ESPN: Why did Steve Spurrier fail in NFL?

[SmootSmack]

Dan needed the money these other guys brought in. He couldn't have been an owner without guys like Drasner

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Dan needed the money these other guys brought in. He couldn't have been an owner without guys like Drasner

Right! Could you imagine how things would have been if it was Dan who had backed out instead of Fred?

[REDSKINS4ever]

Spurrier wasn't an actual failure. He should have kept at it. I remember his press conference when he was first hired as HC. A Washington Times reporter asked him about Stephen Davis and how he would be used, Spurrier said "We're gonna have a lot of draw plays for him". Later on in Davis last season, he didn't even come anywhere of using Davis in the way Norv Turner and Schottenheimer did.

The mere thought of pitching and catching in the NFC East is a crazy thought. In the NFC East you have to run the football and then run the football. Spurrier never got that.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Hail to the SteelSkins

To be fair, if Ramsey wouldn't have gotten broken mentally by taking 1 million hits / sacks a game, he could have been very productive. It was obvious though that after multiple seasons of getting hit a lot that he would hear footsteps and make a bonehead play, or curl up like a little girl and cry. Our O-Line at the time is what really destroyed Ramsey.

Nope. Ramsey was a nice guy, strong arm and smart - but he was a slow in his decisions and would continually repeat bonehead mistakes. Nothing ruined him, he just wasn't that good.

[CultBrennan59]

Why are we talking about a college coach who hasn't coached in the NFL for close to 10 years now..

[That Guy]

because it looks like chip kelly may be making the jump, and if you wanted to speculate as to whether or not he can succeed, perspective on what went wrong with previous college phenoms may prove insightful.

and cause it still part of redskins history.

but i don't know, next time you bring up a draft prospect i'll ask why we're discussing people who aren't even in the nfl, or whatnot. if you're not happy with the thread, you're free to ignore it.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by That Guy

because it looks like chip kelly may be making the jump, and if you wanted to speculate as to whether or not he can succeed, perspective on what went wrong with previous college phenoms may prove insightful.

and cause it still part of redskins history.

but i don't know, next time you bring up a draft prospect i'll ask why we're discussing people who aren't even in the nfl, or whatnot. if you're not happy with the thread, you're free to ignore it.

Then talk about Chip Kelly, not Spurrier who has said he will never go back to the pros again. Why should really look back at something so bad when we having something so good right in front of us.

And the draft is relevant, when Kiper and McShay come out, the draft starts to become important. Also I made that thread back when we were looking and a lot of us thought our season was done (even Shanahan)

[Bishop Hammer]

Honestly the real reason I was so adamant against hiring Spurious was because we already had a good coach who was only in his first year, here. One who understood there was more than one side of the football and had a radically different philosophy than The Ole Ball Dud.

Maybe if he was hired right after Turner was sacked and taking over his players then I wouldn't rue his name? He would've come into a team better suited for his supposed offensive wizardry. As it stands now the hiring of that arrogant buffoon stands as the highlight of Snyder's short sightedness.

[Swarley]

This is pretty interesting and I'm glad I've read through this thread.

That's just me though...

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Wow. Amazing info. Thanks a lot for sharing. SMoot, you should write a tell all book one day and call it "Snyder: The man you never knew". I'd be first in line to buy it. Only if I could get a signed copy.

I'd be second in line! Very interesting stuff.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Why are we talking about a college coach who hasn't coached in the NFL for close to 10 years now..

Yes, lets never talk about historical facts or bad times, that way they never happened...

smh

[That Guy]

because we have new information and it gives an insight into how f'd up that whole episode was... which is what i've already said. again, no one is forcing you to read this or respond, so feel free not to.

[Orakpwned]

Some guys are just college coaches. Spurrier was just a college coach.

[calia]

Spurrier is a douche. Knowing that the great Joe Gibbs slept about 2 hours per day for years to hone his craft, you have to be a grade A douche to come in and think you can win with no work behind it. And that's exactly what he proved to be. Screw him and his stupid visors. Ol ball coach was a sackless weasel.


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[Alvin Walton]

I'll never wear a visor cap again.

[MTK]

Steve Spurrier's Washington Redskins days filled with stories, not W's - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN