Every single word of this.this hire was purely because everyone wanted alonzo, Manny was afraid and nixed it. then to save face hired Ed Reed because hes a big name that would shut people up for a few months
Every single word of this.this hire was purely because everyone wanted alonzo, Manny was afraid and nixed it. then to save face hired Ed Reed because hes a big name that would shut people up for a few months
Just because u a Hof player and the goat safety doesn't mean u cut out for the job. Recruiting is a different animal and u can only make better with what u have. Apparently we don't have much.Wasn't he supposed to be the coach whisperer. The db whisperer? He's been completely silent and this crap is happening on his watch.
I want to hear from him.
What's his value anyway? Recruiting?
I wasn't a fan of making Reed a position coach yet. He seems a little arrogant and wants a larger coaching role without cutting his teeth first. I really thought this would be a win win for both. Reed gets some coaching exposure and Manny gets some insider championship tips.Just because u a Hof player and the goat safety doesn't mean u cut out for the job. Recruiting is a different animal and u can only make better with what u have. Apparently we don't have much.
What can Reed tell him about winning a title? "Yo get the best players" I mean I'm sure Manny knows this but can't get it done. And guys like Reed it was obvious he wasn't going to be able to recruit. Even as a fan and u love a player... it's that recruits life and it's about taking care of themself....bags always win and if those places win that's where a kid will go. Usually those "hire ray Lewis as linebacker coach" types don't know wtf they are talking about.I wasn't a fan of making Reed a position coach yet. He seems a little arrogant and wants a larger coaching role without cutting his teeth first. I really thought this would be a win win for both. Reed gets some coaching exposure and Manny gets some insider championship tips.
How dumb was it for Manny to generate this **** show when he didn't even need too.
Theres something to coaching that goes beyond recruiting. Remember where we got the term Cokerized from?What can Reed tell him about winning a title? "Yo get the best players" I mean I'm sure Manny knows this but can't get it done. And guys like Reed it was obvious he wasn't going to be able to recruit. Even as a fan and u love a player... it's that recruits life and it's about taking care of themself....bags always win and if those places win that's where a kid will go. Usually those "hire ray Lewis as linebacker coach" types don't know wtf they are talking about.
if i were to be ed, i would just stay away as well.
he looked so deflated vs bama, i felt he was done with it
Ed's a smart dude, and that's what made him an elite (arguably the best of all time) safety.Love E. Reed, but I don't think he's serious about being a coach.
He could easily be a DB coach any time he wanted, but it seems like he wants a P5 program to make him a coordinator or head coach on player reputation alone.
Doesn't really work that way at the higher levels.
Plenty of Hall of Fame players had to pay their dues and do grunt work as assistants or start at lower levels.
He doesn't seem interested in doing that.
He's just collecting a check. Can't knock the hustle.
Deion is a prime example of this…Love E. Reed, but I don't think he's serious about being a coach.
He could easily be a DB coach any time he wanted, but it seems like he wants a P5 program to make him a coordinator or head coach on player reputation alone.
Doesn't really work that way at the higher levels.
Plenty of Hall of Fame players had to pay their dues and do grunt work as assistants or start at lower levels.
He doesn't seem interested in doing that.
He's just collecting a check. Can't knock the hustle.
Recruiting fell off when Coker took over. Bad evals no matter what the rankings said. That's my opinion on that. He drove a talented team to a title cause of the roster and once the roster started turning bad he suckedTheres something to coaching that goes beyond recruiting. Remember where we got the term Cokerized from?
Larry Coker had a championship winning machine already up and running. All he had to do was, as my dad used to say, "Hold it in the road". We had great player development, good coaches, great recruiting, steady flow of guys going to the NFL and this man couldn't even drive a working machine that coaches before him had driven successfully. 5 years later he had destroyed it. He had everything that he needed to win, he was just a bad head football coach. And he never got better.
There is an element to winning that some guys get and some guys just don't. But it can be learned (Mario Cristobal)
I was hoping being around a winner could help. It obviously didn't
And I agree former players without coaching experience more often than not do not make good position coaches, even when they had great careers.
His back up in Baltimore Jim Leonhard got Wisconsin's def coordinator job after 1 year as DB coach, it's possible he looks at that situation and thinks he deserves the same since he had short coaching db stints in the NFL, I'm not sure how much he wants that coaching grind though he has a great life in Atlanta and a cigar businessLove E. Reed, but I don't think he's serious about being a coach.
He could easily be a DB coach any time he wanted, but it seems like he wants a P5 program to make him a coordinator or head coach on player reputation alone.
Doesn't really work that way at the higher levels.
Plenty of Hall of Fame players had to pay their dues and do grunt work as assistants or start at lower levels.
He doesn't seem interested in doing that.
He's just collecting a check. Can't knock the hustle.
That's why the chief needs to be hired first. Not the other way around. Waste James hired Diaz and said you are in charge. Clown show.I will be interested to see how quickly the chief of staff role fades into oblivion once the Manny Diaz nightmare is over and the next coach is onboard. I would love to see Mario's face the first time somebody suggests a meeting with the chief of staff.