No, I'm just saying that the fanbase always dumps on Rick Smith, but compared to BOB he's a football genius.
This was such a misleading headline.. He didn't get cut sunday morning just because we needed a qb 2, what would rick smith have to gain by keeping mallet?
It's not that Rick Smith wanted to keep Mallett, it's that he wouldn't allow BOB to be completely irresponsible by cutting one of only 2 QB's on the roster less than 24 hours before a game. It was just another example of BOB's really awful decision making skills....this time so bad Rick Smith had to step in and save him from himself.
I wouldn't sell BoB short just yet. I believe that he's more frustrated than any of us about the way this team has gone into the toilet this season - especially the defense - and he's angry and disappointed with the guys he thought he could go to war with. He BELIEVED in these guys and they have let him (and us) down. If anything, what's happening is showing everyone the true nature of the so-called players on this team. I expect there are going to be massive changes across the board with this organization during the off season.
My problem is that BOB had worked with Mallett and Hoyer before, he vouched for both of them, he's the reason they are here in the first place and he's totally bungled everything when it comes to managing those QB's. On top of that, he's run several other players out of town, several of which are doing well on other teams. I don't see how anyone could respect his decision making skills or player analysis abilities at this point and IMO we'll realize over the next few weeks that he's lost the locker room. IMO most of the problems with the Texans are due to awful coaching and I'd bet the players see it too.
ur claiming that the browns are ****tier than us because we haven't "wasted" 1st rounders on qbs, as if not drafting any in the past 12 years is some sort of credit to the franchise. since you're now for some reason moving on to non-qbs (which has nothing to do with anything, btw): is joe thomas good? was joe haden a good pick? was alex mack a good pick? there's a few for you, for whatever you need them for.
Well franchise QBs don't grow on trees and BoB probably looked at those two as the best available QB options to implement the offense he wanted to run this season. I don't get the impression that this was intended to be anything more than a temporary move with the plan being to go out next year and drafting a QB. I went back and watched a few of the Hard Knocks episodes and I believe the coaches are getting a bum rap. This coaching staff appears to be quite sound - what is different is the tone and expectation level. It's quite different from what it was under Kubiak and I think that is what's behind these so-called whispers of discontent. These guys aren't performing worth spit but if they can shift all blame to BoB and the coaches then all the better. And from the tone of this forum, their "plan" appears to be working. Has BoB made mistakes? Oh hell yeah! But to me his biggest mistake was putting his faith in a bunch of underperforming weak-minded players who don't have what it takes to become champions.
IMO the part I bolded is a huge indictment of BOB. Also then consider the way he jerked them around pulling one then pulling the other. It was totally mismanaged. RAC is terrible, BOB's offense isn't working at all, Godsey is awful at calling plays. Honestly it's not just a player problem, it's time to clean house and dump the GM and pretty much all of the coaches and start over. I don't see a scenario where BOB stays around and builds a competent team, he's just not cut out to coach NFL players. He'd be much better off just taking the USC job where he can flip out on college kids who will put up with his BS.
We have to hire a replacement. And don't say it doesn't matter who I'm asking for a replacement you would approve?
I'm not sure who is on the market.....but it really doesn't matter. If your head coach has lost the locker room, it's over. You don't have a choice but to fire them and get a replacement. Coaches don't win the locker room back once they lose it.
You may be right but I just don't see McNair writing three years of checks to a coach he only gave two years - especially given the amount of patience he showed with Kubiak. McNair may be many things but the one thing I like about him is that he favors stability and for a guy who grew up with the chaos that was Bud Adams, this is a welcome sight in an owner. Besides, the time to make sweeping changes in not in the middle of a campaign but afterward when you have the opportunity to examine what went wrong objectively and unemotionally. BoB strikes me as the kind of coach who will do what it takes to fix this mess. If he can't then he'll be gone - of that I'm certain.
That's fair, but IMO the difference is that Kubiak didn't lose the locker room till the very last year....and even then there were players who loved him. BOB has managed to make the players hate him in less than two years. I'm not sure what BOB would have to do in order to get the players back on his side, but I'm with you, he has to be able to fix it or he's gotta be gone.
And this is that same **** that happened in San Francisco with Harbaugh. He supposedly "lost" the locker room because he was too relentless in demanding improvement from his players. So York listened to all of the whining and pushed him out. Oh yeah, that's worked out really well for the 49ers hasn't it? And again I ask: Outside of JJ and Wilfork, who else in this locker room has the skins on the wall to be able to question the effectiveness of the coaching staff?
Bobby!!! I've been reading through your post expecting something crazy, but i actaully agree with your takes today. I'm going to mark this on my calendar. If it is true BOB has lost the locker room with guys that he has picked. McNair may not have a choice but to fire him if it gets worst. The ATL and MIA games looked like the Team didn't want to play hard for him. It's going to take more than playing Rick Ross at practice win back that type of locker room situation.
Look, not defending BOB as a coach...we are woefully under-prepared each week...but where do you get the sense that he lost the locker room? No unnamed sources complaining about him, no one seeming to not listen, no players defiantly talking back to him on the sidelines... I think the only person was Mallett...who was a cancer regardless and not a professional and needed to get booted.
jesus christ dude stfu and go away. rest assured if everyone else thinks you're a mouth-breather rest assured that's likely the case.
