From Goodfellas to Lions HC?

[fearsomefour]

So glad the Rams wouldn’t hire a doofus like this.

Coaches like McVay and Staley are where the NFL is headed— bright, meticulous, obsessed with details, good teachers.

This “kick ‘em in the teeth” style of coaching is on its way out, IMHO.


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Jeff Fisher approves of this hire.

 

[fearsomefour]

Oh great, another fake tough guy coach whos message is going to get old after 2 seasons. Lions are a joke.

Yep.
This stuff may work with high school kids and college kids that are being recruited....it will get real old real fast with professionals.

 

[Ellard80]

This guy is highly respected - and evidently players love him.

But yeah that speech was Epic fail/double face palm.....

 

[RamDino]

Jeff Fisher approves of this hire.

Classic!

Jeff Fisher: "We're gonna punch 'em in the mouth!" LOL. What a douchebag.

 

[thirteen28]

"My high school football team, they were rough. After they sacked the quarterback, they went after his family!"

Rodney Dangerfield, Back to School

 

[Merlin]

I'm more concerned with his experience and background than I am his first interview which I thought was kind of entertaining. If he wins he'll settle in as a lovable rah rah coach that everyone's behind. If he loses his personality will be mocked and he'll be dragged through the mud like the rest of the hires they've made of late.

I do think players respond to his style of coaching. Players aren't middle aged dudes with refined sensitivities laying judgment behind their keyboards. They're young, hungry, and looking for someone to lead them to wins and high energy can help there.

But he's going to need to be a schematic expert if Detroit is going to win and sustain winning and that's where I don't know whether he's gonna be good enough. Can he bring in top coordinator types and handle them? Big question right there for me and it's going to be entertaining to see that dude on the sidelines.

 

[GoodBadUgly]

I wonder how this type of personality gels with new GM Holmes from the Rams. He blew them away with his approach of getting college prospects that have what Snead/McVay were looking for. Now he has a musclehead coach who is going to want to target his kind of knee cap consuming meatheads.

Football smarts replaced by benchpress rep stats?

Good luck, Lions.

 

[Faceplant]

Hahaha. This speech is the equivelant of a face tattoo. Good luck, tough guy!!

 

[Dodgersrf]

I think we're in store for some colorful, post game interviews.

This should be a real treat.