I'd forgotten that. He seems to have recovered fully now.iced with a damn good point:
I always felt Fletcher never fully physically recovered from those injuries which leads to him holding and drawing flags
I wish Lewis and Kennedy had worked out! Would have been a good d line for years!That was during the period of the "I have no clue" FO.
Pickett has thrived in a 3-4.
That was during the period of the "I have no clue" FO.
Pickett has thrived in a 3-4.
Those picks made many of us gun shy about drafting a DT. Especially when you add in Carriker. Thank Bhudda Brockers broke that jinx. :wink:rhinobean adding:
I wish Lewis and Kennedy had worked out! Would have been a good d line for years!
dodgerram liking the conundrum that is Fitzpatrick:
Yeah, right on.
Some pretty good players that the Rams let slip away.
I also would count Fitzpatrick under that category.
We have different memories of Fletch. In my memories he didn't got "torched" as often as you remember.
I didn't say we should have kept Fletch over Trumaine, although I think their performances are pretty equal, I said we should have kept him. He only had a cap hit of $2.35 million this year.
The Eagles seem to be pretty happy with him.
BTW, I was making fun of that Fisher statement. Fish has never been able to "fix" that kind of problem. In meetings or on the practice field. It was a decision they made that I wouldn't have made but then again I don't know everything they do. I think you need 4 high quality CBs on your roster because it's such a blow to your D when one gets injured. There were other priorities though. So.
Watching wild card weekend my biggest impression is that in todays NFL you need a QB who can extend plays with his feet or even make big plays with his running ability.
Rivers, Rodgers, Luck, Kaepernick, Smith, Brees all have that ability.
A pure pocket passer still can be effective and win it big but in order to achieve it you must provide him with a very good to elite o-line. The defensive linemen and lbs in particular in todays NFL are so big and simultaenously so fast it is simply amazing. A mobile QB can get away with an average or below average o-line a lot better and still make enough plays to win you a game.
That easy to spot eh? :lol:
Just making sure.
I think that's two separate issues. Being a great coach and engendering an atmosphere that promotes penalties are not joined at the hip IMO. Many might say that his coaching success and the persona of his teams are intertwined. Possibly true in his case.
When anyone talks about a team having penalty problems the blame is always laid at the coach's doorstep. Rightfully so IMO. When you hire Fisher you get those penalties as part of the package. Those that think he's a great coach like that part of the package. Not the penalties per se but the mind set/toughness that is associated with that. Maybe you're OK with that but as you so astutely observed, I'm not a fan. :wink:
To take it a step further, that type of coaching is old school and doesn't work as well as it used to. Chippiness on the field in today's game is more likely to be punished than rewarded. I never, ever saw taunting by a player when I first started watching football. The other players would never have put up with it. The difference is that when I was younger the teams were actually teams and not just a collection of individuals with a common goal. You didn't see the "it's all about me" attitude that is so prevalent today. You have to nip that stuff in the bud in today's NFL and when has Fisher ever shown an ability to stop that kind of behavior? In my opinion he encourages it even if inadvertently.
I will say this though, I think Fisher is the best coach we've had in a long time. Doesn't mean I think hes a great coach and it also doesn't mean I'm not gonna rag on him when he makes laughable statements like the one he made about the team meetings. That's just funny to me. :heh:
But those "statues" as you call them have other superior talents to offset their lack of running ability (and BTW, IMO Rodgers has some ability to hurt you with his legs as have Luck and smith, proven on wild card weekend).
Just for example:
As you said Peyton has a ultra quick release , Brady an uncanny pocket awareness and vision, Brees is nifty in the pocket and moves around very, very well, Rivers is a rock and hard to bring down (watch that one play where the defender bounced off of him like a fly) etc.etc.
Now ask yourself if you see those talents in Sam Bradford too...
Go Rams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry Haile, I took this:Selassie I with some of this and some of that:
Fletcher wasn't penalized for being chippy, plus other stuff.
BTW... I realized you were taking a shot at Fish. That was clear to see.
I would have to strongly disagree with your statement that Fish has never been able to fix a problem like that. His extensive success in coaching,,, especially on the defensive side of the ball,,, is the reason he's one of the highest paid coaches in the league.
Your dislike of Fisher is not hard to pick up on. In case you hadn't noticed, my feelings on Fish are much different.