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I don't think it's necessary to insult Lavar. They should leave that to us. He is capable of making a big play now and then so why take a chance with bulletin board stuff? It's not like his guys (excepting Marcus) have been setting the world on fire this year.
Especially a coach. He needs to follow Gibbs' example. Gibbs's comments on the subject reveal a lot about his character and why he is so successful. "What could I have done differently"? The difference is that Gibbs is concentrated on the now and the game, and Lindsey is still hung up on some old personality conflict from last year. Get your now players to play better, now, Bruce.
Perhaps they're doing it on purpose?
He's going to be fired up as it is. Perhaps by adding some fuel to the fire they're almost daring him to try to make the big play and take himself away from his normal defensive assignments.
70Chip 10-04-2006, 07:56 PM Perhaps they're doing it on purpose?
He's going to be fired up as it is. Perhaps by adding some fuel to the fire they're almost daring him to try to make the big play and take himself away from his normal defensive assignments.
Right. Double-reverse psychology.
When I see articles like that, I think, "Boy, two wins and they're up on their high horse blabbing to what the, Baltimore paper?" I have a very nervous feeling about this game and they're definitley pouring fuel on THAT fire. Saunders should deal with that in the meetings and then zip it. Lindsey should just zip it.
amorentz 10-04-2006, 07:56 PM Sounds like CP has been able to take himself out since he got here.
Saunders needs to recognize who runs the show here. CP all the way. ;)
No kidding...get with the program, Al! Dont you know that C-Po is the GM too?
EternalEnigma21 10-04-2006, 08:16 PM No kidding...get with the program, Al! Dont you know that C-Po is the GM too?
He's scouted most of our draft picks and free agent acquisitions... lol....
FRPLG 10-04-2006, 08:28 PM Good example of the difference between being a HEAD coach and being a GOOD HEAD coach. Gibbs trusts his guys and realizes how to manage them to maximize their production. Saunders and Williams need to learn from that. Seems to me that Williams is soaking it up and Saunders still thinks his sh*t don't stink so he doesn't need to learn anything.
That Guy 10-04-2006, 10:08 PM CP's done well enough to deserve the benefit of the doubt. on sanatana's first run, he blocked THREE different people (kept a DE off brunell, then ran down field for two more blocks for moss). You can't doubt that he's going at 100%, and he was catching up on moss EASILY on that play, so it's not like you can't see why he might get tired playing like that.
I see saunders point that portis can get you that extra yard that betts can't, and that you call different plays (less outside runs and more RB checkdown passes) with betts in, but really, you should NEVER call out for star after he he gives you that kind of game. This should have been kept in house. Boo on saunders. gibbs would never call out his guys like that. even when portis threw him under the bus he refused to call him out publicly.
Meast 10-04-2006, 10:29 PM Yeah, Portis spent his first two years here pounding the gut and power.
I don't think there should be any question that he would know what's best for his play at this point. What he said was very true, and someone just said it about Lavar, you get too pumped up trying to make the big play and you make a big frigging mistep.
Meast 10-04-2006, 10:30 PM It does sound a little diva-ish, though
hurrykaine 10-04-2006, 11:00 PM It does sound a little diva-ish, though
In most cases you're probably right, but in Portis' case, given the frequent displays of the toughness he displays in blocking, I wouldn't question it. In a Parcells type world, you could see that egalitarian approach, where Portis "the player" would be subject to the same rules as all other players and would lose favor with the head coach for sitting out a play - but that's a different style of player management. Gibbs is different from Parcells. Gibbs knows what Clinton can and can't do, and is happy to defer to him.
Although, let me play devil's advocate and say the following: How many times in Gibbs 2.0 have you seen us sweat out the endgame because we weren't able to pick up a first down and run out the clock? Too frequent in my opinion. Given that our D is suspect at the moment, Portis should ideally not be taking plays off.
That Guy 10-04-2006, 11:46 PM portis doesns't take plays off and ends up playing like that first tampa game, averaging 1.2ypc when trying to run out the clock... that's really not a better solution.
he' done enough to earn trust, and he's still putting up stats. i'll take 10 years of this portis vs 5 of the other.
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