Stan Hixon

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Funny. I have been screaming this all season. I was just looking up some other answers to a WR coach and was looking for my first place to put my first choice:

Clyde Christensen from the Colts....

Clyde Christensen enters his seventh season as wide receivers coach of the Colts. Christensen joined Indianapolis from Tampa Bay, where he served as offensive coordinator during the 2001 season.

In 2007, Christensen’s receiving corps continued producing outstanding numbers.

Christensen spent six seasons at Tampa Bay, tutoring tight ends from 1996-98 and quarterbacks from 1999-00 before being promoted to offensive coordinator. In 2001, Christensen presided over an attack that saw WR-Keyshawn Johnson post a franchise seasonal-best 106 receptions for 1,266 yards, while QB-Brad Johnson set a club seasonal mark with 340 completions. The offense set several club marks in 2000, including points scored and touchdowns.

We could call it a promotion and put him at OC. He could work with Zorn on designing plays and he could work with the WR's and TE's. Zorn could still call plays on game day.

I keep seeing a lot of suggestions for lateral changes

maybe I don't get positional stuff, other than salary differences, but why would someone go from wr coach for 7 years on one team to another?

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

I keep seeing a lot of suggestions for lateral changes

maybe I don't get positional stuff, other than salary differences, but why would someone go from wr coach for 7 years on one team to another?

Thats why I suggested OC position. He would have a lot in helping Zorn drum up plays to go a long with Zorn's wonderfull offense he provided and he would coach up the WR's. We all know if they did go out and get a OC Zorn would still be calling plays so who cares. Give him more pay, give him the WR's to coach up, and have him help Zorn with designing plays. but call him OC and it's not a lateral move. lol. right.lol.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Thats why I suggested OC position. He would have a lot in helping Zorn drum up plays to go a long with Zorn's wonderfull offense he provided and he would coach up the WR's. We all know if they did go out and get a OC Zorn would still be calling plays so who cares. Give him more pay, give him the WR's to coach up, and have him help Zorn with designing plays. but call him OC and it's not a lateral move. lol. right.lol.

Ahhh, missed that part. So, fire Sherman Smith? Or make one of them assistant head coach, etc?

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Ahhh, missed that part. So, fire Sherman Smith? Or make one of them assistant head coach, etc?

Not sure but changes need to be made in the coaching dept.


As for Coles being a scoring machine....I apologize for inflating his numbers. but I'll say he has done more there then he did here. Probably cause he's their #1 WR or #2 but he's done more. One would think after 2 years with us the team would figure out how to utilize ARE in a proper way instead of making him a #2 WR. If he is truely our second best talent on the team at WR we are screwed and I blame this on our WR position coach for not coaching up the two tallest WR's we have even though they are rookies. Heck we had a tall WR at the beginning of the preseason who was catching everything thrown his way and we let him go. As much production as we got out of Thrash we could have kept the other WR as a #2 untill Kelly and Thomas came along.