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To: mattdono
I know Coughlin was being discussed as a potential replacement for Wannstedt but now that he's staying, I don't know where Coughlin fits in yet. Chicago would probably be a good fit.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Jauron as a DC once again. I wouldn't mind seeing him come back to the Pack as a DC but we've got Donatell.

McGinnis is another good coach with little talent to work with. My concern is he comes to the Vikes to coach their defense. That would stink.

So what will the Fins do about the QB situation?

80 posted on 12/29/2003 1:24:39 PM PST by Solson (Our work is the presentation of our capabilities. - Von Goethe)
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To: Solson
So what will the Fins do about the QB situation?

I don't know if you need to do anything about the QB. Fiedler is the QB that no one really believes in, or wants to believe in. He is an average to slighty-above-average QB. But look at his record, he lost to Houston, New England, New England, and Philidelphia. No one on the team "showed up" for the Houston game, so throw that out; New England is the best team in football; and the Eagles are NFC East champs and the #1 seed in the NFC. These teams are hard to beat when you do have a "great" QB, so Fiedler losing these games shouldn't be a shock.

So, he isn't bad, but can he win a Super Bowl? I don't think so, but, then again, Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl and he isn't a world beater and is quite comparable to Fiedler in skill and ability (average to slightly-above-average). So, how did Dilfer win a Super Bowl? Defense, plain and simple.

Dilfer and Billick's offense didn't make stupid mistakes, like the Dolphins have this year (RabidBartender was making this point also). The Ravens Super Bowl defense were world beaters and they played hard, they schemed, and they matched and over powered their opponents.

The Dolphins have a much more high-powered offense with Williams, Chambers, and McMichael, but they need to play smart. On defense, they need to scheme, be unpredictable, and play hardnosed ball, which the Dolphins defense can do. In fact, look at the Ravens game (a 9-6 Dolphins win) and the Dolphins proved they can play very tough defense.

So, I'm not so sure that the Dolphins solution revolves around the QB, though having a better QB probably wouldn't hurt.

85 posted on 12/29/2003 1:50:49 PM PST by mattdono (Big Arnie: "Crush the democrats, drive them before you, and hear the lamentations of the scumbags.")
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To: Solson
I think Coughlin goes to the Giants, unless something drastic happens in the next few weeks. The Giants have always liked to go with "home-grown" coaches whenever possible, and a tough disciplinarian like Coughlin is exactly what they need right now.
86 posted on 12/29/2003 1:53:03 PM PST by Alberta's Child (Alberta -- the TRUE North strong and free.)
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