Todd Haley out as Steelers offensive coordinator
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Sadly, #s don't tell the whole story. Haley had a bad relationship with Ben, a rocky relationship at times with other coaches and players, and was a poor situational play caller. Ficthner has a great relationship with Ben, a good relationship with coaches and players... and brings a similar scheme/terminology as Haley (minus the baggage). He's an immediate upgrade over Haley... to put it mildly.
But I don't care if my coaches have a good relationship with the players. Did Noll have a good relationship with Bradshaw? Does Belicheat have a good relationship with his players?
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I can see no way the team looks for an outside candidate. It would be pure insanity to bring in a talented offensive coordinator and ask him to learn our offense and tell him to make no substantial changes. Otherwise, you are dicking around with the best offense in the league. I do wonder about the play-calling ability of either Munchak or Fitchner, but my feeling is the best play-caller we have wears number 7 on game days. If Ben has a strong opinion on either choice, I hope Tomlin has the sense to listen to him.sigpic
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Hopefully, the new OC will be able to get Ben to play better on the road. That would be a huge benefit for the team moving forward.Comment
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I can see no way the team looks for an outside candidate. It would be pure insanity to bring in a talented offensive coordinator and ask him to learn our offense and tell him to make no substantial changes. Otherwise, you are dicking around with the best offense in the league. I do wonder about the play-calling ability of either Munchak or Fitchner, but my feeling is the best play-caller we have wears number 7 on game days. If Ben has a strong opinion on either choice, I hope Tomlin has the sense to listen to him.
it isnt tomlins decision, thosteelers = 3 ring circus with tomlin being the head clownComment
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"I have made the decision to not renew the contract for offensive coordinator Todd Haley," coach Mike Tomlin said Wednesday in a statement. "I would like to thank Todd for his contributions to our offense the past six years, and we wish him the best in his coaching future."
MT's statement on Haley.... One would assume that... if he has the power to "Not renew"....then he would have that same power to "Acquire". Im merely speculating thoughComment
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I can see no way the team looks for an outside candidate. It would be pure insanity to bring in a talented offensive coordinator and ask him to learn our offense and tell him to make no substantial changes. Otherwise, you are dicking around with the best offense in the league. I do wonder about the play-calling ability of either Munchak or Fitchner, but my feeling is the best play-caller we have wears number 7 on game days. If Ben has a strong opinion on either choice, I hope Tomlin has the sense to listen to him.sigpic
In view of the fact that Mike Tomlin has matched Cowhers record I give him the designation:
TCFCLTC-
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There’s a write up on the Depot providing an overview of Fichtner’s six seasons as a play caller with Memphis.
Kirby Wilson was also mentioned as a candidate, but it wouldn’t shock me if Wilson was being considered as a replacement for Richard Mann. Wilson spent a year coaching WRs at USC years ago, but if his goal is to be a coordinator, experience working with a different position group can only benefit him.Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.Comment
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uh... he was 7-1 on the road this season. Well above his average.Comment
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