Release point has more to do with mechanics, some of them not having anything to do with the arm. Feet placement. Use of hips and body turn. Etc. McVay said NOTHING about changing his throwing motion.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... the brightest GM in football (a questionable assertion, imo) knew he wanted to hire Vance Joseph as his head coach. I think that's a theory you've been promoting pretty strongly the last few days. Correct? Well, ol' Vance, as you know, was a defensive coordinator. Just guessing here ... but, now that he's a head coach, he probably wants to do things his way on that side of the football.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
You know as well as I do that MOST coaches, starting at the highest two levels of college football right through the pros ... bounce around. A LOT. Your guy, Ray Sherman, for example ... I count that he made twenty stops in forty seasons of coaching. I doubt Wade's no more stinky than Sherman.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
That the Rams are going to need a lot more than that to turn this mess around? Couldn't agree more.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
That's being more than just a little intellectually dishonest. Wade Phillips is one of the most-respected coordinators in the National Football League. LIKED and respected. He's not a slave to any one system or any one philosophy. He treats his players, he treats his fellow coaches, he treats his opponents ... with respect. He's a damn good football coach and even better human being.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
And, you see ... I happen to be from IOWA ... and we all know, here in IOWA, that 100% of all statistics are made-up. Btw ... would you believe me if I told you I was a pathological liar?by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
I tend to believe the long-term success or failure of McVay, if he is the Rams' choice, will boil down to who he is as a coach, leader, teacher, etc. than his age. Granted ... Bill Walsh was in his late 40s when he was hired by San Francisco in 1979. But the 49ers, at that time, were every bit the mess the Rams are now. And Walsh had been a head coach for only two years before that. Yes ...by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
OMG. No matter what he said or didn't say about the Rams and Goff ... Ross Tucker is a hack. The only long-term exposure I ever had to him is when he 'guests' on the Dan Patrick Show. He was a journeyman NFL player who nevertheless possesses an enormous sense of self-importance. Everything ... every 'conversation' Ross Tucker has eventually ... most often sooner rather than later ... winds bacby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
There is some precedent. The Tomlin thing is a good example. Completely different era ... completely different circumstances ... but John Madden was 32 or 33 when he was elevated to Raiders' head coach by Al Davis. It may also fail. From where I sit ... I would much rather this franchise make the grand gambles - INCLUDING shipping all those draft picks to Tennessee to draft Goff, up throughby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... was the next whiz-bang offensive mind in line for a head-coaching job. What happened?by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Seriously. I hope you have some professional outlet for your abilities.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
The insurance policy, I mean. Jake Butt. The insurance policy. It's in his ... back pocket. Jake Butt. Insurance policy. Back pocket. Never mind.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
It doesn't happen very often, but Coughlin pretty much embarrassed himself while interviewing for the Eagles last year.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Extraordinarily complex individual. Rock god. Philosopher. Poet. Something of a nihilist. Safe to say his like will not be seen again ...by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... the word around the campfire for several years has been that Aaron Rodgers is a prima donna who is, at best, distant to the cheese-head types who worship his jockstrap. Of course, I'm sure there are other storylines out there that can counter that.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... but I suspect he might get the attention of more than a few long-legged lovelies there in Southern California. I say this in a completely heterosexual sorta way ... but he's kinda pretty.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Sez' here the Bengals of '81 were 12-4 and were 7-2 in the strike year of '82. There was also a nine win season in there and a couple of 8-8s. Overall, as an NFL coach, he was 75-85-1.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
I get that. I really do. But ... you know ... with middle-age now appearing smaller and smaller in my rearview mirror ... I need to cling to something that will make me believe I haven't yet reached my expiration date. Sooooooo ... instead of Pee Wee, who was very funny ... don't get me wrong ... I'm gonna go with the Lizard King, standing triumphantly on stage in Miami with his Magic Johnby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm like Jim Morrison at the Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami in '69. Whatever happens ... I'll let it roll.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
If I'm not mistaken, Haley replaced Bruce Ariens as Steelers' OC. Seems like, from an outsider, which I am, the Steelers haven't lost too much in that transaction. I think we can agree that Ariens does set a certain tone as an offensive coordinator. That Haley got the type of production out of that unit is telling. Like a lot of coaches, sometimes they have to fail someplace to realize how thby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... there just aren't lots of warm-fuzzy coaches at the pro level. Or the college level. You're not gonna find a bigger fan of Kurt Warner than me. And, yes ... he has the heart of a true gentleman and would excuse the worst behavior from anyone he met. But, I sensed that there was a real closeness between the two - that perhaps wasn't even there between Warner and Martz, even in the best ofby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... wasn't so great. Charlie Weis. Romeo Crennel. McDaniels flamed out in Denver. O'Brien is still a work-in-progress in Houston. (Wish the Rams were at that level right now.) But you look back on the staff he had in Cleveland, and a couple of names jump out. Most notably, Mr. Warmth, Nick Saban, and long-time Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz, who for about a five-year stretch there, from about 20by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
The running joke in Arizona was that Brenda Warner and Haley's wife were jealous of the amount of time their husbands spent together. Haley is a no-nonsense dude. And, like Belichick, he grew up in the game. Pulled this from his Steelers' bio: "Haley is the son of Dick Haley, former Director of Player Personnel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1971-91). As a youth, Haley was a ball boy for thby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
***I have my favorite (Shanny) but will root like hell for who ever they pick that he gets this team in the playoffs by 2018!!!*** Methinks there are some who only want the Rams to be successful *if* they follow their rather ethereal personal agendas. You know ... that ache to always be "right."by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree about Rodgers and any comparisons between he and Goff as being foolish. Personally? I'm not real crazy about who I perceive Aaron Rodgers to *really* be. I think he's more than a little bit of a phony. I think it always tends to be about him. I don't think he's that well-liked in the Packers' locker room and don't think he's a really good guy off the field. As a quarterback? Leavingby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
If they'd set a group of four or five people and said ... no more! ... they'd be crucified for that, too. Not sure what the rules to this game are around here. I guess the bottom line is ... for some people ... if the Rams do it ... it's wrong. Hey ... maybe the next guy they hire will be worse than Spagnuolo. Or, maybe he'll be better than George Allen. Soooooooooo ... I'm just going toby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
How did Aaron Rodgers do during *his* rookie season? In his first three seasons in THE LEAGUE ... Rogers played in seven games and completed thirty-five passes. How about we give this kid *one season* under the tutelage of a real NFL-caliber offensive coaching staff and surround him with some real NFL-quality players before we throw dirt in his face? If he gets that and falls on his faceby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Just kidding. Sorta.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... of turning into this generation's T.O. The balance between his greatness and the drama he creates is virtually 1/1.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com