Redskins June 2009 OTAs

[GMScud]

I was less than impressed with this interview of Stan Hixon.

Stan Hixon Is A Patient Man

Particularly the part when he says that this year he decided to spend extra time with Thomas and Kelly to go over plays and assignments. Shouldn't that have been done last year?

For whatever reason, I'm just not a big Stan Hixon fan. Hopefully Thomas and Kelly will have nice seasons and prove me wrong.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

He's my Colt!

Oh boy. Look out for the Cult of Colt. LOL.

Originally Posted by GMScud

I was less than impressed with this interview of Stan Hixon.

Stan Hixon Is A Patient Man

Particularly the part when he says that this year he decided to spend extra time with Thomas and Kelly to go over plays and assignments. Shouldn't that have been done last year?

For whatever reason, I'm just not a big Stan Hixon fan. Hopefully Thomas and Kelly will have nice seasons and prove me wrong.

Not that I'm a Stan Hixon fan, but weren't Thomas and Kelly out for most of the offseason last year?

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Not that I'm a Stan Hixon fan, but weren't Thomas and Kelly out for most of the offseason last year?

The way I read it was, Terl asked Hixon what he could do differently from last year, and his response sounded like he regretted not working more closely with Thomas and Kelly last season. Thomas' hammy and Kelly's knee definitely hurt their offseasons, but that doesn't mean Hixon shouldn't have been extensively going over plays, assignments, etc.

I guess the way I took it was he felt like he didn't work with the newbies enough last year. That's not really excusable when you use two of your first three draft picks on a position of such need.

Maybe I'm nitpicking. I hope that's the case.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by GMScud

The way I read it was, Terl asked Hixon what he could do differently from last year, and his response sounded like he regretted not working more closely with Thomas and Kelly last season. Thomas' hammy and Kelly's knee definitely hurt their offseasons, but that doesn't mean Hixon shouldn't have been extensively going over plays, assignments, etc.

I guess the way I took it was he felt like he didn't work with the newbies enough last year. That's not really excusable when you use two of your first three draft picks on a position of such need.

Maybe I'm nitpicking. I hope that's the case.

What he ^ said. One would have thought after the class room portion of the learning the plays and play calls, while Moss and ARE were on the field, Hixon could have spent more time with DT and MK. If nothing else simply quizing them on play calls and what route is to be run. So when DT did finally see the field he would know all the routes by heart. All he should have to have done was learn the tricks of the trade like how to get seperation, how to throw off the DB. Things like that.

What 5 yrs and Hixon simply has not impressed me with his teaching skills. Oh well.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by GMScud

The way I read it was, Terl asked Hixon what he could do differently from last year, and his response sounded like he regretted not working more closely with Thomas and Kelly last season. Thomas' hammy and Kelly's knee definitely hurt their offseasons, but that doesn't mean Hixon shouldn't have been extensively going over plays, assignments, etc.

I guess the way I took it was he felt like he didn't work with the newbies enough last year. That's not really excusable when you use two of your first three draft picks on a position of such need.

Maybe I'm nitpicking. I hope that's the case.

Sounded more to me that he was saying that he wished they could've gotten more involved in game plans, not that he didn't get them ready. Of course you'll be hard pressed to find a position coach saying he might have slacked off.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I was less than impressed with this interview of Stan Hixon.

Stan Hixon Is A Patient Man

Particularly the part when he says that this year he decided to spend extra time with Thomas and Kelly to go over plays and assignments. Shouldn't that have been done last year?

For whatever reason, I'm just not a big Stan Hixon fan. Hopefully Thomas and Kelly will have nice seasons and prove me wrong.

I agree. I just think Hixon is this really good guy, who hasn't done anything "bad" to be released, he just does not seem like he's an inspiring coach. But, as Matty would point out, the FO/Coaching Staff know more, so we will have another year to see what he can do. (not that we will have any reasonable metric to prove anything at the end of the season.)

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I was less than impressed with this interview of Stan Hixon.

Stan Hixon Is A Patient Man

Particularly the part when he says that this year he decided to spend extra time with Thomas and Kelly to go over plays and assignments. Shouldn't that have been done last year?

For whatever reason, I'm just not a big Stan Hixon fan. Hopefully Thomas and Kelly will have nice seasons and prove me wrong.

The impression I got was that he was saying last year with them not coming on as fast as expected (largely due to injuries) he was only able to work on the basics of an NFL offense with them, and now he's going into greater detail.