Sorry, if this isn't correct place to put this.
RTR!
http://espn.go.com/blog/arizona-car...ns-coaching-philosophy-comes-from-bear-bryant
RTR!
http://espn.go.com/blog/arizona-car...ns-coaching-philosophy-comes-from-bear-bryant
Give the man a cigar!!!!In addition to briefly coaching under Bryant, I also recall that he had a second tour of duty here and was fired by Dubose after the disaster season of 1997. Either he has come a long way since then, or was surrounded by total incompetence at the time--or maybe both. In any case, he has ended up having a very nice career at the pro level.
I was watching the playoffs with my 13 y.o. son, and the cameras zoomed in on Arians. I said, "Son, that man's playcalling cost Bama an Iron Bowl. Should have ran the ball up the middle on 3rd down and punted. Never forget that."Coach Bryant wouldn't have called that swing pass in the Iron Bowl.
Me hold a grudge? Why do you ask?
I think a combination of both. He was destined to be a good NFL OC until HC Chuck Pagano of the Colts got cancer and Arians took over and they won 13 games and won their division. The Cardinals hired him as their HC at the end of that season and he has done a great job w/ the Cards. Ironically, he is considered one of the best play callers in the NFL.In addition to briefly coaching under Bryant, I also recall that he had a second tour of duty here and was fired by Dubose after the disaster season of 1997. Either he has come a long way since then, or was surrounded by total incompetence at the time--or maybe both. In any case, he has ended up having a very nice career at the pro level.
Regardless of execution, it was not a smart call. 3rd and medium inside your own territory, with ~2 minutes left, and your defense is playing lights out. The smart thing is to call a running play, and if you don't get it, punt and pin them deep.Great read. Only a Dubose type would have fired Arians over one play call. If you go back and look, it was the execution, not the call. Dubose fired one of the best NFL head coaches today, crazy.
He was surrounded by total incompetence.In addition to briefly coaching under Bryant, I also recall that he had a second tour of duty here and was fired by Dubose after the disaster season of 1997. Either he has come a long way since then, or was surrounded by total incompetence at the time--or maybe both. In any case, he has ended up having a very nice career at the pro level.
I was a student during that time period. That staff was horrible. I'm still amazed that we won the SEC in 99. Arians being fired by DuBose was the best thing to happen to him. He made out better than anyone on that staff.In addition to briefly coaching under Bryant, I also recall that he had a second tour of duty here and was fired by Dubose after the disaster season of 1997. Either he has come a long way since then, or was surrounded by total incompetence at the time--or maybe both. In any case, he has ended up having a very nice career at the pro level.
Regardless of execution, it was not a smart call. 3rd and medium inside your own territory, with ~2 minutes left, and your defense is playing lights out. The smart thing is to call a running play, and if you don't get it, punt and pin them deep.
However, if you simply must get clever in that situation, you don't line up in an obvious pass formation to tip your hand.
Agree. You can't always play it safe and win. Clemson could have caught the onside kick and ran it for a TD if it was not properly executed and everyone would screamed we should have done the obvious. Sometimes doing the the opposite of obvious makes for a great play, and if that screen pass didn't take 5 seconds to launch probably would have resulted in long gain. I lay the blame with the dysfunction of the system, not that call. The OJ Howard pass was how its executed.Players make plays. Players do not make plays.
When they do, coach is a genius. When they do not, coach is a goat.