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Post by moekid on Jan 24, 2021 11:19:02 GMT -7
Is it me or is Staley having trouble filling key coordinator positions for his staff. No OC or DC? The gap in time from Staley's hire and the OC/DC coordinator hire is getting worrisome. I was expecting those positions to be filled quite quickly, but alas we wait. I would have expected him to have an idea of the staff he wanted
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Post by frozendisc on Jan 24, 2021 12:49:39 GMT -7
The gap in time from Staley's hire and the OC/DC coordinator hire is getting worrisome. I was expecting those positions to be filled quite quickly, but alas we wait. I would have expected him to have an idea of the staff he wanted I think he did for OC, as he wanted O'Connell I believe, but was rebuffed by the Rams. Staley should have just made O'Connell Asst. HC, which is a promotion over his current position of Rams OC. Of course O'Connell might have expressed no desire to leave under that type of cloud. Regardless, the longer those positions go unfilled the more the whole thing looks like a debacle in the making, which with the Bolts is of little surprise.
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Post by totallybolted on Jan 24, 2021 12:55:58 GMT -7
The gap in time from Staley's hire and the OC/DC coordinator hire is getting worrisome. I was expecting those positions to be filled quite quickly, but alas we wait. I would have expected him to have an idea of the staff he wanted you do not know he didn't.
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Post by sonorajim on Jan 24, 2021 13:05:24 GMT -7
True, and outscoring them is a lot easier if they can't score. There are a lot of examples to make either point O or D wins Modern Championships.
Top D appears to make the Championships with greater consistency but you can't be a turd in any aspect and will need some luck to boot.
How many Lombardi's did Air Coryell's #1 offense in 1980 - '83, '85 win?
Jim, Jim, Jim Jim..............I'm sure top D did well for decades. We are talking NOW. Do you know the freaking rule changes that have occurred over decades, Air Coryell, the last 5 years, LAST TUESDAY ?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Please refer back to the 4 starting QB's today. Thank you. Thank you very much. All 4 are very good (you're welcome!) and have very good Ds. None of their Div opponents scored 21 or more pts. The last time a #1 D won the SB was 2016. Not exactly ancient history. The SB winner is usually a top 10 D & O, STs.
Aside from the kicking game ( & a weird play or 2), a QB is handling the ball every down. Heck yeah they're important! Personally I've seen us lose too many airborne, high-scoring shootouts. Gimme O, D & STs, thank you. I love having Herbert. If we support him with top 5 D & Teams, we're in the playoffs. Don't leave me praying for a stop on D, P/K returns. Give Herbert a top D.
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Post by lightsout42 on Jan 24, 2021 19:26:49 GMT -7
Does everyone understand that no one is arguing *against* good D and ST?
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Post by sonorajim on Jan 24, 2021 19:57:42 GMT -7
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Post by sonorajim on Jan 24, 2021 20:08:31 GMT -7
Does everyone understand that no one is arguing *against* good D and ST? Hard to believe that anyone would, ain't it? Few teams have won a SB without top 10 units in all three. Having them doesn't guarantee anything but it certainly paves the way. Bellichick/ Brady Pats were a model of consistency at top O / D / ST units.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jan 25, 2021 2:18:26 GMT -7
His SECOND phone call after taking the job was to Herbert. Because defense wins championships. Chargers was a coveted coveted coaching job because Bosa plays here. No, that wasn't it. Because Derwin James is on the roster. No no that wasn't it. It was called the best NFL job opening because Herbert is here. Defense wins championships because we are moving Herbert to Safety. Just because the QB is the most important position on the team doesn’t negate the impact of a shut down defense. The winning teams scored 69 points this week.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jan 25, 2021 2:23:32 GMT -7
Does everyone understand that no one is arguing *against* good D and ST? The Chargers look like they have a good STD too. ST was an embarrassment this year. I see they got a new coach.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jan 25, 2021 2:29:30 GMT -7
Ok class. Now that SOME of you had to be dragged through my lessons,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm actually giving you all an A+. Only because I did not have to read frozendisc spell Defense-DefenCe. Oh, that really chaps my hide, let me tell ya. We need to bring the lesson full circle: We can trot right on back to Freak's Draft Lesson titled "General Manager's lose their freaking minds when it comes to Quarterbacks." Now class, is that because defense wins championships ? Of course not. Very good. Now Joe and Jim can have an extra milk before nap time if they can name the four starting QB's today, and the fact their teams scored about 4 trillion points this season. Freak's comment "General Manager's lose their freaking minds when it comes to Quarterbacks." applies only to the GM's that lack a franchise QB. The best defence is clearly having an ability to play offence, and that is the formula for defeating Mahomes and his Chiefs. That's not quite all of it. "defense wins championships" as the greatest QB ever plays the greatest QB currently in the NFL. I laugh so hard. Are Andy Reid and Bruce Arians known as defensive coaches, or offensive coaches ? Not exactly Chuck Noll and the Steel Curtain of yesteryear, now are they boys and girls.....................................?? Ring the Bell. Schools in.
