Quote:I felt sorry for Mularkey when he was here, because he didn't have much to work with. Unfortunately, he's in a similar situation at Tennessee.
Yeah, He had to actually coach the [BAD WORD REMOVED] Gene Smith drafted and mentally MJD was already out of town. I think his chances of success in Tennessee are slim with the talent they have as well.
Quote:So Bosa to the Titans?
Or Hargreaves. But it is too early to tell who has the best chance of picking first.
Quote:Dude, no. Just no.
I've watched Pete Carroll throw away a National Title game with the best football player on the planet on his roster.
When did Tom Brady ever play for Pete Carroll?
Pro Football Talk just tweeted that Gus has the best job security in the AFC South. You may be stuck with him for awhile.
Quote:Pro Football Talk just tweeted that Gus has the best job security in the AFC South. You may be stuck with him for awhile.
We are not "stuck" with Gus Bradley. He is making us a lot better now, along with Dave Caldwell. But we still have a long way to go, which is why Bradley has no risk of losing his job.
Quote:We are not "stuck" with Gus Bradley. He is making us a lot better now, along with Dave Caldwell. But we still have a long way to go, which is why Bradley has no risk of losing his job.
LOL me thinks most of your brethren on the board would strongly disagree with your optimistic outlook on Gus. There are multiple threads on here screaming for his head.
Quote:LOL me thinks most of your brethren
on the board would strongly disagree with your optimistic outlook on Gus. There are multiple threads on here screaming for his head.
There are cats on the board still??!?!?!
Mularkey isn't much of a coach but I'd say without a doubt he's better than Gus loosey goosey Bradley.
Each day I keep feeling so much better about our situation. Gabbert and now Mularkey.
Quote:Mularkey isn't much of a coach but I'd say without a doubt he's better than Gus loosey goosey Bradley.
Not even. Give me Gus anyday.
It just doesn't get worse than Mularkey. At least Gus can be motivating.
Quote:Not even. Give me Gus anyday.
It just doesn't get worse than Mularkey. At least Gus can be motivating.
I'm not sure Mularkey had enough time to lead anyone to make such a statement. Much of what he was blamed for was the overall state of the franchise, which was a poor roster built by a poor GM. Mularkey has won football games in this league. Folks were saying similar things about Del Rio. Look what he's been able to accomplish in a different situation.
And regarding motivation... motivation comes from within, not from without. The ability and importance of a coach being a "motivator" is grossly misrepresented and misunderstood, IMO. A coach can create an atmosphere and put people in positions to be able to succeed, but a coach cannot create motivation. That resides within the player alone.
Quote:Not even. Give me Gus anyday.
It just doesn't get worse than Mularkey. At least Gus can be motivating.
I'm not going to sit here and argue that Mularkey was anything close to even being a good coach in the small sample size we got, but it's hard for me to agree with the notion that it doesn't get any worse than Mularkey. He was hired by a GM who was already thought to be clinging by a thread as draft pick after draft pick failed to work out, and his hiring did absolutely nothing to quell the conversation that Smith was a short-timer. Mularkey was the quintessential "base hit" play by Gene Smith, a guy who had a record of success with quarterbacks and a reputation as a good offensive mind.
Frankly, I'd argue that Mularkey was doomed from the start. The hire was instantly panned by the local and national media, reports almost instantly filtered out that had the Jaguars not hired Mularkey, the Falcons would have fired him, and he inherited a roster in such bad shape with a GM circling the drain that there was just no way he'd be successful in Jacksonville. Even if he'd overachieved and taken that roster to 6-10, the new GM that we all knew was coming at the end of the year would almost certainly fire him and bring in his own guy.
So, yeah, I can't argue that Mularkey was a better/worse/equivalent coach to Bradley, because we just didn't get a big enough sample size. I don't think Mularkey is as bad a coach as he appeared to be here, but I also don't think he's particularly good. If he does hold onto the Titans job, I'll be equal parts happy for us and sad for Mariota, whose career will very much be on the line if he's stuck in Mularkey's system.
