Raheem Morris to the Redskins

[GMScud]

Big fan of this. A 30-something coach who won 10 games as a HC just one year ago season comes in to coach the secondary? That's called a win.

[budw38]

Nice pick up , R. Morris looks like a great fit , and could have been a DC for some team .

[FRPLG]

Now he needs some talent to coach.

[GTripp0012]

Don't know what to think about this. Morris did a really crappy job of coaching his team last season. He's also totally overqualified to be a DB's coach at this point in his career.

Our current DBs don't really lend themselves to coaching, necessarily. Barnes and Westbrook are going to be in contract years. Everyone else is a veteran. I guess the validity of this move depends on who the Redskins bring in at defensive back.

I'd keep an eye on Tanard Jackson. Allen drafted him and Morris has coached him every year he's been in the league.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Don't know what to think about this. Morris did a really crappy job of coaching his team last season. He's also totally overqualified to be a DB's coach at this point in his career.

Our current DBs don't really lend themselves to coaching, necessarily. Barnes and Westbrook are going to be in contract years. Everyone else is a veteran. I guess the validity of this move depends on who the Redskins bring in at defensive back.

I'd keep an eye on Tanard Jackson. Allen drafted him and Morris has coached him every year he's been in the league.

You just refuse to be happy huh??

[NC_Skins]

I like the move and think it's great. I'm sure he'll do a good job. Let's hope he can get D-hall from playing 15 yards off the WR and play more up on the line and use his speed to stay stride for stride instead of sitting back and jumping on passes.

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

You just refuse to be happy huh??

Can we vote Tripp Mr. Doom and Gloom and give him a special title? Nothing pleases this guy...lol

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Can we vote Tripp Mr. Doom and Gloom and give him a special title? Nothing pleases this guy...lol

What is funny is that I don't remember anyone during the season saying "the Redskins need to upgrade their secondary coach." Raheem Morris is a relatively big name for a position coach. But I also don't remember people saying, "the Redskins don't have enough 'name' coaches on the staff."

At no point next year will I be able to judge Raheem Morris on the quality of his work here. Neither will anyone else. I hope he does really well. But we'll probably never know what kind of effect he is having on the players' lives, without having that personal connection with the players.

If you find that analysis to be negative, you can just block me now.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

What is funny is that I don't remember anyone during the season saying "the Redskins need to upgrade their secondary coach." Raheem Morris is a relatively big name for a position coach. But I also don't remember people saying, "the Redskins don't have enough 'name' coaches on the staff."

At no point next year will I be able to judge Raheem Morris on the quality of his work here. Neither will anyone else. I hope he does really well. But we'll probably never know what kind of effect he is having on the players' lives, without having that personal connection with the players.

If you find that analysis to be negative, you can just block me now.

Tripp, you're too young to remember the coaching staff for the Redskins back in the 80's. They had several head coaches during their Super Bowl years - mostly all of them position coaches. So, it is not uncommon for a head coach to accept a job as a position coach, especially if the money isn't bad.

[diehard]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Don't know what to think about this. Morris did a really crappy job of coaching his team last season. He's also totally overqualified to be a DB's coach at this point in his career.

Our current DBs don't really lend themselves to coaching, necessarily. Barnes and Westbrook are going to be in contract years. Everyone else is a veteran. I guess the validity of this move depends on who the Redskins bring in at defensive back.

I'd keep an eye on Tanard Jackson. Allen drafted him and Morris has coached him every year he's been in the league.

The Peter Principle.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Don't know what to think about this. Morris did a really crappy job of coaching his team last season. He's also totally overqualified to be a DB's coach at this point in his career.

man you are really angling for the Grumpy Gergory award. You don't seem to like ANYTHING that this regime does. You don't have to be blindly optimistic but damn dude, it gets tiresome seeing nothing but relentless negativity.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

man you are really angling for the Grumpy Gergory award. You don't seem to like ANYTHING that this regime does. You don't have to be blindly optimistic but damn dude, it gets tiresome seeing nothing but relentless negativity.

Withholding judgment = relentless negativity. Such is life in Redskinsland.

[chrisl13]

I'm happy for this signing. Morris is really gonna help make our secondary better. He did well in his first season as a HC with his team getting 19 picks, 19 the year before, and 22 the year before that. They also had the top passing defense in 2007 once he came back as a DB Coach. We will definitely have more picks this coming year, especially if we bring in a couple of corners and have a consistently healthy LL and OA.

[NM Redskin]

Speaking of coaches, anyone else worried about Matt LaFleur? I mean, is he the one to groom a young QB if we draft one?

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by NM Redskin

Speaking of coaches, anyone else worried about Matt LaFleur? I mean, is he the one to groom a young QB if we draft one?

I am. I'm not a fan of his. I don't see any reason to keep him...

[chrisl13]

Originally Posted by NM Redskin

Speaking of coaches, anyone else worried about Matt LaFleur? I mean, is he the one to groom a young QB if we draft one?

He did help Kyle with Schaub in Houston. But even still, we should let him go only if we can get someone out there that can DEFINITELY get the job done WHEN we get a young qb.