Discussion on ESPN Dallas
Dave Shore and Bryan Broaddus have been talking about the coach search. Some points:
-- They were there when Phillips talked to the media after his interview, and Shore especially got the feeling that Phillips thought it might not have gone that well. They seemed to think Wade thought he wouldn't get it. Broaddus said he sounded tired, and pointed out that Jerry has so much energy he can wear you our sometimes. But both said they don't know Wade, so maybe that's just his demeanor.
-- They said Rich Dalrymple said that the team would NOT wait until post-Super Bowl necessarily. Said that if they found their guy this week, they'd go ahead and make the hire.
-- Shore feels strongly that Norv is the man they already know they want, and the team is just waiting until after the Senior Bowl to formally interview and hire him.
-- Back to Wade, Broaddus says his defense is much more blitz oriented than Parcells' and his players always play very hard for him.
-- Then they had on the Chargers radio analyst Hank Bauer. He was extremely complimentary of Phillips. Said he's a great guy and the players really like him. Pointed out that Wade is laid-back enough that he might be a good fit here. Said he hates to lose, but that he doesn't get too high after wins or too low after losses, which might be a good trait for all the media scrutiny here.
-- Bauer said emphatically that Wade "is a great -- not a good, but a GREAT -- defensive coordinator". Said he's the best defensive coordinator he's been around in 30 years of playing and commenting on the game. Said he knows the 34 better than anybody, and his 34 would be very different from the Parcells 34 -- more like Pittsburgh's style. Said he loves to attack and blitz, not sit back and wait for the O to make mistakes.
-- Asked if WP was a good judge of talent, he said he wasn't sure, but thought he had input to Merriman and Castillo, two very good picks.
-- They were there when Phillips talked to the media after his interview, and Shore especially got the feeling that Phillips thought it might not have gone that well. They seemed to think Wade thought he wouldn't get it. Broaddus said he sounded tired, and pointed out that Jerry has so much energy he can wear you our sometimes. But both said they don't know Wade, so maybe that's just his demeanor.
-- They said Rich Dalrymple said that the team would NOT wait until post-Super Bowl necessarily. Said that if they found their guy this week, they'd go ahead and make the hire.
-- Shore feels strongly that Norv is the man they already know they want, and the team is just waiting until after the Senior Bowl to formally interview and hire him.
-- Back to Wade, Broaddus says his defense is much more blitz oriented than Parcells' and his players always play very hard for him.
-- Then they had on the Chargers radio analyst Hank Bauer. He was extremely complimentary of Phillips. Said he's a great guy and the players really like him. Pointed out that Wade is laid-back enough that he might be a good fit here. Said he hates to lose, but that he doesn't get too high after wins or too low after losses, which might be a good trait for all the media scrutiny here.
-- Bauer said emphatically that Wade "is a great -- not a good, but a GREAT -- defensive coordinator". Said he's the best defensive coordinator he's been around in 30 years of playing and commenting on the game. Said he knows the 34 better than anybody, and his 34 would be very different from the Parcells 34 -- more like Pittsburgh's style. Said he loves to attack and blitz, not sit back and wait for the O to make mistakes.
-- Asked if WP was a good judge of talent, he said he wasn't sure, but thought he had input to Merriman and Castillo, two very good picks.
posted by The Gryphon at 7:48 PM
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