OT: Rod Woodson to Coach Raiders Secondary

[LordVile]

The Oakland Raiders have announced that Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Rod Woodson has been hired to coach the team's secondary.

Wow, score for them... One good decision in a long time for them

[SteelBucks]

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I didn't know Rod wanted to get into coaching. He would have been a nice replacement for Horton.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

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I didn't know Rod wanted to get into coaching. He would have been a nice replacement for Horton.

What I was thinking.

[aggiebones]

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Sitting on a set with talking heads is no way to enhance your coaching skills. Frankly, its an odd move by both Rod and the Raiders. Maybe Rod has given up his dream of being the next Jamie Dukes. I didn't think Rod was very good at it.
So if he now wants to coach, good luck to him. Being good and very talented on the field for the Steelers, doesn't mean he is a good coach. I don't think the Steelers missed on this one. But you never know, maybe he'll be great.

[Snatch98]

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I'm just glad he's off TV. I can't stand him as a analyst. He's right below Marshall Faulk and Ron Jaworski for me. He may be ahead of Jaws in my analyst hate hierarchy.

[SteelBucks]

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Sitting on a set with talking heads is no way to enhance your coaching skills. Frankly, its an odd move by both Rod and the Raiders. Maybe Rod has given up his dream of being the next Jamie Dukes. I didn't think Rod was very good at it.
So if he now wants to coach, good luck to him. Being good and very talented on the field for the Steelers, doesn't mean he is a good coach. I don't think the Steelers missed on this one. But you never know, maybe he'll be great.

These questions can be asked of any new coach, but you're right, he may be great or he may be terrible. I will however give one of the best CB's ever the benefit of the doubt and say it was a good hire by the Raiders. Just my 2 cents.

[Chadman]

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Wonder if Carnell Lake is doing anything these days....

[costanza2k1]

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Move makes sense for Rod as it's close to his home base. His coaching experience will be the worst one ever for him with Al running the show there.

[papillon]

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The problem typically with great players that try their hand at coaching is that they are coaching players that aren't nearly as gifted physically or mentally. And, even though they (any great player) know what they want the players to do, the less gifted players are incapable due to lack of speed, quickness, or instincts of the great player.

Good luck to Rod, why any coach or player would want to go and work for Al Davis is a mystery to me, but it is an opportunity that no one else was giving him.

Pappy

[Oviedo]

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The problem typically with great players that try their hand at coaching is that they are coaching players that aren't nearly as gifted physically or mentally. And, even though they (any great player) know what they want the players to do, the less gifted players are incapable due to lack of speed, quickness, or instincts of the great player.

Good luck to Rod, why any coach or player would want to go and work for Al Davis is a mystery to me, but it is an opportunity that no one else was giving him.

Pappy

Exactly!!!!!!!

That is why marginal players like Cowher or players who can't make it at all like Tomlin make the best coaches. They have to work and study hard to have a chance. They learn and teach themselves more.

I thought people who went to Purdue were suppose to be smart. I guess Woodson is dispelling that myth.

[Shawn]

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I didn't know Rod wanted to get into coaching. He would have been a nice replacement for Horton.

What I was thinking.

x2

[Ozey74]

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Woodson doesn't seem like he would be much of a motivator.

[hawaiiansteel]

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Hall of Famer Woodson joins Raiders' staff as CBs coach

NFL.com Wire Reports
Published: Feb. 14, 2011


The Oakland Raiders added a Hall of Famer to their coaching staff Monday, hiring Rod Woodson to tutor their cornerbacks.

Woodson, one of the most accomplished defensive backs to play in the NFL, was selected to the league's 75th Anniversary Team. He played the final two of his 17 seasons with the Raiders, helping them win the 2002 AFC Championship Game.

"It's an honor to be back with the Raiders and be able to talk to Raider players about true football," Woodson said in a statement released by the team. "I'm looking forward to working with the organization and the challenges of the 2011 season."

