The Poojer Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 has it really been 10 years since he won ACC coach of the year????? I know college doesn't equal pro, but.......the reason gailey was let go at GA Tech was because he couldn't beat UGA, not because he couldn't coach.... http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/...jerrys-patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I know college doesn't equal pro, but.......the reason gailey was let go at GA Tech was because he couldn't beat UGA, not because he couldn't coach.... But I'm sure he'll do fiiiine against the Patriots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 i am willing to at least let the games play out before I gang up on this decision...gailey has won everywhere he has coached...why not here... But I'm sure he'll do fiiiine against the Patriots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Oh, ESPN, how I love thee, let me count the ways. Oh, I'm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Love this bit: "He has no business being a head coach in this league" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcblanco22 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 He must have meant an aging Troy Aikman got him fired, who was steps away from retirement. I doubt that Aikman had that much pull at the end of his career. That article, or blog post or whatever, seemed all over the place. If the author wanted to make "Chan Gailey flamed out" the main point, he should have mentioned the quotes about Jerry Jones regretting firing him after 2 seasons. I dunno. Gailey took over a team that was 6-10 and made the playoffs. Let's see if he can settle the o-line and QB positions and sneak in next season. The Jets did it this year with a rookie HC and QB. It can be done. Oh, Aikman did have that much pull, and keep in mind, at the end of the 1999 campaign, no one knew Aikman was at the end of his career. He was only 33 and was still a season away from the multiple concussions he suffered in the 2000 season. It was common knowledge at the time that he had clashed with Gailey over philosophy. Aikman wanted the Zampese/Turner system in place for the duration of his career, but had reluctantly accepted Gailey in '98 after Zampese "flamed out" in 1997 and the entire league knew what the Cowboys were going to run on every play it seemed. He even remarked multiple times in '98 how happy he was with the progress the offense made and indeed, the offense was Top 10 in both rushing and passing that first year under Chan. For whatever reason, Aikman did a 360 with his feelings the next year, even though he, Irvin (who ended up retiring), Smith, and Ernie Mills (who was a great slot guy and coach-on-the-field type with Gailey's system from his exposure to it during multiple seasons in Pittsburgh) all missed multiple games and he was having to play with Raghib Ismail as his No. 1 receiver and a 5th string rookie as his 2nd guy by the end of the year. Apparently, according to sources in Dallas at the time, Aikman went to Jerry and complained about Gailey. Jones gave Gailey the ultimatum of hiring an offensive coordinator to run a different system or leave. Gailey refused and nature took its course. Even a 33 year-old Aikman still had a direct pipeline to the owner at that time, which in and of itself was a big part of the problem in those days. That's why Jerry has that guilty conscience over Gailey's firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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