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Old 01-18-2018, 06:00 PM
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People love a football coach that looks the part. If Vrabel looked like Andy Reid he'd have to actually know how to coach. Instead he'll get a job based on fitting the idea that some owner has of what a football coach looks and sounds like. It's the same reason guys like Blake Bortles get drafted to play QB. All things considered football is run by very inside the box thinkers.
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Old 01-19-2018, 12:12 AM
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People love a football coach that looks the part. If Vrabel looked like Andy Reid he'd have to actually know how to coach. Instead he'll get a job based on fitting the idea that some owner has of what a football coach looks and sounds like. It's the same reason guys like Blake Bortles get drafted to play QB. All things considered football is run by very inside the box thinkers.
Many Broncos watcher were stunned that Elway jumped up and grabbed Vance Joseph to replace Gary Kubiak as Head Coach even though the Dolphins defense he was coaching was stinking up the joint despite having Ndonkeykong Suh and others. Elway defended his decision by claiming Joseph was a "leader of men". Broncos supporters have used that "leader of men" comment as a punchline ever since.

So, if somebody grabs Vrabel and defends him as a "leader of men", watch out.
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Old 01-19-2018, 12:31 AM
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So, if somebody grabs Vrabel and defends him as a "leader of men", watch out.
Let's hope it's the Titans.
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Old 01-20-2018, 05:15 PM
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Let's hope it's the Titans.
I am going to be amazed if this is a better occurrence for the Titans than it is going to be for the Texans. Can't wait to see who his replacement is for the Texans
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I'm just sitting here thinking (pacing, actually) that whatever my issues with Kubiak he is apparently a goddam genius at tutoring quarterbacks.
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Old 01-20-2018, 06:33 PM
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Let's hope it's the Titans.
Titans Hire Mike Vrabel as New Head Coach
https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/20/ti...head-coach-job
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Old 01-21-2018, 11:42 AM
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Titans Hire Mike Vrabel as New Head Coach
https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/01/20/ti...head-coach-job
Goodness, I don't see how this can be helpful to Mariota. Mariota is at a point in his career where the right person could get him straightened out and really help his growth. Vrabel ain't that guy.

OTOH, if you aren't a fan of what Vrabel did with the Texan defense last year, the problem has been removed....
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Old 01-21-2018, 12:21 PM
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I am really interested in seeing who he hires as OC. I would love the irony of Schiano from Ohio State.
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I'm just sitting here thinking (pacing, actually) that whatever my issues with Kubiak he is apparently a goddam genius at tutoring quarterbacks.
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Old 01-21-2018, 04:36 PM
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So, our shit DC gets replaced by a guy who was great because the guy who was shit was hired to be a head coach of a division rival, a division rival who, by the way, conspicuously needed offensive help.

That seems like a decent deal to me.
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Old 01-21-2018, 10:55 PM
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I am really interested in seeing who he hires as OC. I would love the irony of Schiano from Ohio State.
I would LOL if it turned out to be Josh McDaniels. Patriot connection...
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Old 01-21-2018, 08:41 PM
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Goodness, I don't see how this can be helpful to Mariota. Mariota is at a point in his career where the right person could get him straightened out and really help his growth. Vrabel ain't that guy.

OTOH, if you aren't a fan of what Vrabel did with the Texan defense last year, the problem has been removed....
Nobody is fixing Marriota at this point. After 3 years in the NFL he's a 1 read QB. Vrabel was a terrible DC with no credentials to be a HC, but he can't make that offense worse if he hires this guy as OC...

https://media1.tenor.com/images/98c8...itemid=5495549
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Old 01-21-2018, 10:46 PM
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Nobody is fixing Marriota at this point. After 3 years in the NFL he's a 1 read QB. Vrabel was a terrible DC with no credentials to be a HC, but he can't make that offense worse if he hires this guy as OC...

https://media1.tenor.com/images/98c8...itemid=5495549
If you believe in string theory there's a parallel universe where that turns out to be War and Peace.

I certainly hope that keyboard is set to Cyrillic.
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