Sweet Lou

[MileHighGrowler]

(10-22-2021, 10:06 AM)fredtoast Wrote:

In 6 years we signed two high priced free agents for his defense.  One of them (Antwan Odom) only started 17 games over three seasons.  Notice that I did not include Waynes on our current list of big name free agents).  The other (Nate Clements) was 32 and on his last legs.

All the rest were scrape heap projects.

We only used 2 first round picks on defense while he was here and they were not exactly super stars (Keith Rivers, Dre Kirkpatrick)

And that's what sets apart coaches from great coaches.  Great coaches can get just a little more out of their players.  Whether it's motivation or scheme.  If a coach comes in and can/will only do it one way, and has to have just *their* players to make it work, they're not a great coach.  

I understand having a team of backups is obviously a disadvantage.  But those guys all still are NFL caliber players and I think a great coach can find ways to make it work by thinking a little outside of the box.  We've also seen plenty of examples around the league where a guy falters on one team and steps up in a big way when he changes teams.  Not every player looks great in every situation, but the coach's job is to find that place to get every guy executing at the highest level. 

Time will tell about Lou.  For now, I'm really impressed and happy with the improvement.  But he still has a ways to go to show that he's completely turned that corner.