Even the best minds need Support: BB over his head
After Sunday Night's loss I think it's become pretty clear that BB is trying to do too much on the field by himself.
After Romeo and Charlie left, he's hired people that are smart coaches but who do not have the experience with him to challenge him or really provide an equal level of expertise to offer in a situation.
I was thinking of two things, one I like a lot more then the other but:
BB needs to hire experienced coaches to at OC and DC - or at least one of those positions. At this point perhaps you can even offer the Assistant HC position with BB eyeing a GM/President role in a couple years ala the Bill Walsh and George Seiffert era of San Francisco.
The problem as I see it now is that BB has been out coached too often and the 2nd half adjustments just aren't as exceptional as they have been in the past. Granted other teams have picked up on Patriot tendancies, but there is no way you should be losing a game like that on Sunday night, or the Superbowl, or the AFC Championship game in '06. There are just too many big games, and little games, where coaching has become the difference on a negative side.
I don't think you can get Weiss or Crennel to comeback, that's too much pride for either of them to swallow - but a few options that would intrigue me:
Al Groh as DC. He's just about kicked off campus @ UVM, is part of the Parcells/BB tree and has enough experience to take some pressure off BB and provide good counsel.
Offensively, tougher to find but in a similar vain though I can't think of anyone to help, if Groh is the DC, then I'd like a young mind who could step in as HC in 2-4 yrs eventuallly. Would have been great for them to counter the bronco's offer to McDaniels with this in mind.
The ultimate questions though is if BB realizes this is an issue, and can put his ego aside enough to bring in help
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This loss didn't make me depressed at all
it just makes me get even MORE pumped up for next weeks game against the jets!!!
by patriotguy on Nov 17, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pats Co-ordinators have a tendency to get head-hunted...
so the only way to guarantee consistency over the seasons is to have at least some of the co-ordinator duties assigned to Hoodie, because he’s the only coach who is guaranteed to be there in one, two, five seasons time. It’s all very nice giving some flashy co-ordinator the keys to build a nice offence or defence, but if Belichick is left completely out of the loop then there’s a nasty hole left in the system when they (inevitably) get HC gigs in Cleveland elsewhere.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Nov 17, 2009 5:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think the 4th down miss
will only be a learning experience for belichek. after all, if he got it not only would we have won, but he would most likely keep going for those situations in the future.
better to miss the 4th down deep in our territory in the regular season, then in the post season. Maybe now he knows that he can’t keep taking those risks.
by patriotguy on Nov 17, 2009 7:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
well
i think the 4th down call was also influenced by the fact that the Pats lost TBC and Nickovich (#50) two pass rushers who were getting close to Manning and forcing Manning to throw early. those two guys were injured by the end of the 3rd qtr and in the 4th, the defense didn’t get any pressure on Manning and gave up 14 points (excluding the go ahead TD).
by mathew.40 on Nov 17, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Great point, rec'd.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Nov 17, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BB made the right call.
Warm up the Duck Boats!!!
by BabeParilli on Nov 21, 2009 4:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think so to.
He played to WIN, instead of playing to NOT LOSE. I’m glad he has job security so he doesn’t have to make the SAFE call.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Nov 21, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Even an idiot like
Mangini or Ryan would have done the same thing.
The Pat’s D was AWOL after playing admirably for most of the game. Manning went through them like crap through a goose on the final series. Another 40 yards would have made no difference whatsoever. At that point he owned them.
Warm up the Duck Boats!!!
by BabeParilli on Nov 21, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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