Seriously, if we hire another first time guy and he flops, we are going to be at like 12-13 years of losing seasons by the time hes fired.


Its ridiculous. It needs to stop. Id rather be safe (especially when the safe option has won coach of the year with multiple playoff appearences) than sorry.

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Nope , nope ,just nope....please no former OC, DC rookie head coach!

I can't take it anymore.

 

All i want for Christmas is a genuine, proven, get in the refs face....for real....

N...F...L...head coach.

Please Santa....make it happen.

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Because Jaguars is our mantra 

I'm just not closing the door on the potential next Coughlin. What Larry Fitzgerald said about Kyle Shanahan when praising Julio Jones. I want that to coach us. 

 

On what makes <a class="" href='http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/roster/julio-jones/3fa3dd5e-0294-4d80-add9-68e47289bf80/' title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> so good:
“Coach (Shanahan’s) system is not an easy system. When I watch him on tape – I watch every single route Julio runs; our film crew puts (tape) together, so I watch everything that he runs – you’re never going to find him in the same spot. There are so many personnel groupings. They’re going to move him around; they’re going to put him in motion. So, it’s very difficult for you to game plan to stop him because he’s never in the same place. They move him around. They do a great job of getting him matched up on ‘backers when teams are in base defense and things of that nature. Aside from his freakishly unbelievable, God-given ability, in terms of running and quickness, he’s very intelligent to be able to digest everything that coach has him doing in terms of the formations and where he’s aligned. And then, obviously, his physical gifts are able to take over at that point.”

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Agree strongly with the last two posters. Which is why I like TC and Smith. And Marvin Lewis, if he becomes available. I still can't believe the Bengals would fire him.

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I'm just not closing the door on the potential next Coughlin. What Larry Fitzgerald said about Kyle Shanahan when praising Julio Jones. I want that to coach us.

On what makes <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/roster/julio-jones/3fa3dd5e-0294-4d80-add9-68e47289bf80/'>Julio Jones</a> so good:
“Coach (Shanahan’s) system is not an easy system. When I watch him on tape – I watch every single route Julio runs; our film crew puts (tape) together, so I watch everything that he runs – you’re never going to find him in the same spot. There are so many personnel groupings. They’re going to move him around; they’re going to put him in motion. So, it’s very difficult for you to game plan to stop him because he’s never in the same place. They move him around. They do a great job of getting him matched up on ‘backers when teams are in base defense and things of that nature. Aside from his freakishly unbelievable, God-given ability, in terms of running and quickness, he’s very intelligent to be able to digest everything that coach has him doing in terms of the formations and where he’s aligned. And then, obviously, his physical gifts are able to take over at that point.”

I like Kyle Shanahan but the quote really just gushes about Julio with a slight nod to Shanahan.

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Coughlin when asked if winning will be a focus: "What the hell else is there? This is nice and dandy, but winning is what all this is about."

I like Kyle Shanahan but the quote really just gushes about Julio with a slight nod to Shanahan.

 

The first half of that quote is all about Shanahan.

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I like Kyle Shanahan but the quote really just gushes about Julio with a slight nod to Shanahan.

its pretty much the opposite.

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i feel like everyone talking about wanting guys with experience who are disciplinarian is just a covert way of saying "old white dude who yells at everyone" cause thats their idea of what a good coach looks like.

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Agree strongly with the last two posters. Which is why I like TC and Smith. And Marvin Lewis, if he becomes available. I still can't believe the Bengals would fire him.

 

Generally when you don't win a single playoff game in 14 years, your seat tends to get a bit hot.

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i feel like everyone talking about wanting guys with experience who are disciplinarian is just a covert way of saying "old white dude who yells at everyone" cause thats their idea of what a good coach looks like.

Okay name some proven HCs on the market with better resumes than Coughlin or Mike Smith.

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i feel like everyone talking about wanting guys with experience who are disciplinarian is just a covert way of saying "old white dude who yells at everyone" cause thats their idea of what a good coach looks like.

Oh come on...


People want a veteran head coach that has had good success. Name some other guys that have proven success like Mike Smith and Tom Coughlin that are on the market.

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Okay name some proven HCs on the market with better resumes than Coughlin or Mike Smith.

there arent but i dont particularly care about if theyre proven or if theyre first time coach.

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i feel like everyone talking about wanting guys with experience who are disciplinarian is just a covert way of saying "old white dude who yells at everyone" cause thats their idea of what a good coach looks like.

 

I think that has a lot to do with Coughlin's success here. A lot of people want Coughlin or Coughlin 2.0.

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there arent but i dont particularly care about if theyre proven or if theyre first time coach.

Thats fine if YOU dont. But I dont like the idea of hiring another Gus who was a highly touted DC that never lived up to expectations. Sure, Shanahan, McDaniels, Patricia, etc. Could end up being a good HC, but theres a chance they dont.


We know what Mike Smith and Tom Coughlin bring to a team.

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there arent but i dont particularly care about if theyre proven or if theyre first time coach.

Right, so perhaps people are bringing them up because they are guys with experience with the best résumés. Not just because they are oldish and white.

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This thread gives me an excuse to post this picture:

 

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The first half of that quote is all about Shanahan.

Yeah more than 1/2 even, all but the last line and a half. I can't remember the last time I've seen Arob in motion, or the main option on a bunch formation, or schemed to be matched up against a LB.

 

They literally just stick him out there to be on the island vs the other teams #1 corner and that is definitely part of the problem. I would love to see some of that creativity. 

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Thats fine if YOU dont. But I dont like the idea of hiring another Gus who was a highly touted DC that never lived up to expectations. Sure, Shanahan, McDaniels, Patricia, etc. Could end up being a good HC, but theres a chance they dont.

We know what Mike Smith and Tom Coughlin bring to a team.

 

 

Mediocrity.

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How can you leave us hanging like this?  I was planning to discuss your head coaching preference with my family during our Christmas dinner and with my friends on New Years Eve.

 

Easily. It will never make any sense to me that people think they know who will be fired before those men are fired unless their employers have already announced it before the last game. Everyone thought Chuck Pagano was on his way out and many people also expected Jeff Fisher to be fired the same year. Lovie Smith's termination shocked everyone. Rumors swirled about Jim Caldwell losing his job, but he was retained. Marty Schottenheimer was fired after a 14-2 season and Steve Mariucci was fired after taking San Francisco to the playoffs. Speculating who will or won't be fired on January 2 before January 2 is a waste of time for me.

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Mediocrity.

 

Playoffs

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