Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon (Post 7346725)

to be honest...

I wish Crennel would leave, too...

He's competent, no doubt about it...but we have some guys (Berry, Arenas) who can flat out get to the passer and provide a little energy/playmaking ability to the game...

but instead we just sit back and play that "bend don't break" bullshit...

which cost us the momentum and the game in the 1st half when we let them score with 10 seconds to go...

3rd and 12 conversions...same old story every year...

playoff teams and playoff defenses don't give up easy 3rd and longs to the Baltimore Ravens...we did.

I was as unhappy with Crennel as I was with Weis/Haley...

that was some pussy ass defense and a pussy ass gameplan

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 7346720)

Completely disagree.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 7346746)

If Haley running the offense causes anything even remotely similar to Haley's management of game situations in 2009, it should be a capital offense to even suggest it.

Originally Posted by KnowMo2724 (Post 7346527)

Whitlock was on PFT Live today and said that Haley had taken away play calls from Weis a lot during the season and that was one of the main reasons he left. He did say though that he is hesitant to believe anything that KC Radio reports because they throw stuff at the wall all the time, but said that that 4th and 1 call had "Haley written all over it"

He said that Haley is insecure and wants a puppet who he can scream at and blame things on when things don't go right.

Also said that the reason Jamaal Charles doesn't get many carries is because Pioli and Haley have problems with guys drafted by Carl Peterson and Herm Edwards.

Here is the link. It is in Part 2 of PFT live so just fast forward through the first segment and then click on the Whitlock interview at the end. http://hqplayer.nbcsports.com/Player.html?PID=44

Originally Posted by FAX (Post 7346743)

So ... if you were head coach, you would hire someone who didn't know your system, or understand it, or have any experience with it just so you could fill that slot? No offense, Mr. DeezNutz, but that's nutz.

If you don't have a "qualified" applicant, the job goes vacant until you do. At least, that's how most people look at HR. Of course, you might wish to temporarily plug in a placeholder, but that can be detrimental if you're not careful.

The NFL is a weird deal. You get 16 games and that's it. Hiring the wrong OC could be far worse for the team in the long run than allowing Haley to run things until the right guy is available.

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Originally Posted by FAX (Post 7346757)

Shoot me, then.

Because I'd rather see Haley run the offense than hire somebody whose offensive philosophy doesn't match his.

I hope they can find someone who fits the bill because I think Haley needs to HC and not HC/OC. Still, if the choice is between Haley running the offense and spending a year trying to squeeze a square peg into Cassel's anus, I'd have to choose the former.

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 7346753)

I don't believe for a second that there aren't numerous potentially qualified and gifted candidates, some whom we've speculated about and some whom we aren't particularly familiar with.

I'm of the mindset that being an NFL HC is simply too big of a job to try to be an OC, too, which is, on its own, a ridiculously demanding position.

'09-Haley was one of the worst HCs I can remember witnessing (speaking strictly about his game management). FAR worse than Herm. 4-7-37. Never forget. I do not want to revert back to this wasteland.

Originally Posted by DeezNutz (Post 7346753)

I don't believe for a second that there aren't numerous potentially qualified and gifted candidates, some whom we've speculated about and some whom we aren't particularly familiar with.

I'm of the mindset that being an NFL HC is simply too big of a job to try to be an OC, too, which is, on its own, a ridiculously demanding position.

'09-Haley was one of the worst HCs I can remember witnessing (speaking strictly about his game management). FAR worse than Herm. 4-7-37. Never forget. I do not want to revert back to this wasteland.

Originally Posted by FAX (Post 7346769)

I have no disagreement with any of that. I'm not advocating that Haley run the offense and call plays. Just to be clear.

I'm merely responding to his press conference comments. There may be a candidate out there who "fits" with whom we can make a deal and there may not.

If, however, people think that the worst thing that could happen is for Haley to call plays, I say, "Stick an opossum in your ear.", because hiring the wrong guy at this stage of the rebuild could be far more damaging to our progress.

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