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[Mrbob]

When has the Eagles ownership aimed high? They've overspent for trash recently.

Enjoy the next decade in the cellar of the NFC East.

http://www.windycitygridiron.com/20...tes-to-adam-schefter-phil-emery-most-prepared

Chicago Bears HC candidates to Adam Schefter: Phil Emery most prepared and detailed in interviews

 

[Futurevoid]

Excellent. When is the new thread going up? I'm really excited about the new thread, and I hope to eventually be able to explain the Pats defense/offense enough to break them down on a weekly basis next season.

It will be up by this weekend. Sunday at the latest. I've got a good portion of the FAQ already completed.

EDIT: Thanks for that article, too DK. I plan on linking to some web resources and that's a great one!

I hope to eventually be able to explain the Pats defense/offense enough to break them down on a weekly basis next season.

An article you should read if you already haven't:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...s-power-one/nHTapuVnBOwfFlffwTrN6J/story.html

 

[ari]

Sean Jensen of the Suntimes reporting that Marinelli may not want to remain on the Bears staff.

That fucking sucks.

 

[TheLegendary]

So GAF are there any good football books that explain the x's and o's of football? I have been trying to understand the Pats offense, but my lack of football knowledged is holding me back. I need some books that explain schemes on offense and defense.

Good start:




http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004322EYQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

2nd on the PK book. Great start

 

[Wellington]

So GAF are there any good football books that explain the x's and o's of football? I have been trying to understand the Pats offense, but my lack of football knowledged is holding me back. I need some books that explain schemes on offense and defense.

Good start:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004322EYQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I agree with FV. I read it and I believe I sent it to someone here on GAF with the hope that he'd just keep forwarding it to anyone asking this question.

I also read this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891396757/?tag=neogaf0e-20

It's INSANELY dry and having been written by Bill Belichick's dad, that's to be expected.

Also, FatOne, weren't you the one that kicked off the playbook discussion last summer?

 

[Goro Majima]

You can laugh at my math (I thought it was 6 seasons) but don't you dare call me a poor.

Aren't the public schools in Wisconsin among the best in the country? I was a year ahead of everyone else in school when we moved to Arkansas. Lord knows you pay for schools in Wisconsin to be awesome with those property taxes.

edit: After extensive display of Trestman's resume all over this page, I think it's pretty clear he'll fail because the only place of sustained success that he has had seems to be some CFL team.

 

[Futurevoid]

Another good article for you to read up on, TheFatOne:

http://fishduck.com/2012/04/coach-chip-kelly-explains-the-oregon-spread-offense/

Chip Kelley explaining the Zone Read Option game.

 

[BigAT]

So GAF are there any good football books that explain the x's and o's of football? I have been trying to understand the Pats offense, but my lack of football knowledged is holding me back. I need some books that explain schemes on offense and defense.

Here's something you might be interested in taking a look at if you're really looking to get into advanced football knowledge. Someone published the entire defensive playbook 1992 Cowboys. You'll have to have a pretty solid understanding of the basics to make sense of some of it, but I found it incredibly interesting to actually look through a real NFL playbook.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2941638/1992-Dallas-Cowboys-Playbook-43

I can also second FutureVoid's recommendation on Kirwan's book.

 

[LevelNth]

Since watching the Niners from the late 80's, there are only a handful of ANY of the coaches that I've wholly disliked, mostly from the late 90's to the mid 2000's. Jimmy Raye at OC, Greg Manusky at DC, Greg Brown at secondary coach, Mike Nolan at HC and Jim Hostler at OC.

Oh, and Marc Trestman at OC.

 

[eznark]

Mortensen just tweeted that Chip Kelly is the new Eagles coach

 

[yankeehater]

Mortensen just tweeted that Chip Kelly is the new Eagles coach

That has to be a joke account or someone hacked it, right? He said he was saying and he got a big raise.

 

[Narag]

Good start:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004322EYQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

That was such a good read. Admittedly I've forgotten some of what I learned but I liked it a lot.

 

[chuckddd]

Mortensen just tweeted that Chip Kelly is the new Eagles coach

Really?

