants to play around 255 next season). Schobel has said that he just doesn't bother lying about his weight like most DE's in the league do. the main thing is that Maybin looks and plays light. Schobel doesn't. It's probably, as Hardy Pile says, about leverage - body shapes vary and power is more about how the player is able to utilize their strength rather than just how many pounds they weigh on a scale.

yes...unless his shoulder is ruined.

yikes. Ralph sure knows who he likes and who he doesn't like.

such a switch is going to require to some serious FA pickups in the D-line. http://www.footballsfuture.com/2010/fa/dl.html Defensive Ends Johnny Jolly, GB, 27 years old Marcus Spears, Dallas, 27 y/o Richard Seymour, Oak, 30 y/o Jarvis Green, NE, 31 y/o Travis Kirschke, Pit, 35 y/o Nose Tackles Vince Wilfork, NE, 28 y/o Aubrayo Franklin, SF, 30 y/o Casey Hampton, Pit, 32 y/o Ryan Pickett, GB, 30 y/o Jason Ferguson, Miami, 35 y/o some of these guys will be re-signed, but not all. It seems doable if we want to.

word was that in recent years he was despised by everyone on his own team other than Vrabel

why is this its own thread?

I love this thread

one thing I will not do is listen to Mike Lombardi. It's well known the guy wants an NFL job.

I don't think he was at Denver for any championships. He was an qb coach and then an OC for the late 80s Elway teams. They were pretty good.

well we could have easily beaten the Jets twice. They're in the AFC championship game. We can't be that bad.

Tony Gonzales was pretty good. Of course I probably wouldn't love the idea of throwing over the middle with the QB's they had. it just seems like the best passing offenses pick apart the middle - the Pats, Colts, Cards, and Packers - it's their bread and butter. I hope with Gailey it was a practical choice rather than a philosophical one.

I really don't like the part where it says he doesn't like to use the middle of the field.

I'm not a big McCoy believer but think he could be successful in the right system. He reminds me a bit of Alex Smith but McCoy played against better competition.

well he was mentioned for the Bears OC opening.

no idea. Colt McCoy? 2nd round.

in fairness he was working with Jay Fiedler and Lamar Smith.

Schefter just said Miami is bringing him in for an interview.

sorry, this thread was meant for ironic levity