Bill Belicheat Raves About Greg Schiano
January 26th, 2012
New England coach Bill Belicheat is sort of looked about as the Yoda of NFL coaches. If he says something, it must be true.
That tends to be the case when your trophy case is chock-full of Vince Lombardi trophies.
With the Super Bowl nearing between New England and the New York Giants, Belicheat is being tailed by many New York scribes. So Belicheat was pested for a reaction to the Bucs hiring Greg Schiano as the ninth coach in franchise history.
Here is what Kimberly A. Martin of Newsweek documented:
“He’s done a great job at Rutgers,” said Belichick. “I think he’s a tremendous coach, he’s done a great job with that program and his players have been very NFL-ready. Guys that come out of that program, when they get to the NFL, I say most of them make it. They have enough talent to really to compete in the NFL and most of them end up staying in one way or another. And that’s a credit to the preparation and the program that he’s built there.”
High praise from the NFL’s Yoda.
If Joe wasn’t so busy, he’s belly up to a bar, order a Bushmills, have the barkeep turn on the Big Ten Network and toast both JoePa and Schiano.
Oh, and Team Glazer and Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik.
January 26th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
Joe, with your ear to the ground, what say you about OC\DC rumors?
Inquiring minds want to know.
January 26th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
bucfanjeff:
Educated guess he hires people he knows, people he worked with. Don’t know about offense, but defense, Butch Davis and Tom Bradley spring to mind, not just because they are damned good — and they are both outstanding — but they are both available.
January 26th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Looks like Childress as front runner for OC
January 26th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Please…let Marty be OC….please. He would be perfect and is not a threat to the HC position.
January 26th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
I would love for Schiano to hire a couple of older established coordinators, these kids need to learn how to learn the sport of pro football, I don’t think that was stressed by the last regime, learning is a verb, an action, and from what we saw not to much action was happening.
January 26th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
I’m pretty sure Bellicheck knows what he’s talking about. If he recomends him, then that is pretty high praise.
January 26th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Belichick’s son is on the Rutgers football team.
January 26th, 2012 at 4:51 pm
kh: good call I also noticed Belichick’s son was the Long snapper and lacrosse players @ Rutgers, I wonder how that affected the way he speaks of Schiano…
January 26th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
@ flmike ” learning is a verb, an action, and from what we saw not to much action was happening.”
LOL yeah right on
January 26th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
Or Belichick wanted his son to go there because he knows how good of a coach he is……
January 26th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Dungy endorsed Jim Kelly because his son was on the team…they probably get more info because response from their sons and see how they prepare. Dungy watched the Oregon practices.
January 26th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Mark:
To Joe, this holds zero water. What does anyone expect Dungy to say? If Dungy says something negative about Chip Kelly, his kid gets benched. Of course he’s going to talk the guy up.
January 27th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
I like the Schiano hire.
I don’t follow the Big East at all, so the only time I’d heard of Schiano before was an article about how he had proposed to eliminate the kickoff, and replace with a punting-type situation. In lieu of kickoff, the “kicking” team would 4th and 15 from own 30. In most cases they’d punt, but they can go for first down if they want.
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2011/06/politi_inspired_by_eric_legran.html
He came up with the idea after one of his players was paralyzed covering a kickoff. I for one think it’s an idea worth considering. But most of all I like that our new coach is willing to think past the traditions of the game — hopefully it’s and indication that he’ll bring thoughtful creativity to his game plans.