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  • @nickers said:

    Gregg Williams has publicly stated he would come back if asked

    I don't want him.  We played defense with 10 guys and a goalie under him.

    @orion said:

    I don't want him.  We played defense with 10 guys and a goalie under him.

    It's interesting how that back half of the 2017 season is all anyone remembers. 

    Gregg & Schwartz are both even front, 1 gap disciples.  The difference was that Schwartz broke tendency in CLE by being pressure & not passive based.   Williams was pressure, almost to a fault.   But be did dial up some creative fronts compared to his time with the Rams. 

    I wouldn't hate Gregg coming back. 

  • This would be an important hire.

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  • @orion said:

    I don't want him.  We played defense with 10 guys and a goalie under him.

    It's interesting how that back half of the 2017 season is all anyone remembers. 

    Gregg & Schwartz are both even front, 1 gap disciples.  The difference was that Schwartz broke tendency in CLE by being pressure & not passive based.   Williams was pressure, almost to a fault.   But be did dial up some creative fronts compared to his time with the Rams. 

    I wouldn't hate Gregg coming back. 

    @tiamat63 said:

    It's interesting how that back half of the 2017 season is all anyone remembers. 

    How could you not?   And before that, Bounty Gate.  He's a pompous dickhead...who was pretty good with defenses...until he got to us and went off the deep end.

  • @orion said:

    I don't want him.  We played defense with 10 guys and a goalie under him.

    It's interesting how that back half of the 2017 season is all anyone remembers. 

    Gregg & Schwartz are both even front, 1 gap disciples.  The difference was that Schwartz broke tendency in CLE by being pressure & not passive based.   Williams was pressure, almost to a fault.   But be did dial up some creative fronts compared to his time with the Rams. 

    I wouldn't hate Gregg coming back. 

    @tiamat63 said:

    I wouldn't hate Gregg coming back. 

    Me either. His critics claim players tune him out, but when he took over the HC, pre snap penalties disappeared 

  • @tiamat63 said:

    It's interesting how that back half of the 2017 season is all anyone remembers. 

    How could you not?   And before that, Bounty Gate.  He's a pompous dickhead...who was pretty good with defenses...until he got to us and went off the deep end.

    @orion said:

    How could you not?   And before that, Bounty Gate.  He's a pompous dickhead...who was pretty good with defenses...until he got to us and went off the deep end.

    Gregg was recently fired as the DC for Tennessee State University after only 1 season despite having the second best defense in their conference. That might suggest something about him is tough to digest. 

    https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gregg-williams-fired-defensive-coordinator-162424960.html

  • @tiamat63 said:

    I wouldn't hate Gregg coming back. 

    Me either. His critics claim players tune him out, but when he took over the HC, pre snap penalties disappeared 

    @bob806 said:

    Me either. His critics claim players tune him out, but when he took over the HC, pre snap penalties disappeared 

    There's a bit of a greater reason behind that.  When he &  Kitchens took over, first priority was to get back under center & cut down the offense. 

     That also meant cutting out all those backside GT pulls Hue ran where our timing was poor; more PA passes from UC the OTs weren't stressed & more weakside zones. 

     I'm not saying there may not have been a renewed emphasis on procedure discipline.  But there were multiple reasons penalties decreased. 

  • I heard something on 92.3 The Fan the other day that kind of gave me some optimism about Monken... apparently during his season as OC under Freddie Kitchens he was very frustrated by how unorganized Kitchens was. We'll see if things under Monken seem to be organized. 

  • Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

  • Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

    @orion said:

    Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

    He's 31 now.

  • I heard something on 92.3 The Fan the other day that kind of gave me some optimism about Monken... apparently during his season as OC under Freddie Kitchens he was very frustrated by how unorganized Kitchens was. We'll see if things under Monken seem to be organized. 

    @dutch-oven said:

    I heard something on 92.3 The Fan the other day that kind of gave me some optimism about Monken... apparently during his season as OC under Freddie Kitchens he was very frustrated by how unorganized Kitchens was. We'll see if things under Monken seem to be organized. 

    Monken would spend the week installing a game plan and kitchens would just call his own BS on gameday

  • Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

    @orion said:

    Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

    That’s actually really interesting. He’s several years in working for the Ravens per this link.

    https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/coaches-roster/daniel-stern

    Presumably he hasn’t shit the bed in a decade in whatever capacity he’s been filling for them. Who doesn’t like a savvy football nerd? Since DePodesta left we got an opening for a savvy football nerd.

    After we win the Superbowl we’ll need someone way sexier than Jonah Hill to play this guy. Zac Efron?

  • Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

    @orion said:

    Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

    I have news for you, nearly every team has somebody doing that.

  • @orion said:

    Just a little info on the Daniel Stern guy of the Ravens that the Browns are interviewing.  He's a 25 yr old kid who wrote a paper about how teams are always punting or kicking a FG on 4th down and how it costs them points.  The Ravens saw the paper and hired him.  The kid is an analytics savant of sorts with info on the percentage odds of converting certain downs and distances and how IN GAME he's in the headset advising the coaches.   Kind of a DePodesta on steroids.   FYI

    I have news for you, nearly every team has somebody doing that.

    @ballpeen said:

    I have news for you, nearly every team has somebody doing that.

    But are they sexier than Zac Efron? 

  • @ballpeen said:

    I have news for you, nearly every team has somebody doing that.

    But are they sexier than Zac Efron? 

    @ibleedbrown said:

    But are they sexier than Zac Efron? 

    K.C's was. 

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  • @ibleedbrown said:

    But are they sexier than Zac Efron? 

    K.C's was. 

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    @texasag1969 said:

    K.C's was. 

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    Après des mois de négociations, c’est enfin acté: le premier match de NFL en France aura lieu à Paris, au Stade de France, le 25 octobre 2026. Il opposera les New Orleans Saints aux Browns de Cleveland. https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/sport-us/football-americain/la-nfl-debarque-en-france-il-y-aura-bien-un-match-a-paris-en-octobre-prochain_AV-202602010315.html
     
     
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  • And so this is Jeff Blasko.    We've got some scary / weird lookin' dudes as coaches coming in.  🙂  

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  • It seems like the less we hear about Schwartz, the more likely it is he's staying.

    The 49ers were interested but they didnt want to wait, and felt it would be hard to pry him from Cleveland, so they hired Raheem Morris instead.

  • sydS syd

    after a few deep breaths and a few cold beers, I like the hire and I am looking forward to the OC/DC hires 

    @syd said:

    after a few deep breaths and a few cold beers, I like the hire and I am looking forward to the OC/DC hires 

    After drinking heavily for a week, and running out of things to bitch about....I like it too.

  • It seems like the less we hear about Schwartz, the more likely it is he's staying.

    The 49ers were interested but they didnt want to wait, and felt it would be hard to pry him from Cleveland, so they hired Raheem Morris instead.

    @gator said:

    It seems like the less we hear about Schwartz, the more likely it is he's staying.

    The 49ers were interested but they didnt want to wait, and felt it would be hard to pry him from Cleveland, so they hired Raheem Morris instead.

    I just saw on Instagram that Ken Carmen from 92.3 says it looks like he wants to come back.