Among Woodson's first responsibilities: Help convince three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, whose contract was voided when he failed to reach certain performance incentives this season, to return to the Raiders. Asomugha became an unrestricted free agent in early January.

"Hopefully, Nnamdi will come back," Woodson told NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" on Monday. "I think we're going to do some different things this year on a defensive side, some more looks, some more things for the corners to make plays, get them to face the football, hopefully, a little bit more so they can get interceptions, so they can be playmakers for this defense. If we can do that, and if we can get a Nnamdi Asomugha back in Oakland, one of the best corners in the National Football League, it makes my job a lot easier."

Woodson had recently served as an analyst for NFL Network and Big Ten Network, but he decided to go into coaching.

"I've been thinking about coaching for quite a long time," he told "NFL Total Access." "I was offered a job when I first retired seven years ago, but after spending 17 years in the league, I wasn't ready to do it then. The last couple years, I've been thinking about it, talking to all my guys and friends who are coaching in the league, and I talked to (Raiders owner Al) Davis, and I talked to Hue (Jackson, the team's new head coach), and I was offered the job.

"I just didn't want to pass it up. I didn't want to live my life in regret, not having the opportunity -- or at least taking the opportunity to try this thing out. ... So I'm going to give it a shot and see how it works out."

Woodson spent the bulk of his playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, starring with them for 10 seasons. He was named The Associated Press' NFL Defensive Player of the Year for Pittsburgh in 1993 and helped the Steelers reach the Super Bowl following the 1995 season.

Woodson also spent one season with the San Francisco 49ers and four with the Baltimore Ravens, winning the Super Bowl with the latter following the 2000 season.

Woodson was voted to 11 Pro Bowls and the 1990s all-decade team, and he was selected a first-team All-Pro six times as a cornerback, safety or kick returner.

"I'm excited that we have a Hall of Fame player who is coming back to the organization," Jackson said in the team-issued statement. "I was extremely impressed during the interview process with his communication skills, and I'm looking forward to Rod imparting his wealth of knowledge to our players."

Woodson told "NFL Total Access" that he hoped to give his players a "first-person take of it, on what I did on the field, things I enjoyed doing to make it successful to get balls in my hands, and hopefully they can do that, and if I can do that, we'll have a better secondary."

He also said: "Everybody has a different tool belt. Some guys have a lot of tools in their tool belt, some guys don't. I think what I have to do is give those guys more tools on their tool belt so when they get on to game day, they can perform. And put them in positions they're comfortable with to make plays."

Woodson's 71 career interceptions rank third in NFL history. He is the career leader in interception returns for touchdowns (12) and interception-return yardage (1,483).

Woodson will work in Oakland's secondary with Kevin Ross, who is coaching the safeties.

The Raiders haven't announced who their defensive coordinator will be next season. Chuck Bresnahan, who was defensive coordinator when Woodson played in Oakland, is on staff as a defensive assistant and is a likely candidate.

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[aggiebones]

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Sitting on a set with talking heads is no way to enhance your coaching skills. Frankly, its an odd move by both Rod and the Raiders. Maybe Rod has given up his dream of being the next Jamie Dukes. I didn't think Rod was very good at it.
So if he now wants to coach, good luck to him. Being good and very talented on the field for the Steelers, doesn't mean he is a good coach. I don't think the Steelers missed on this one. But you never know, maybe he'll be great.

These questions can be asked of any new coach, but you're right, he may be great or he may be terrible. I will however give one of the best CB's ever the benefit of the doubt and say it was a good hire by the Raiders. Just my 2 cents.

I'm seeing 2 things here.
1) Last act of a desperate man trying to get a career after football. He likely preferred the analyst lifestyle, but clearly he wasn't gonna make it there. So he better try coaching.

2) If a better program had hired him, I might see more faith. But it was the Raiders. Hardly a ringing endorsement for a program 'finding' a hidden gem.

I hope he does well, but I'm not gonna worry that the Raiders snuck something away from us. If it happens, it might be the first time.

[Crash]

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How is Rod going to avoid The I suck Ray Lewis off on NFL Network withdrawls?