Okay, Foxy, so we're letting the players run the show. Reminder: That didn't work too well for Lovie or Trestman...
I think it's a bunch of factors. I think the players may have related to Mawae better, who is a hall of famer, and it seems Magz took a back seat to him and Smith as the season went on. The results speak for themselves though...our line played pretty damn well this year...and if thats because of the work of Mawae and Smith, then by all mean they should be in charge of the group.
Well I hope Mawae and Smith work out and have these guys take another big step. I remember Big Cat saying that Massie during the season changed his footwork and I wonder if that was Mawae and/or Smith.
I think it's a bunch of factors. I think the players may have related to Mawae better, who is a hall of famer, and it seems Magz took a back seat to him and Smith as the season went on. The results speak for themselves though...our line played pretty damn well this year...and if thats because of the work of Mawae and Smith, then by all mean they should be in charge of the group.
Well I hope Mawae and Smith work out and have these guys take another big step. I remember Big Cat saying that Massie during the season changed his footwork and I wonder if that was Mawae and/or Smith.
Could have been. I know Massie, like Long and I think Kush also work with LeCharles Bentley, who had a talk with Massie during the season as well. I think a lot of guys would be surprised with how little some position coaches actually coach when it comes to technique and what not. We have a lot of skill guys at my gym, particularly receivers and we do a ton of technique work with them when it comes to stance, cutting out of breaks, etc. Way more than their "position" coaches do. We spend a lot of time watching them during the season to make sure those things stay consistent. So it could have been something like the line coming to Fox and expressing how they aren't getting the coaching they need from Magz and Fox then making the proper move. Fox can't win here with some people. He holds onto coaches and it's the same ol same ol, he fires a guy who has been with him forever and he's blaming anyone but him.
From what Biggs reported it wasn't that he was fired because the o-line was the problem, but that Mawae and another assistant were actually more influential and doing more of the work than he was.
From Biggs article:
Magazu, who began working for Fox in 2003 in Carolina, was not popular with the offensive linemen and some wondered privately if he would be let go during the season with the team struggling. The Bears had an interesting dynamic in play where the team essentially had four O-line coaches. Ben Wilkerson had the title of assistant offensive line coach and Kevin Mawae, who was an intern for training camp, was hired for the remainder of the season because he was so well liked by the players. Additionally, tight ends coach Frank Smith had a natural hand in work with the offensive line and took a more vocal role during this season.
Okay, Foxy, so we're letting the players run the show. Reminder: That didn't work too well for Lovie or Trestman...
LOL. That is true. Maybe one of them will start his own tv show to announce his new bbq place.
Biggs is reporting Dave Magazu and Sam Garnes have been fired. Apparently many of the linemen weren't too fond of Magazu and Mawae was more liked. I'm guessing Mawae will take over.
And based on the work he did with Whitehair I for one say this may be the only thing I heard that does make sense.
unexpected. Wasn't the presser supposed to start at 11?
Last minute script changes by Teddy Bears and GMcC. Injury deal needed to be redefined as and "issue" but not an "excuse". Don't hand the media a hand grenade to lob.
