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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon
Put him in the Ring of Honor if that makes you feel good. He had one great run with OLs in the 1980s and had 4 Hall of Fame level talents play most of that time on his offensive lines. I'm not saying he is a bum or a failure; I am saying that his achievements have to be measured in terms of the contributions that others handed to him. That's all.
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I'm saying that at least 3 of those 4 HoF caliber players would likely not be in that position without Joe Bugel's coaching. I wouldn't put anyone in the Ring of Honor to feel good, only if they deserve it....and Buges certainly does.
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Given really sub-standard talent to work with in 2008 and 2009, the Redskins' OL under his tutelage and his motivation were sub-standard. If that isn't obvious to you, I don't know how else to explain a combined record of 12-20 with minimal offensive output.
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I know my numbers in the post were a little hard to read due to the formatting, but Buges' OLs have performed very well for 19 out of 25 years since 1977. I don't know how else to explain that you can't summarize 25+ years of coaching in the final two years of Buges' career, coaching a system (Zone Blocking) he wasn't experienced with, with a dysfunctional FO and coaching staff/structure surrounding him.