Coaches worth Keeping

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

Of course it has an effect. By ignoring the affect injuries have also makes those numbers even more amazing.

Injured players play better vs prevent defence too.

[Formula 21]

The case for Frank Reich as Maryland's next head football coach

By Alex Kirshner

The Chargers' coordinator has Terrapin roots – but could he adjust to the college game?

Over the coming weeks and months, the Maryland football program will search for a new head coach to replace the departed Randy Edsall. We know who the candidates are, but who should Maryland pick? We'll state every coach's case, whether he wants the job or not, in 500 words or fewer.
Frank Reich, San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator
The resume

Frank Reich is a Maryland Man™. He was a pretty good starting quarterback for the Terps in 1984, when he completed 64 percent of his passes for almost 1,500 yards and nine touchdowns and led Maryland to a 9-3 mark under head coach Bobby Ross. That endears him to longtime fans, no doubt, although maybe not so much to younger generations.

Reich's had an impressive rise as a coach in the NFL, where he's been since 2006. He did six years as a coaching intern and then offensive assistant for Indianapolis, then spent 2012 as Larry Fitzgerald's receivers coach in Arizona. He moved to San Diego in 2013 and, after a year as Philip Rivers's quarterbacks coach, took a promotion to offensive coordinator – the job he's held for the last two seasons. Under Reich, the Chargers were 18th of 32 teams in total offense last year.
The benefits

Given his Maryland roots, Reich would invigorate the fan base – an aim of athletic director Kevin Anderson's – and would be instantly popular with program boosters. It's also possible that he'd give the team a professional ethos absorbed during his time in the NFL, and he could pitch recruits on his familiarity with the pro game.
The drawbacks

For one thing, Reich's never coached at the collegiate level. We have no idea if he has a deft touch or no touch at all on the recruiting trail, and we have no idea if he has the patience to deal with the academic and social housekeeping a Big Ten program requires. A college football coach can't be 100 percent about football, while an NFL coach can't be anything else.

Also, Reich's spent the last decade working in exclusively pro-style offenses. Peyton Manning certainly wasn't working out of a spread, and neither is Rivers now. Reich's never had to work with anything less than a star quarterback in a polished, professional structure. That doesn't seem to make him a fit with the spread, opened-up nature of the college game today. He'd have to throw a good deal of his playbook straight into a trashcan.
In one sentence

While it's not clear how well he'd adjust to the NCAA game, Reich has the Maryland bona-fides and coaching experience to make him an attractive candidate.

Maybe the problem solves itself.

[ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBKR]

Hey I got no problems looking at AJ's crap draft picks either. http://www.pro-football-reference.co.../sdg/draft.htm

Wonder why the Chargers are struggling? 1st rounders not all-pros. 2nd rounders are sub par. All the potentially great players are always injured.

2012 1 18 Melvin Ingram DE "Charger Doll" - is good when in the game, though.
2012 2 49 Kendall Reyes DT 2015 - Average at best.
2012 3 73 Brandon Taylor DB CUT
2012 4 110 Ladarius Green TE Potential "Charger Doll" (showing signs of concussions) Showing great promise in 4th year.
2012 5 149 Johnnie Troutman G "Charger Doll"
2012 7 226 David Molk C 2015 CUT
2012 7 250 Edwin Baker RB CUT

2011 1 18 Corey Liuget DT Adequate starter, hey at least he doesn't get injured.
2011 2 50 Marcus Gilchrist DB Underperformed as a 2nd rounder. Weddle clone - good at covering slot. Not a Safety.
2011 2 61 Jonas Mouton LB CUT
2011 3 82 Vincent Brown WR CUT
2011 3 89 Shareece Wright DB Let go at end of last season, CUT by 49ers
2011 6 183 Jordan Todman RB CUT
2011 6 201 Stephen Schilling CUT
2011 7 234 Andrew Gachkar LB cut

2010 1 12 Ryan Mathews RB "Charger Doll" - healthy for Eagles. lol and sadness at same time.
2010 3 79 Donald Butler LB Not very good.
2010 4 110 Darrell Stuckey DB Special Teams. Decent for 4th rounder.
2010 5 146 Cam Thomas DT Backup DT - FOR PITT. Good for 5th round.
2010 5 168 Jonathan Crompton CUT
2010 7 235 Dedrick Epps TE CUT

The point wasn't to tag AJ for a bunch of draft failures. That's well-covered ground. Just saying that the injury thing plagued him too. Almost all of his top 3 picks missed big chunks of time.

[ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBKR]

Maybe the problem solves itself.

It's like when The Bobs fixed the glitch.

[Formula 21]

"Uh oh, looks like The Bobs are in town. I better get my resume updated!"

[KNSD]

The point wasn't to tag AJ for a bunch of draft failures. That's well-covered ground. Just saying that the injury thing plagued him too. Almost all of his top 3 picks missed big chunks of time.

Certainly appears that Tolesko's group is MORE injury prone, however unlikely that may be.

[homeless simpson]

Well we haven't had a 'couching' carousel at DC.

Cottrell, Rivera, Manusky, Pagano... 4 DCs in 8 years.

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

How many since Wade?

[Sec-E4]

damn !! Y'all are panicking

i guess well see after todays game if we have a serious problem

[Lightningwill_420]

Cottrell, Rivera, Manusky, Pagano... 4 DCs in 8 years.

Cottrell and Manusky - good arguments against continuity. Fuck that shit. If somebody sucks, spin that carousel.

[6025]

How many since Wade?

Right above your post. Four.

[Bolt-O]

Damn.