Joe Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 The secondary was our only bright spot this season!!!
Corp000085 Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 The secondary was our only bright spot this season!!! 558328[/snapback] if by bright spot you mean those 4 pre season games, then yes, marv and mike really screwed the pooch on this one. [/sarcasm] the only bright spots were terrence mcgee and the sometimes emergence of eric king. our secondary was in the same level of suckitude as the rest of the team. To make a philosophy change from "soft, finesse, and trickery" to "character, tough, and smart" you have to can some people. c-ya szabo.
gmanbfan Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 If you think that always getting burned on third and long is a bright spot then I would have to agree with you!
billsburgh Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 maybe now the defensive backs wont be 10 yards off the receivers on 3rd and short anymore
JoeF Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Maybe it was because he was a caustic old fool who didn't know how to coach the athletes he had. Here is an excerpt from a December 24 Buffalo News Article... ... Defensive coordinator Jerry Gray and secondary coach Steve Szabo were involved in a heated argument in the coaches' box during the Carolina game that fell well beyond the normal in-game heated discussion.... Not that arguing with Gray is a bad thing...but there is a time and a place....
stevestojan Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 The secondary was our only bright spot this season!!! 558328[/snapback] I'll send you tape of the Miami game (or the Oakland game).... apparently you stopped watching our secondary after week 3 of the pre-season. Seriously, WTF are you talking about?
ExWNYer Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 If you think that always getting burned on third and long is a bright spot then I would have to agree with you! 558359[/snapback] maybe now the defensive backs wont be 10 yards off the receivers on 3rd and short anymore 558360[/snapback] I'll send you tape of the Miami game (or the Oakland game).... apparently you stopped watching our secondary after week 3 of the pre-season. Seriously, WTF are you talking about? 558367[/snapback] Amen, amen, and amen. If you don't want to hold Szabo accountable then Jerry Gray should be. One down, one to go.
Simon Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Maybe it was because he was a caustic old fool who didn't know how to coach the athletes he had. Here is an excerpt from a December 24 Buffalo News Article... ... Defensive coordinator Jerry Gray and secondary coach Steve Szabo were involved in a heated argument in the coaches' box during the Carolina game that fell well beyond the normal in-game heated discussion.... Not that arguing with Gray is a bad thing...but there is a time and a place.... 558363[/snapback] I never saw that one. Do you remember hearing or reading anything mroe about it Joe? i.e specifics re: what they were arguing about? Jerry Gray's horrendous deployment of his secondary weapons was my primary gripe with him and I wonder if Szabo finally snapped and called him on it.
eball Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 The secondary was our only bright spot this season!!! 558328[/snapback] Joe, Joe, Joe...c'mon, my brother. I hope this is your attempt at being facetious.
Tcali Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 If you think that always getting burned on third and long is a bright spot then I would have to agree with you! 558359[/snapback] and of course that had nothing to do with Schobel ...our 'all-pro'
Simon Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 and of course that had nothing to do with Schobel ...our 'all-pro' 558454[/snapback] Do you even watch football?
JoeF Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 I never saw that one. Do you remember hearing or reading anything mroe about it Joe? i.e specifics re: what they were arguing about? Jerry Gray's horrendous deployment of his secondary weapons was my primary gripe with him and I wonder if Szabo finally snapped and called him on it. 558429[/snapback] I didn't see any more details on this one Simon..but a couple of pure speculations..it surprised me it was the Panthers game because I thought that was one of Clements' better games..he held Steve Smith to 3 catches for 55 yards...and no TD's--Secondary I thought played really well as a whole that day. It was the week after the secondary had well--lets just say--a woefully inadequate game in San Diego (wearing gasoline soaked underwear to an inferno party)...so one could surmise a couple of things: 1) After the SD game Gray took game day secondary calls away from Szabo and Szabo got pissed at being shut out 2) Szabo hated the overall scheme, made some tweaks on his own that week, and then put it in Gray's face when they worked... Either way it puts the dys in dysfunctional...the only reason I would tend to lean toward scenario #1 is that Gray is a former all pro D-Back...
Orton's Arm Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 The secondary was our only bright spot this season!!! 558328[/snapback] Our secondary was a pillar of strength in a sea of chaos. Contributing to this strength were Nate Clements' severely deteriorated level of play, the disappearance of Milloy and Vincent, and the failure of backup CBs to live up to the hype.
jarthur31 Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 The secondary was our only bright spot this season!!! 558328[/snapback] That didn't make sense. Keeping McNally doesn't either. Releasing 4/5 of the starting line would make more sense but you know that just isn't going to happen. So heads have to roll for it.
Hawerchuk10 Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 Secondary is only as good as your pass rush
Gotta Dream Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 Miami was the nail in his coffin. Any other team, he might have survived. But he gave it all up against Miami. To the backup QB for crying out loud! To let their leading WR clean us up like that, how embarrassing!
alarmitall Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 Not that Mularkey didnt have anything to get blamed for...... We fired one guy too few
ans4e64 Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 I'll send you tape of the Miami game (or the Oakland game).... apparently you stopped watching our secondary after week 3 of the pre-season. Seriously, WTF are you talking about? 558367[/snapback]
Ray Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 What, you don't like the 10 yard cushion on 1st and goal from the 2?
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