Rah-Rah thread about Gibbs

[Wolf]

originally posted at Texans talk and being we have Brown now
http://www.texanstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46625

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...25/ai_69404525

Consider what Gibbs, the man they call "The Doctor," has done. Almost without exception, linemen were better as Broncos under Gibbs than they were before or after. Jones spent nine years with the Browns and Ravens, but his only Pro Bowl appearance came under Gibbs. The Ravens saw Harry Swayne's production with the Broncos and signed him to a rich free-agent deal. The Seahawks did the same with Brian Habib. Neither was as productive for his new team as was his replacement for the Broncos. Gibbs helped seventh-round draft choice Tom Nalen become arguably the premier center in the NFL.

Gibbs took Matt Lepsis, who was undrafted, and made him into a very effective right tackle. He made a premier guard out of the undersized Neil, whom one offensive line coach said would be hard-pressed to start in any other system. He found a way to get solid production out of Schlereth, a player who had undergone numerous surgeries (the count is 29).

"What he's done is make them better as a group than as individuals," Chargers defensive coordinator Joe Pascale says.

Gibbs, 59, crafted great offensive lines mostly with players other teams had no use for. Unlike just about every other coach, Gibbs didn't lobby to have his team select players for him in the high rounds. He preferred the leftovers, players who have something to prove. Gibbs tore these players down further, and then built them up.

What does Alex Gibbs bring to the table(various links)

"Alex Gibbs is an absolute wild man, a tyrant, a fiery little guy," Bunting says with a smile. "And he's a good friend. His system is like Tiger Woods' golf game - it's all about repetition, repetition, repetition, doing the same thing, over and over and over again. You don't have a lot of different runs. But you get very good at the ones you do have. You use the backs for pass protection. We were at Kansas City when I saw how good Marcus Allen became at pass protection. Very seldom did we see our quarterbacks get hurt."

Gibbs took his ideas from Kansas City to Denver in 1995 and began developing outstanding offensive lines using smaller, quicker, more agile players than was the NFL norm. Those linemen were technicians, dancing laterally along the line of scrimmage and taking their opponents in the direction the opponent dictates. Their quickness allowed them to attack their opponents off the ball, get to the second level where linebackers roam and clean up loose ends downfield. Tailbacks spent little time running parallel to the line of scrimmage; the worst you can do, in theory, is no gain. One of the bread-and-butter runs is the cutback: the tailback presses the line, presses, presses, the play evolving like a stretch play or outside zone play; then he cuts back against the grain.

Morgan Keegan

"They knock out one yard, two yards, three yards, then, crack, bang, 60 yards," Chiefs Coach Dick Vermeil once said of the Broncos' run

http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m...092006aaa.html

[281]

good link. i'm glad to be a part of this board... i was never approved to sign up for HPF, and i was never given a reason why.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by 281

i'm glad to be a part of this board... i was never approved to sign up for HPF, and i was never given a reason why.

Welcome. I can't explain your prior difficulties directly as Ric retained sole control over the addition of new users at HPF, but I do know there was a rough period in there where we had an overflow of spammers joining and had to shut down and wipe out a lot of requests. Maybe you got caught in that by accident, or maybe something else, who knows.

I'll probably have to watch this here a little more closely as this new site gains in popularity, but for now, early adopters should be getting in with ease.

Back on topic... I wonder what Gibbs' hiring means to the team with guys like Steve McKinney and Fred Weary on the outside looking in. Both seem like candidates to jump back on the roster before camp, yet as the saying goes - so close and yet so far away. Both have injury concerns, but it would be interesting to see how these two vets adapt to Gibbs if brought back.

[popanot]

Gibbs had a stint in Atlanta and I don't remember him making any Pro-Bowlers out that OL or making them a top unit in the league. If I recall, didn't Gibbs sign a 1yr contract? It's a good move, but it still takes talent.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by popanot

Gibbs had a stint in Atlanta and I don't remember him making any Pro-Bowlers out that OL or making them a top unit in the league. If I recall, didn't Gibbs sign a 1yr contract? It's a good move, but it still takes talent.

Last year the Falcons had six 200+ rushing yard games and 86 rushes of 10 or more yards...best in the NFL.

I tried getting 281 in several times many moons ago...what's up paco?

[popanot]

Originally Posted by Vinny

Last year the Falcons had six 200+ rushing yard games and 86 rushes of 10 or more yards...best in the NFL.

They also had RBs that would pretty much put any of ours on the bench.

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by popanot

They also had RBs that would pretty much put any of ours on the bench.

Slaton is very Norwood like and Dunn is at the end of his career and has lost a step. It's not like they had Eric Dickerson back there.

[dadmg]

Originally Posted by popanot

Gibbs had a stint in Atlanta and I don't remember him making any Pro-Bowlers out that OL or making them a top unit in the league. If I recall, didn't Gibbs sign a 1yr contract? It's a good move, but it still takes talent.

They didn't get a lot of mainstream press attention, but while they (and Gibbs) were in Atlanta, Kevin Shaffer and Kynan Forney were highly regarded by some of the sites I frequented. After the switch in schemes Forney wasn't as effective and Shaffer hasn't been nearly as good in Cleveland either. As for top unit, I think up until Petrino tried to switch to a power scheme last year, Atlanta's line was one of the better units in the league, as evidenced by very high yards per carry for their backs. Some of that was the threat of Vick, but I think a lot of it was also scheme.

[281]

Originally Posted by Vinny

Last year the Falcons had six 200+ rushing yard games and 86 rushes of 10 or more yards...best in the NFL.

I tried getting 281 in several times many moons ago...what's up paco?

cheeling mayne. glad to be a part of HPF after all these years... even if it's not HPF.