Leinart favors Titans' Chow

[CardsGuy]

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=81897

 

[PJ1]

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=81897

What a shock!

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

60 years old, 2 years NFL experience. Sorry, i'll pass. If he didn't know Leinart, i doubt he'd even be considered.

 

[BigRedArk]

There are lots and lots of unknowns and question marks about Chow for sure. One advantage it seems to me is that, like someone else posted in another thread, he should be able to come up with a dominating and versatile Offense and that will help keep our D off of the field. With that he hopeully will be able to make our weak links on D less exposed. Theoretically at least.

 

[Goldfield]

Not sure why, but I just have a bad feeling about Chow as HC. I think it is smarter to make a safer pick as HC we cant afford to hire a dud.

 

[ItsInTheCards]

Not sure why, but I just have a bad feeling about Chow as HC. I think it is smarter to make a safer pick as HC we cant afford to hire a dud.

ok, then the Cards might as well just call a PC now for Sherman because he's the only one that is the "safe" pick....EVERY coordinator that we've interviewed is in the same boat. NO HC experience, no staff assembly experience, nothing. At leat Chow has like 25 years experience of calling plays and designing offenses, way more than any other of the guys.

 

[D-Dogg]

Not sure why, but I just have a bad feeling about Chow as HC. I think it is smarter to make a safer pick as HC we cant afford to hire a dud.

"Safe" could very well be a dud as well.

 

[joeshmo]

I dont understand all the negatives towards Chow. He is just as quailified as the other 7 interviews.

Chow is an absolute student of the game. He never stops learning and he never stops learning and is not stuck to just one idea. he is willing to change his ideas to flow with the times and players he has. He is so much so a student of the game that he would show up to NFL training camps and facilities to just hang around and watch and mingle with other nfl coaches about ideas. He may have only been in the NFL for 2 season but he has been around it longer then a lot of the other interviews.

He is the most detialed and organization oriented out of any of the other coaches except for maybe Sherman.

He knows his offense stuff.

He worked under Fisher who knows the value of a good staff.

Any of his negatives are the same exact negatives as all the other interviews except for Sherman - how is he at getting a staff, never been a HC before, getting along with the players, drafting, free agency, and so.

The only unknown out of the 8 is Sherman at this point in time.

The only knock I see on him compared to the other 8 is his age, all the rest have the same exact negatives other then that IMO.

Now having said that I am not sure if he is the best pick yet.

 

[john h]

Not sure why, but I just have a bad feeling about Chow as HC. I think it is smarter to make a safer pick as HC we cant afford to hire a dud.

Actually I know almost nothing about any of these guys when you get down to it. I watch players play but you can hardly watch the coaches all week. Going to have to leave this one to our so called experts.

 

[az jam]

Its a very intriguing chocie. It could be brilliant or a disaster. He will be here on Monday and it will be interesting to hear his press interview after the interviews. I hope they again have one for us to hear.

 

[WildBB]

Its a very intriguing chocie. It could be brilliant or a disaster. He will be here on Monday and it will be interesting to hear his press interview after the interviews. I hope they again have one for us to hear.

Yeah and if you think it could be either or; expect the latter. Green taught us all that. He has Zip Head Coaching experience. If Chow wants to come here so bad let him - as the OC.

“I do really want that job,” Chow told SI.com last week. “Obviously, it would be a great opportunity and a lot of fun working with Matt again, because you already know the young man so well.”

The new head coach would have to agree to bring him in, otherwise keep Kruczak - what was wrong with him, Leinart made strides under his tutlidge as well didn't he?

I'm for bringing in Rivera - but if they insist on going Offensive minded it better not be Chow! The SD and Ind co-ordinators have alot more experience in the NFL.

 

[Goldfield]

Like I said, it is more of a gut feeling than anything for me. I just think if the guy has the stuff to be a great HC then why did it take till his 60's to get there?

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I dont understand all the negatives towards Chow. He is just as quailified as the other 7 interviews.

Chow is an absolute student of the game. He never stops learning and he never stops learning and is not stuck to just one idea. he is willing to change his ideas to flow with the times and players he has. He is so much so a student of the game that he would show up to NFL training camps and facilities to just hang around and watch and mingle with other nfl coaches about ideas. He may have only been in the NFL for 2 season but he has been around it longer then a lot of the other interviews.

He is the most detialed and organization oriented out of any of the other coaches except for maybe Sherman.

He knows his offense stuff.

He worked under Fisher who knows the value of a good staff.

Any of his negatives are the same exact negatives as all the other interviews except for Sherman - how is he at getting a staff, never been a HC before, getting along with the players, drafting, free agency, and so.

The only unknown out of the 8 is Sherman at this point in time.

The only knock I see on him compared to the other 8 is his age, all the rest have the same exact negatives other then that IMO.

Now having said that I am not sure if he is the best pick yet.

Being around in camps is alot different than having actual NFL experience. The fact is that he only has 2 years experience at the NFL level.The other guys have been around much longer and have to have to more knowledge of getting through an entire NFL season. I, personally, wouldn't even want him as an OC.He's a good college OC but hasn't shown anything phenemenal at the NFL level.

