Norvel...Why Has Thou Stunk-Up Joint?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by That Guy

marty, waiver wire tony banks, and one audible... and he still managed to win 8 games.

some guys can coach, some can't.

Marty had the #8 ranked defense that year.
While he did have Banks, we got a (at the time) Redskins record 1432 yards out of Stephen Davis.
In fact, the team is similar to what we have now. A strong D, and a Weak O. Strong running game, and a weak passing game.
Schottenhiemer had no real talent on offense (minus Davis), while Gibbs has a ton of talent he isn't taking advantage of. I fully think Schottenhiemer did a great job with what he had, problem was, Bruce Smith and more importantly, Darryl Green hated him. Green is an icon to us. He can do no wrong and when he came out publicly and said he doesn't like the way schott. was doing things, something totally uncharacteristic of Green...that sealed Marty's fate. Also, losing 5 out of the gate hurt, but then he won 5 straight, that helped. But then he lost 3 of 4 and the Skins were not in the playoff picture anymore hurt a little too. But mainly it was the players that did him in...and more importantly, Marty's wierd rules and inability to be flexible that killed him here. The SKins were smart to cut him loose, just as the Giants would be smart to cut Coughlin loose.