Audio: Norm Chow Meets With Arizona Media

[vinnymac]

i feel that jim mora jr. is a good head coach. his better years are in front of him and i feel that he learned from his first tenure as head coach. his upside is very promising to me. plus he has been in this league for a long time and knows people and he could probally get alex gibbs to coach this patheic offensive line up. like he said in his exiting interview he led the league in rushing for his 3 years in a row and plus help turn around the falcons organzation that was losing. every canidate has their pros and cons. to me jim mora jr. has more pros.

 

[Red Dawn]

Chow mentions that he was told there is a Chinatown in Phoenix...where is it?

 

[Zeno]

Chow mentions that he was told there is a Chinatown in Phoenix...where is it?

There is the Chinese Cultural center near Tempe off the 202, I never went there though but passed it many times when I lived there.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

There is the Chinese Cultural center near Tempe off the 202, I never went there though but passed it many times when I lived there.

It's pretty cool, if you're into Chinese stuff.

 

[Azlen]

This could be the makings of a very good story. A coach that always seemed to get passed over for head coaching positions and a franchise that could never seem to get it done.

 

[D-Dogg]

Greater reliance on 3-step - I think this is a two
part issue: one, they have more individual 1 on 1
matchups that are favorable so throwing a slant or a
fade to a guy in that situation is more favorable,
whereas without those you have to get a bit more
creative. Norm is smart enough to KISS it, and if the
choice is between throwing a slant to a Mike Williams
or dropping back 5 steps and trying to run some
crossing pattern or whatnot, KISS becomes TTSS, throw
the slant, stupid.

Boy, if Chow wouldn't be the best coach for Anquan Boldin, I don't know who would. We ran far too few slants under Denny, and Q is the master of the slant.

it makes more sense to just
drop back the 3-steps and get the ball out and protect
your QB. Chow knows that your QB can't play if his
face is bloodied and he gets knocked around, and
Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinert aren't
exactly Michael Vick in the pocket.

 

[D-Dogg]

Just watched the video. I love his poise.

Hire him.

 

[conraddobler]

I've never hoped for any one coach this much ever, even when I wanted Jim Johnson of the Iggles fame.

Probably means it wont' happen, I'm not about to get in anyone's face about this, it's just opinion and I could be horribly wrong but I have this really strong feeling he's the best guy for the job.

I'm thinking postive thoughts this time, I believe they'll hire him and hoping they do so, if so I'll be one excited camper.

 

[abomb]

My Norm Chow stock has risen steadily.

 

[Zeno]

Well since Mitch seems to be behind it we wouldn't be subjected to weekly manifestos on how terrible our coach is

 

[BigRedArk]

Phoenix has a diverse population? I guess compared to Memphis, TN.

Nashville Tenn.

 

['08 Cubs]

Chow's Ideas for Defense

paraphrasing...
we gotta get a good defensive coordinator
yeah someone that can create a defense that can stop an offense
yeah and stop the run
we definately want to do that


......
ugh
you can have him
he's not HEAD coach material

 

[D-Dogg]

paraphrasing...
we gotta get a good defensive coordinator
yeah someone that can create a defense that can stop an offense
yeah and stop the run
we definately want to do that


......
ugh
you can have him
he's not HEAD coach material

Lemme guess, you were impressed by Rivera saying "you should play smashmouth football" weren't you?

 

[CaptTurbo]

Dave Mac is a good guy.


OH God NO. He will bring in Dave Mac as defensive coordinator.

Say no to Chow!

 

[Metcalf Rules]

paraphrasing...



......
ugh
you can have him

As a Cubs fan, you probably said the same thing about Lou Brock.


Go Chow!

 

[CaptTurbo]

I cant fathom why we want chow. Titans only looked good offensively because Young could run like the wind. Take away his running ability and go off of play calling only they win 2-3 games tops.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Wanted CHow from the beginning....

He is like Rainman on offense but big enough to realise that he needs to hire a take charge DC.