 

[Redsz]

Like I said, it is more of a gut feeling than anything for me. I just think if the guy has the stuff to be a great HC then why did it take till his 60's to get there?

Are you saying to be sucessful HC you have to have had prior HC experince? Because there are plenty of guys out there that would disprove that theory.

 

[Rats]

Like I said, it is more of a gut feeling than anything for me. I just think if the guy has the stuff to be a great HC then why did it take till his 60's to get there?

I think it has been pretty much explained. He was OC for Lavell Edwards at BYU and he was very loyal to him and waited to move on after waiting for him to retire. He had a couple of OC jobs (USC) at the college level and one at the Pro Level. He would have had HeadCoaching jobs before now if not for the long tenure at BYU. He would be a good choice here if for nothing else players like to play for a coach that they believe is smarter than all the other coaches and prepares them. Something the Cardinal players really need.

 

[40yearfan]

I dont understand all the negatives towards Chow. He is just as quailified as the other 7 interviews.

Chow is an absolute student of the game. He never stops learning and he never stops learning and is not stuck to just one idea. he is willing to change his ideas to flow with the times and players he has. He is so much so a student of the game that he would show up to NFL training camps and facilities to just hang around and watch and mingle with other nfl coaches about ideas. He may have only been in the NFL for 2 season but he has been around it longer then a lot of the other interviews.

He is the most detialed and organization oriented out of any of the other coaches except for maybe Sherman.

He knows his offense stuff.

He worked under Fisher who knows the value of a good staff.

Any of his negatives are the same exact negatives as all the other interviews except for Sherman - how is he at getting a staff, never been a HC before, getting along with the players, drafting, free agency, and so.

The only unknown out of the 8 is Sherman at this point in time.

The only knock I see on him compared to the other 8 is his age, all the rest have the same exact negatives other then that IMO.

Now having said that I am not sure if he is the best pick yet.

Good post JS.

 

[Ryanwb]

It's a telling story that Leinart prefers Chow over Carroll

 

[Russ Smith]

I don't get the reaction, do people think Leinart doesn't want to win he just wants to play for Chow again because he likes him? If Matt thinks he can do it I gotta believe it's for more than that.

Obviously we have to pick the best candidate for the team, not just for one guy, but I kind of doubt Matt doesn't realize that.

 

[RedStorm]

ok, then the Cards might as well just call a PC now for Sherman because he's the only one that is the "safe" pick....EVERY coordinator that we've interviewed is in the same boat. NO HC experience, no staff assembly experience, nothing. At leat Chow has like 25 years experience of calling plays and designing offenses, way more than any other of the guys.

But, how much experience in the NFL do the other choices have? That is the question. Chow only has two yrs.

 

[Red Dawn]

Actually I know almost nothing about any of these guys when you get down to it. I watch players play but you can hardly watch the coaches all week. Going to have to leave this one to our so called experts.

Great post. It's even a crapshoot to the experts.

 

[long_season]

Funny

Actually I know almost nothing about any of these guys when you get down to it. I watch players play but you can hardly watch the coaches all week. Going to have to leave this one to our so called experts.

Laying here with wife and got the dreaded what you reading question. After explaining my interpretation and many of the views from this thread I got this nugget: Well I guess it is a crap shoot then - why not just hire the best looking one - so at least he will look good when explaining the losses. I am going to go make myself a drink now.

 

[Assface]

Laying here with wife and got the dreaded what you reading question. After explaining my interpretation and many of the views from this thread I got this nugget: Well I guess it is a crap shoot then - why not just hire the best looking one - so at least he will look good when explaining the losses. I am going to go make myself a drink now.

Yeah, I get the "what are you looking at" from my friends. They're cool with the message board part until I say that it's for the Cardinals.

 

[Gambit]

Yeah, I get the "what are you looking at" from my friends. They're cool with the message board part until I say that it's for the Cardinals.

Posting on message boards are what gets me through the work day. I can't imagine what I'd do if I actually had to do my job.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I don't get the reaction, do people think Leinart doesn't want to win he just wants to play for Chow again because he likes him? If Matt thinks he can do it I gotta believe it's for more than that.

Obviously we have to pick the best candidate for the team, not just for one guy, but I kind of doubt Matt doesn't realize that.

Matt's limited in his knowledge of coaches. Of course, he's going to endorse him because of the college success. I'm not going to base a decision on what a rookie QB thinks. I'm sure Peyton Manning would have endorsed Fat Phil Fulmer when he was a rookie. That doesn't mean it was the right choice.

 

[JeffGollin]

60 years old...

hey, Hey, HEY!!!!

Schottenheimer is over 60. Vermeil was over 60. And how old were guys like Bill Walsh, Don Shula and Marv Levy when they were winning championships?

Youth works. Age works. Total Control works. Delegating Authority works. Or not. Lots of different ways to get to the promised land. (And not).