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I'm not sure of Rivera's history but doesn't he run the 4-3 cover 2 in Chicago. Doesn't SD have the personnel to run the 3-4 D. I bet they look for a DC that has that type of experience. I don't think Norv has much experience with that type of D. [/ QUOTE ] If I'm not mistaken Merriman had something like 50 tackles last year. He is much much closer to a speed rushing defensive end than an outside linebacker. Phillips would be a monster as a WSLB in a cover two. The personel in a 3-4 and a cover two 4-3, while asked to do different things, are the same types of players. Not that AJ Smith would ever allow this in his dictatorship. |
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[ QUOTE ] I'm not sure of Rivera's history but doesn't he run the 4-3 cover 2 in Chicago. Doesn't SD have the personnel to run the 3-4 D. I bet they look for a DC that has that type of experience. I don't think Norv has much experience with that type of D. [/ QUOTE ] If I'm not mistaken Merriman had something like 50 tackles last year. He is much much closer to a speed rushing defensive end than an outside linebacker. Phillips would be a monster as a WSLB in a cover two. The personel in a 3-4 and a cover two 4-3, while asked to do different things, are the same types of players. Not that AJ Smith would ever allow this in his dictatorship. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, they're really only a 3-4 team because that's what Wade Phillips has always coached. |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] O-2 D-14 Someone should check and make sure I have the right years. I think Turner gets somewhat of a bum rap and Cottrell is garbage. [/ QUOTE ] What are the rankings based on? The Bills D was #6 and #1 in yardage in 98/99... I agree though; the Jets & Vikings D got worse under TC with basically the same players. [/ QUOTE ] DVOA edit: fair or not, I'm tempted to give most of Buffalo's decency as credit to Phillips. [/ QUOTE ] Pat Williams ftw |
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Pat Williams HOF? [/ QUOTE ] though he was still there in 2001-02 when they sucked. Phillips wasn't. does anyone remember Buffalo's post-Phillips d-coordinators? I am too lazy to look it up. |
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I was pulling for Rivera to be head coach as I am somewhat connected to him.
He is my English teachers' husbands college roomate, so that would have been cool. |
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Not my favorite hiring, but w/e. You guys overestimate the effect a HC has on a teams expected wins.
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In the right situation the head coach can make a huge difference. In this case though i think san diego is alot better off with a safe choice that wont change their team much as opposed to bringing in someone that will change their systems.
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Not my favorite hiring, but w/e. You guys overestimate the effect a HC has on a teams expected wins. [/ QUOTE ] So true. With the talent on this team, they're not suddenly going to go 8-8 or be a losing team. I agree that they're not gonna repeat 14-2 (but a lot of you didn't either cause they caught a lot of breaks in the season.) However, gameplaning gets so important in the playoffs that even the most talented of teams can lose (as happenned this year.) If they hire a good D coordinator, they'll be fine. |
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If they hire a good D coordinator, they'll be fine. [/ QUOTE ] oops. |
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