Gibb's press confrence.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Daseal

Matty: I admitted on several occasions, just like I do now, that Spurrier had a brunt of the blame. 85% of the blame went on the coaching staff, just like this year. However, I didn't have much beef with Spurriers offense (you know, the part of the game he controled) as I did with Heston and Edwards. This year with Bugel and Williams there's little to complain about, both assistants are doing well and a majority of the problems come from the offensive play calling. Guess who does that? Last year you blamed Spurrier for all the problems, even though he left the defense alone. Imagine if Greg Williams regressed with our defense like Gibbs regressed with our offense. You'd be blaming Williams right now, not Gibbs. You simply are too loyal to admit any wrong doing.

I also would LOVE to see the board from last Feburary so I can see you ripping Spurrier for playcalling after putting up two TDs and a FG or two. Or maybe for throwing it into the endzone instead of running it up the gut 3 times for a FG.

So you had no problems with the protection schemes? Or the inconsistent playcalling like not sticking with the run when it was painfully obvious that was the way to go?? How about the way he lost control and the respect of the players in the locker room? Cell phones going off in practice, guys skipping practice? I guess that was just ok with you as long as he chucked it up for the endzone once in a while to average an oustanding 18 points per game.

How about that stellar coaching staff he put together, mostly filled with guys with no NFL experience? No problems there either?

I blamed Helton and Edwards PLENTY last year, problem was Spurrier's offense didn't do much to warrant much praise either.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

How about the way he lost control and the respect of the players in the locker room?

This is the main difference between Spurrier and Gibbs and this point. Each time I read Dasels rants on Gibbs, I really dont know how to respond to the play calling aquisitions, becasue like him, I wasent around for the first run, so I understand the hesitation to trust Gibbs. However, I think its obvious that Gibbs has a grasp on the players, a trust from the players and a general feeling that things are going to be turned around. Whereas I dont think Steve Spurrier had that, and thats why he stepped down.

I really dont know how to defend the playcalling as a whole , because I too think it has been fairly poor. Although I do agree with running the ball at the end of the game last week. However, I think a big thing to build on is that Gibbs is a leader for the team, which is somthing the head coach should be. I wouldnt mind if we had a new offensive mind added to the staff to try to give it a more modern feel, but I know Gibbs should stay here, and I'm glad hes going to be, and I think the players are as well.

[GoSkins!]

That's it. Gibbs is a leader where Spurrier is a clever offensive coach. Personally, I would love to have Spurrier back as the offensive coordinator. I think that his system would work with a good defense and a guy up top that demanded respect. Spurrier's short office hours, lack of involvement on defense, and unwillingness to take much of the blame for loses rubbed off on the less professional players and hurt the team. With Gibbs, that does not happen.