All things offseason discussion part II

[irish]

Originally Posted by CrustyRedskin

Chuck Noll passed away. Rip class act.

Chuck Noll is the most under-rated coach in NFL history.

[CrustyRedskin]

Originally Posted by irish

Chuck Noll is the most under-rated coach in NFL history.

Meh I'd go with Bud Grant or Georgea Allen on that one. Chuck Noll was the DC for Shula on the Dolphin team that got beat by the Namath/ Jets. I didn't know that.

[irish]

Originally Posted by CrustyRedskin

Meh I'd go with Bud Grant or Georgea Allen on that one. Chuck Noll was the DC for Shula on the Dolphin team that got beat by the Namath/ Jets. I didn't know that.

Noll beat Grant in the one game they played against each other that really mattered. Grant and Allen never won a SB while Noll turned around a team that was a total joke into a 4x SB winner.

[CrustyRedskin]

Originally Posted by irish

Noll beat Grant in the one game they played against each other that really mattered. Grant and Allen never won a SB while Noll turned around a team that was a total joke into a 4x SB winner.

SB winners aren't the only great coaches.

[budw38]

R.I.P. Coach Noll . Y! SPORTS

[Gary84Clark]

Rip

[That Guy]

that first round draft coverage was the worst thing ever. ray and boom didn't do their homework and spent the entire night quipping generic platitudes. it was painful/horrible.

however, the next day they decided to go with people who actually had at least half a clue as to what they were talking about. i don't know why they didn't start with them, they were soooo much better.

[SirLK26]

Chuck Noll won those 4 SBs with Bradshaw at QB...

[irish]

Originally Posted by SirLK26

Chuck Noll won those 4 SBs with Bradshaw at QB...

He did. He knew how to draft and made a good selection when he took TB.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by irish

He did. He knew how to draft and made a good selection when he took TB.

I agree that Noll knew how to draft, because he built one of the most talented teams the NFL has ever seen, but I was saying that winning those SBs with Bradshaw at QB is another feather in his cap.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by irish

He did. He knew how to draft and made a good selection when he took TB.

Not really ,there was a lot of tension the Steelers also had a QB named terry Hanratty and many thought he should be the starter . He was the #1 pick of the Steelers in 69 ,Bradshaw was in 70 .



Terry Hanratty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[irish]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Not really ,there was a lot of tension the Steelers also had a QB named terry Hanratty and many thought he should be the starter . He was the #1 pick of the Steelers in 69 ,Bradshaw was in 70 .



Terry Hanratty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The fact that Pgh drafted TB when they had Hanratty means they werent sold on Hanratty and TB was splitting time with Hanratty in his rookie year in an era when teams took their time developing QBs. There was some tension early in TBs career because he took a couple of years to develop but by the time they started their SB run there wasnt any argument that TB was the starter and TH was the backup.

[Redskin Warrior]

NFL Analyzing the Redskins' salary cap - ESPN

Salary cap numbers

[CRedskinsRule]

Chip Kelly headlines intriguing group of coaches entering Year 2 - NFL.com

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Chip Kelly headlines intriguing group of coaches entering Year 2 - NFL.com

Good read, but one thing caught my attention.

The AFC scouting director that gave his take on the Eagles said, "And they have a few guys, but no difference makers at corner." Really? So Brandon Boykin's 6 INTs didn't make a difference? He must be the scouting director for the Raiders.

On a different note, I've been defending the Eagles way to much this offseason. Perhaps it's because, subconsciously, I don't want to jinx our season, but it's a little scary.