jsinger121 said:
I'm sure you have the right set of information with which to assess the coaching staff.
Patriots Coaching Staff Changes
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I'm sure you have the right set of information with which to assess the coaching staff.
Corsi said:
The most interesting part of this is that Daly appears to have exclusively coached in 4-3, predominantly one gapping schemes (Minnesota, 2006-2008 and 2012- and St Louis 2009-11). We saw a little bit more 3-4 this year after some of the injuries and I've been wondering whether BB would move back in that direction. This suggests that the answer is no, which is fine with me.
PedroKsBambino said:
It's probably not a coincidence that he loses two experienced really guys and goes and hires two experienced guys. He's always had a combination of old pros and home-grown coaches. I'm guessing that's the chemistry he likes on a coaching staff, but we don't really know what he's thinking.
That's an interesting point. Someone pointed out on Twitter the other day that all the lines between 3-4 and 4-3 defenses are blurring as nickel defenses become more prevalent. Maybe this is a kind of nod to that - in passing situations, they need that 4-man-front-one-gap expertise no matter what the base D is.Morgan's Magic Snowplow said:
If anything, they're a little short on the young up-and-comers. Guys like Boyer (2006), O'Shea (2003), Daboll (2000), McDaniels (2001), Flores (2004), and Patricia (2004) have been in the NFL a while now, even though they're all still pretty young.Shelterdog said:
Mike Loyko @NEPD_Loyko1m
Former #Patriots LB Coach Pepper Johnson is joining the Buffalo #Bills according to @coachingsearch
Former #Patriots LB Coach Pepper Johnson is joining the Buffalo #Bills according to @coachingsearch
soxhop411 said:
Pepper was a player for the Browns the same time Jim Schwartz was a personnel scout for the Browns from 1993-95 so there is a connection there.
Interesting comments from Pepper.
Is there anything more to this than frustration at being passed over for Patricia as defensive coordinator? I assume not but saying that he could not "do" his passion in NE is a different way of saying that.
It's impossible from the outside to have an intelligent position on the relative merits of Johnson and Patricia but I know one thing as a fan: I will miss seeing the enthusiasm and intensity Pepper brought to his job on those rare occasions when the camera caught him on the sidelines. He also had some memorable quotes and moments on the 3 Games to Glory DVDs and, more to the point, always appeared like he was a good motivator and leader.
http://bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/new_england_patriots/2014/02/patriots_notebook_detailing_his_departure_pepper
Is there anything more to this than frustration at being passed over for Patricia as defensive coordinator? I assume not but saying that he could not "do" his passion in NE is a different way of saying that.
It's impossible from the outside to have an intelligent position on the relative merits of Johnson and Patricia but I know one thing as a fan: I will miss seeing the enthusiasm and intensity Pepper brought to his job on those rare occasions when the camera caught him on the sidelines. He also had some memorable quotes and moments on the 3 Games to Glory DVDs and, more to the point, always appeared like he was a good motivator and leader.
Reading between the lines, it seems that BB trusted Pepper's ability to coach up individual players (linebackers, the DL) but had doubts about his strategic acumen. If so, I can understand why BB would hold off promoting him and why Pepper would want to move on.
