I spot trends, and most of the time (I'd love to claim always) I can see trends early. Sorry... there is some sort of issue at HH and i do suspect it is with Fox. i had to find out if Johnson was let go or not. the following article says it was his decision. Too many coaches (good coaches) leaving. Coaches have particular insight into how the team is being run, coached and which way the arrow is pointed. You pair this with previous rumors on Fangio (who they might have promised something to stay) and you can tell something is wrong. if you don't agree, fine. I'm not out to convince anyone. just saying I am convinced.
I agree, BIH. Something isn't right. Regarding the WR coach, I did like how he developed Meredith in particular. Regarding Magazu, we all saw what he did with the OL. The OL went from a weakness to a strength - and the unit had significant injuries like the rest of the team too. Magazu was the unit's coach, so I give him the credit there. Drayton helped develop Jordan Howard & he had an incredible rookie season too.
Yeah, BIH, something just doesn't feel right about all of this.
I spot trends, and most of the time (I'd love to claim always) I can see trends early. Sorry... there is some sort of issue at HH and i do suspect it is with Fox. i had to find out if Johnson was let go or not. the following article says it was his decision. Too many coaches (good coaches) leaving. Coaches have particular insight into how the team is being run, coached and which way the arrow is pointed. You pair this with previous rumors on Fangio (who they might have promised something to stay) and you can tell something is wrong. if you don't agree, fine. I'm not out to convince anyone. just saying I am convinced.
I agree, BIH. Something isn't right. Regarding the WR coach, I did like how he developed Meredith in particular. Regarding Magazu, we all saw what he did with the OL. The OL went from a weakness to a strength - and the unit had significant injuries like the rest of the team too. Magazu was the unit's coach, so I give him the credit there. Drayton helped develop Jordan Howard & he had an incredible rookie season too.
Yeah, BIH, something just doesn't feel right about all of this.
According to some, Magazu didn't really do much to improve the OL. The OL didn't like him at all.
Reading up on Johnson...because I literally never paid attention to the receivers coach, he was with NO for 5 years from 06 to 11, and then left to be the head coach at Tulane. He was their for 4 years. Last year was his first year here in Chicago. Seems to have a lot of ties down in Louisiana.
yeah. I read a lot of his ties there. No doubt he prefers that part of the country. Still...... If you are truly happy and feel the team is going somewhere.... that mitigates all that. After all. He did leave the area to come here. Once here, it takes inertia to get you back. Either he just did not like Chicago (for any number of reasons) or the call back to his home turf was just too strong. We'll never know.
I do know that when you have real camaraderie and feel like you are part of building something special, that goes a long way towards making you want to stay and finish that job. More people are leaving than I thought. Maybe that component is not as strong as we all hoped that the insiders would feel.
Perhaps...but I think you may be letting your bias play a little too much with your head here. He came here because there was no open position where he preferred to be. A position opened up and he went back "home". He was here for a YEAR, not two, not three...ONE year. He was born in Louisiana, went to high school there, and spent 8 years coaching there, winning a Super Bowl there as a coach as well. You tell me where he feels more loyalty to?
I agree, BIH. Something isn't right. Regarding the WR coach, I did like how he developed Meredith in particular. Regarding Magazu, we all saw what he did with the OL. The OL went from a weakness to a strength - and the unit had significant injuries like the rest of the team too. Magazu was the unit's coach, so I give him the credit there. Drayton helped develop Jordan Howard & he had an incredible rookie season too.
Yeah, BIH, something just doesn't feel right about all of this.
According to some, Magazu didn't really do much to improve the OL. The OL didn't like him at all.
I thought better of Magazu, but yeah, it seemed to come out that he was not what I thought he was (Dennis Green could have helped us here). But we let him go, so not really the same as the others that left because of their own decision.
I agree, BIH. Something isn't right. Regarding the WR coach, I did like how he developed Meredith in particular. Regarding Magazu, we all saw what he did with the OL. The OL went from a weakness to a strength - and the unit had significant injuries like the rest of the team too. Magazu was the unit's coach, so I give him the credit there. Drayton helped develop Jordan Howard & he had an incredible rookie season too.
Yeah, BIH, something just doesn't feel right about all of this.
According to some, Magazu didn't really do much to improve the OL. The OL didn't like him at all.