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Post by chargerfreak on Jan 25, 2021 2:34:08 GMT -7
I'm going to make a prediction based off stats and we'll see if I'm correct... Bucs over Pack and Chiefs over Bills. Oh how I love this post !!! Not because you were right. Because you had THE BOLD GUTS to have a prediction and a take on here. I had the Packers, but hit the over. I then tripled my KC bet. So it was a good day. Is there some reason we don't do like 10k on the over for the Super Bowl. I think they are generally high scoring games, and these two teams can SCORE . I love the over. It's 56.5 right now..........................................
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Post by chargerfreak on Jan 25, 2021 2:45:11 GMT -7
Ok class. Now that SOME of you had to be dragged through my lessons,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm actually giving you all an A+. Only because I did not have to read frozendisc spell Defense-DefenCe. Oh, that really chaps my hide, let me tell ya. We need to bring the lesson full circle: We can trot right on back to Freak's Draft Lesson titled "General Manager's lose their freaking minds when it comes to Quarterbacks." Now class, is that because defense wins championships ? Of course not. Very good. Now Joe and Jim can have an extra milk before nap time if they can name the four starting QB's today, and the fact their teams scored about 4 trillion points this season. Freak's comment "General Manager's lose their freaking minds when it comes to Quarterbacks." applies only to the GM's that lack a franchise QB. Yeah, they didn't pay Patrick Mahomes OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS because they were worried about their defensive ends. Let me tell ya. REACT AS MY EVERY POST HITS THE CLASS LIKE A TON OF BRICKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by afboltfan on Jan 25, 2021 7:14:22 GMT -7
I'm going to make a prediction based off stats and we'll see if I'm correct... Bucs over Pack and Chiefs over Bills. Oh how I love this post !!! Not because you were right. Because you had THE BOLD GUTS to have a prediction and a take on here. I had the Packers, but hit the over. I then tripled my KC bet. So it was a good day. Is there some reason we don't do like 10k on the over for the Super Bowl. I think they are generally high scoring games, and these two teams can SCORE . I love the over. It's 56.5 right now.......................................... My prediction was based off defensive standings, the Bucs and Chiefs had a higher ranked defense. Here is my next prediction... I'm taking the Chiefs over the Bucs, but rooting for the Bucs. I don't think you rattle Brady in this game, he's obviously been there done that. ALL the pressure is on the rest of the team to include Bruce Arians, they brought in Brady to get them to the Superbowl and now here they are, IN THEIR OWN STADIUM. That is some immense pressure... Could be easy pickens and a blowout Superbowl for the Chiefs. Suh doesn't get a ring because karma...
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Post by afboltfan on Jan 25, 2021 7:38:08 GMT -7
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Post by chargerfreak on Jan 25, 2021 8:08:13 GMT -7
Oh how I love this post !!! Not because you were right. Because you had THE BOLD GUTS to have a prediction and a take on here. I had the Packers, but hit the over. I then tripled my KC bet. So it was a good day. Is there some reason we don't do like 10k on the over for the Super Bowl. I think they are generally high scoring games, and these two teams can SCORE . I love the over. It's 56.5 right now.......................................... My prediction was based off defensive standings, the Bucs and Chiefs had a higher ranked defense. Here is my next prediction... I'm taking the Chiefs over the Bucs, but rooting for the Bucs. I don't think you rattle Brady in this game, he's obviously been there done that. ALL the pressure is on the rest of the team to include Bruce Arians, they brought in Brady to get them to the Superbowl and now here they are, IN THEIR OWN STADIUM. That is some immense pressure... Could be easy pickens and a blowout Superbowl for the Chiefs. Suh doesn't get a ring because karma... So far, I have played the Chiefs.
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