I'm surprised anyone is trying to defend the guy. He was horribad in every aspect. When you listened to Mularkey speak you wanted to snore. He was like that math teacher who you always zoned out to your day dreaming. Nothing about his persona created excitement, and he was just about the worst public speaker I'd ever seen in any field. On gameday you talk about Gus not making halftime adjustments, but Mularkey was even worse routinely finding himself blown out in the second half even when the team did start okay. Gus at least is a guy you play for, and he brings with him goals to reach and a philosophy to compete and improve every day. Mularkey was just overwhelmed and never offered the team the slightest glimpse of hope. When you look at the worst head coaches in league history, Mularkey is right there in the top five. Gus is surely in the top fifty, but nowhere near Mularkey.
If Mularkey was such a decent coach, why'd he fail in Buffalo, and here, and also eventually get knocked down from an offensive coordinator to a TE coach.
Give me a break......
Mularkey>Gus?
Really? The team didn't even want to play for Mike. There were rumblings all around about him not connecting with his players, or some crud.
Gus has this team believing in itself. He is far from perfect and far from HOF coaching qualities but he isn't THE reason we lose. He isn't THE reason we win.
No one appreciates what Gus and Dave are doing here. Something never really done before by building from scratch almost literally.
Mularkey a better coach than Gus. HA
I've come 180° around on coaches motivating players. Yes, motivation at the Professional level does come from within, but a coaching staff can set a standard and an atmosphere for competitiveness on a roster. I just got the feeling that Mularkey never did that.
I'm not saying that Dan Campbell is all that great of a coach, but did you see what happened to the Miami roster when he took over? They started playing hard. Once he was in control, he set up competitions between players and developed an environment of competition. Competing leads to aggression. Aggression leads to confidence. I never watched Mularkey's Jaguars and thought they were anywhere close to being aggressive. Beat up certainly, due to him doing his part to get the CBA to exclude all contact at every practices but never aggressive.
Mularkey had success in Buffalo. Let's not rewrite history to prop an agenda. He walked away in the end, but did have early success.
Quote:If Mularkey was such a decent coach, why'd he fail in Buffalo, and here, and also eventually get knocked down from an offensive coordinator to a TE coach.
Give me a break......
Mularkey>Gus?
Really? The team didn't even want to play for Mike. There were rumblings all around about him not connecting with his players, or some crud.
Gus has this team believing in itself. He is far from perfect and far from HOF coaching qualities but he isn't THE reason we lose. He isn't THE reason we win.
No one appreciates what Gus and Dave are doing here. Something never really done before by building from scratch almost literally.
Mularkey a better coach than Gus. HA
Mularkey won 9 games with an ancient Drew Bledsoe then won six the next with JP fricken Losman. Mularkey is better and it's not close.
Bradley is here for one reason, to keep from losing the locker room while the roster gets rebuilt. Once that's done they'll hire an actual coach to lead this team.
Quote:When you listened to Mularkey speak you wanted to snore. He was like that math teacher who you always zoned out to your day dreaming. Nothing about his persona created excitement, and he was just about the worst public speaker I'd ever seen in any field.
Same with Bill Belichick. Not arguing that Mularkey is great or something, but different coaches have different personalities and can still be very succesful.
More on Mularkey for the thick of cranium...
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<p class="">Ruston Webster on <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/Midday180'>@<b>Midday180</b></a>: Was a little discussion about other options, but <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/Titans?src=hash'>#<b>Titans</b></a> turned to Mularkey very quickly.
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<p class="">Mularkey may not have the confidence of neophyte armchair GMs, but he certainly has the respect of his peers in NFL coaching circles.
Quote:Same with Bill Belichick. Not arguing that Mularkey is great or something, but different coaches have different personalities and can still be very succesful.
Well put.