I read that too. But ultimately the unit coach is responsible for the unit, good or bad. The buck stops there. And you don't have to like a coach. That isn't the definitive factor in measuring coaching effectiveness. Lovie Smith was hugely popular with his guys. John Fox is often referred to as a player's coach. Vince Lombardi was hated by a lot of his players (George Halas wasn't always popular either... players hated him at times).
I spot trends, and most of the time (I'd love to claim always) I can see trends early. Sorry... there is some sort of issue at HH and i do suspect it is with Fox. i had to find out if Johnson was let go or not. the following article says it was his decision. Too many coaches (good coaches) leaving. Coaches have particular insight into how the team is being run, coached and which way the arrow is pointed. You pair this with previous rumors on Fangio (who they might have promised something to stay) and you can tell something is wrong. if you don't agree, fine. I'm not out to convince anyone. just saying I am convinced.
I agree, BIH. Something isn't right. Regarding the WR coach, I did like how he developed Meredith in particular. Regarding Magazu, we all saw what he did with the OL. The OL went from a weakness to a strength - and the unit had significant injuries like the rest of the team too. Magazu was the unit's coach, so I give him the credit there. Drayton helped develop Jordan Howard & he had an incredible rookie season too.
Yeah, BIH, something just doesn't feel right about all of this.
Again, Magazu was outworked by his assistants, and Drayton got a promotion...I'm failing to see what doesn't feel right.
yeah. I read a lot of his ties there. No doubt he prefers that part of the country. Still...... If you are truly happy and feel the team is going somewhere.... that mitigates all that. After all. He did leave the area to come here. Once here, it takes inertia to get you back. Either he just did not like Chicago (for any number of reasons) or the call back to his home turf was just too strong. We'll never know.
I do know that when you have real camaraderie and feel like you are part of building something special, that goes a long way towards making you want to stay and finish that job. More people are leaving than I thought. Maybe that component is not as strong as we all hoped that the insiders would feel.
Perhaps...but I think you may be letting your bias play a little too much with your head here. He came here because there was no open position where he preferred to be. A position opened up and he went back "home". He was here for a YEAR, not two, not three...ONE year. He was born in Louisiana, went to high school there, and spent 8 years coaching there, winning a Super Bowl there as a coach as well. You tell me where he feels more loyalty to?
I agree, BIH. Something isn't right. Regarding the WR coach, I did like how he developed Meredith in particular. Regarding Magazu, we all saw what he did with the OL. The OL went from a weakness to a strength - and the unit had significant injuries like the rest of the team too. Magazu was the unit's coach, so I give him the credit there. Drayton helped develop Jordan Howard & he had an incredible rookie season too.
Yeah, BIH, something just doesn't feel right about all of this.
Again, Magazu was outworked by his assistants, and Drayton got a promotion...I'm failing to see what doesn't feel right.
Only time will tell what the truth is here. I read the stuff about Magazu. Maybe that is true. Maybe it isn't. I do know the unit performed well and he was the coach. It's pretty easy (and common) to discredit a guy after he is gone from ANY organization. Not just football. Sometimes it is total crap too. We will never know for certain what went on, but we DO know the unit performed well and he was their coach.
I agree, BIH. Something isn't right. Regarding the WR coach, I did like how he developed Meredith in particular. Regarding Magazu, we all saw what he did with the OL. The OL went from a weakness to a strength - and the unit had significant injuries like the rest of the team too. Magazu was the unit's coach, so I give him the credit there. Drayton helped develop Jordan Howard & he had an incredible rookie season too.
Yeah, BIH, something just doesn't feel right about all of this.
Again, Magazu was outworked by his assistants, and Drayton got a promotion...I'm failing to see what doesn't feel right.
Well, if you take out the ones that got fired (Magazu) then you have the population that we are talking about. After that you look at the number of guys leaving a team that is supposedly energized and on the upswing and it makes you wonder. A promotion, yeah I get it. If that would have been the only one then we probably would not be talking about it. But I see you have left out the others that cause me not to feel right about it. Maybe you feel good about it, but I think there is more to it.
Again, Magazu was outworked by his assistants, and Drayton got a promotion...I'm failing to see what doesn't feel right.
Only time will tell what the truth is here. I read the stuff about Magazu. Maybe that is true. Maybe it isn't. I do know the unit performed well and he was the coach. It's pretty easy (and common) to discredit a guy after he is gone from ANY organization. Not just football. Sometimes it is total crap too. We will never know for certain what went on, but we DO know the unit performed well and he was their coach.
Let me ask you a question....has Magazu been hired anywhere?