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Interesting that none of the ex-Jets coaches are getting hired anywhere else....

As opposed to Geno embracing those opportunities.... Pretty stupid, if true. Why would you not let a "fresh set of eyes" work with him in OTAs and form their own opinion?

Neither did his "story"...

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The NFL would never kick off the season with a small market team in prime time. TV rules when it comes to those decisions...

My guess is that he's being very particular about where he goes. The quality of the DL is critical to his scheme and he's content to bide his time (with two years of salary to tide him over) until just the right situation presents itself...

Agreed, but in the sense that you (i.e., the HC) don't execute them...your players do. Talent (or lack thereof) is a big part of the on-the-field performance. But so is good coaching, which is about communicating, teaching and instilling discipline/accountability so the players will execute on a regular, repeatable basis. Rex talks about all of this, but as they say about talk.... Great read. Thanks for passing it along...

Probably picking up Whaley...

Probabaly a lot, since this is TSW after all. That stuff's the buzzing background noise to the good discussions we're still lucky enough to enjoy around here from time to time...

Agreed. Which is what I look for when we hire a guy from another team. What did his position group (or even a player) do that was well beyond what was expected? Not sure any of the Jets skill position players stood out in a positive way last year. The way Decker underwhelmed and Harvin imploded (besides the dismal QB play) was a yellow flag for me...

Still, I think you can judge a position coach on how well his players are performing, improving and not making the same mistakes over and over. We've seen some good position coaches come through Buffalo over the years (Bobby April, Ted Cottrell) as well as a lot of mediocre ones. I'll reserve judgement on some of the hires, but like any high performing organization, you look for past performance as a predictor of future success. For the newbie guy's, the jury's still out IMO...

WR is the second hardest position to break in at after QB, regardless of how much natural physical talent you have. Sammie's got God-given skills, but it takes more than that to be a top flight wideout. IMO, coaching is critical to 'baking the cake' rather than just mixing the ingredients. And I don't attribute all of AW's (or the secondary's) improvement to the pass rush. His run D has also improved as the light bulb has come on for him. Being in position, having better recognition skills, improved technique and understanding of what the other ten guys are doing...to me, a great deal of that is on the coaching staff. As Bills fans, we've seen a lot of crappy coaching over the years. So the discipline and efficiency that the D exhibited, particularly in the second half of the season, was IMO a big part of the players and coaches being in sync and on the same page...

Snideness aside, I wonder how much Donnie Henderson is responsible for the improved play of our young safeties, and even McLuv'n? To me, a good position coach is one who takes a young guy of average ability and helps mold him into an above average player. Aaron Williams was just a guy (albeit playing out of position) for his first two seasons. I'd bet that Henderson has a lot to do with his improved play since then...

Disagree. As Darth Hoodie would tell you, good fortune is a byproduct of preparation and opportunity. The work that gets done on Wednesday and Thursday is critical to what happens on Sunday. The position coaches are there for a reason...to efficiently organize and communicate the game plan, make sure their charges are doing their film work, answering questions and basically hearding the cats so the HC and coordinators can focus on the big picture. That's a very important role and one that typically entails management skills as well as positional knowledge...

Not thrilled that we have essentially two first-time position coaches (Sparano and April III...I'll ignore Smith, the ST assistant). I hope Pepper stay's on to help with the LBs. That's a critical position to have in the hands of a kid (April III) who's only got a year of experience...

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666, man...

Just put him on ignore and move on...

Yep. Bostic is a name that will live in Green Bay imfamy...

Poof...

On the job training in the NFL? Humm, where did I hear there was no place for that recently...

Interesting. Get something for him while you can (the Steelers perspective) rather than lose him for nothing in 2016, assuming they don't want to pony up big bucks. That would seem to fit the Rooney's profile, but at the sake of becoming an also ran in the interim? Just seems too far fetched...

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/12019111/chicago-bears-offensive-coordinator-aaron-kromer-tearfully-apologizes-criticizing-jay-cutler Interesting hire...I guees we can scratch Cutler off the list of potential QB acquisitions.

http://thebiglead.com/2015/01/16/jim-tomsula-needs-to-work-on-his-interview-game/ Somehow, I don't think television is in this guy's long term future....

Another was the offense guessing "right" when pressure was coming from the back side or a stunt and running away from it. Better LB play may help that this year, but it's still a numbers game between blockers and defenders. I personally liked Schwartz's scheme better because it kept the running lanes occupied and forced the OL to beat the guy in front of him (which was a tall order)...