Jim Mora jr? Seems like an uber-agressive DC.

Anyone with alot of time on their hands..... Find some DC's that killed Norm in the past.

 

[Zeno]

paraphrasing...
we gotta get a good defensive coordinator
yeah someone that can create a defense that can stop an offense
yeah and stop the run
we definately want to do that


......
ugh
you can have him
he's not HEAD coach material

Di you actually listen to what he said? he said he wants a coordinator who would run the type of defense that he had trouble beating as an offensive coordinator. A guy who is using his experience and knows what does and doesn't work.

I like him, I think he'd be a good choice. He is above coaches like Rivera and Wisenhunt IMO and on par with Cam Cameron. Rivera worries me with his approach--I'm worried he would change our offense too much...Wisenhunt didn't even sound like he cared about being the Cardinals head coach.

 

[Zeno]

I cant fathom why we want chow. Titans only looked good offensively because Young could run like the wind. Take away his running ability and go off of play calling only they win 2-3 games tops.

Thats not all playcalling thats talent as well. A lot of the credit Young was getting was based on what little supporting cast he had with him.

You have to look at Chows career as a whole. He is known as a teacher to young QBs, a developer of good offenses and an obvious student of the game. I don't care if it was just college, its not like he ran a gimmicky run-shoot or QB Option offense, he ran a pro style balanced offense, especially at USC.

 

[D-Dogg]

I cant fathom why we want chow. Titans only looked good offensively because Young could run like the wind. Take away his running ability and go off of play calling only they win 2-3 games tops.

The fact that Norm went to Vince Young's playbook from Texas, inserted plays that VY was familiar with and worked them into his offense says a TON about the coaching ability of Chow.

If we would have drafted VY, he would have sucked because we would have tried to fix him, or make him fit our system. Instead, Chow fit his system around Young. That's a huge thing to me...the sign of good coaching and a guy who knows how to win.

You can't say it was VY...a lot of that success was Chow and Chow putting VY in the position to succeed.

 

[Goldfield]

This is the guy. I want him. I even liked everything he said about how he wants his DC to run the defense.

Open. Honest answers. Friendly. Doesn't talk down to the reporters. No ego hangups.

Case closed. Cancel all other interviews. Don't let this guy out of town.

I cant believe I am gunna say this... But I agree 100% with SKKorp.

I wanted Rivera pretty bad but after this interview Chow IS the guy. He is very smart, has character, seems like a very likeable/friendly guy. I can see him leading a football team to greatness.

I was very against Chow, but he has taken the lead in my book!

I would be thrilled to have this guy as our new HC...

 

[PACardsFan]

He seems to be a nice man & his resume is fine, but I'm not nearly as WOWED as some on this board. I just don't think a man his age, with 2 yrs NFL experience, can handle the rigors of being an NFL head coach, especially for the 1st time. I'm sure the man is football smart, but I didn't feel that I was listening to Einstein. Goodness, the interview was 8 minutes long & yet some on this board have fallen in love with this guy. I'll be fine with whoever we hire, but I would still prefer a younger HC that, if successful, could be around for a while. Similar to Cowher in Pittsburgh or Fisher in TN.

 

[Ohio Cards Fan]

I cant fathom why we want chow. Titans only looked good offensively because Young could run like the wind. Take away his running ability and go off of play calling only they win 2-3 games tops.

I can't fathom why statements like this are made. Chow has only made offenses flourish. Tennessee had noone except for Young. He made that nobody offense into an almost playoff team. Don't care how he did it. He made USC a potent attack. My God! We don't need an offensive genius mind seeing how the last regime obviously bled every ounce of potential out of our existing offensive unit (insert clever avatar of bleeding sign citing "sarcasm"). Chow will allow us to be Colts-like. He will also draft Ted Ginn, and make our offense...not to mention our special teams complete.

 

[Ryanwb]

I'm on the Chow bandwagon

 

[O]

I'm on the Chow bandwagon

You know what?
I've got to say so am I.