Those sanctions that are coming down at Oregon must be pretty bad.

 

[Goro Majima]

Wow it's not a joke account. That's the real one.

 

[djplaeskool]

That has to be a joke account or someone hacked it, right? He said he was saying and he got a big raise.

IIRC @MortReport is the real deal.

This should be interesting...

 

[yankeehater]

If that is true I really hope that the Eagles didnt change their position and give him the power he wanted. I am not sold on Roseman but at least he has had several drafts in the NFL.

 

[Seda]

Trestman huh

 

[Mrbob]

Mortensen just tweeted that Chip Kelly is the new Eagles coach

Lol, really? On again, off again with the NFL. Guess that Nike money wasn't enough. Oregon is fucked.

 

[eznark]

I still think it's even money he got hacked.

 

[Futurevoid]

I still think it's even money he got hacked.

An amazing turn of events if is true. Wow.

 

[Kave_Man]

Wtf!?!?!?

Shit! Now I have to wear Bills gear to my Super Bowl party.

 

[yankeehater]

I still think it's even money he got hacked.

97.5 in Philly is reporting that the Eagles are talking to him again so who knows. Is Mort always right with stuff like this? I know Schefter has reported stuff before that didnt come true.

 

[Vio-Lence]

Mortensen just tweeted that Chip Kelly is the new Eagles coach

ya i just heard this on the radio as well.

 

[BigAT]

What the fuuuuuuuuck?

So did Chip find out about something that the NCAA was going to do to Oregon or did the Eagles drive the money truck up to his house?

 

[eznark]

97.5 in Philly is reporting that the Eagles are talking to him again so who knows. Is Mort always right with stuff like this? I know Schefter has reported stuff before that didnt come true.

:jnc

 

[Futurevoid]

Glazer reporting it now as well according to "his sources".

@JayGlazer: Yes I can confirm Chip Kelly is going to Eagles.

 

[LevelNth]

Someone just got paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaid

 

[slightconfuse]

Oregon getting the hammer
It seems

 

[mr2xxx]

I'm guessing Chip keeps Vick, right?

 

[eznark]

It's interesting that Mortensen has not followed up on that one tweet yet everyone is using it as fact.

 

[Nori Chan]

I remember when the brownies thought chip was their coach lol

 

[Talon]

Damn. What a twist!

 

[Milabrega]

Its on sportscenter. I don't follow college football what's going on with Oregon and sanctions? Chip Kelly is pulling a Pete Carroll?

 

[Mrbob]

Now I'm more interested to know how hard the ban hammer is coming down on Oregon from the NCAA.

 

[Wellington]

Mortensen just tweeted that Chip Kelly is the new Eagles coach

Wow it's not a joke account. That's the real one.

IIRC @MortReport is the real deal.

This should be interesting...

 

[Spinluck]

Chip having a Favre moment.

 

[yankeehater]

I'm guessing Chip keeps Vick, right?

I know that was a big part of Luries pitch to land him originally. The Eagles are will to pay Vick his $18m this year if they cant renegotiate his number down. Supposedly Chip is really high on Vick running his offense.

 

[Slo]

Oh shit. Vick gonna get himself killededed.

 

[Subitai]

Oregon getting the hammer
It seems

Oh I didn't remember that.

Philly is going to go crazy. Man imagine if they could have drafted Wilson instead of Foles.

Edit: Jay Glazer confirming? This deal is done.

 

[Nightz]

Mortensen just tweeted that Chip Kelly is the new Eagles coach

Whaaat

 

[Goro Majima]

The Eagles must have realized they were facing years of obscurity.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Browns.

 

[Talon]

You know, the accusations against Oregon are pretty meager at best. I can't imagine that the sanctions will be serious.

I say this as someone that has made a reputation of egging on Push in the CFB thread for the last two years.

 

[TheFatOne]

Here's something you might be interested in taking a look at if you're really looking to get into advanced football knowledge. Someone published the entire defensive playbook 1992 Cowboys. You'll have to have a pretty solid understanding of the basics to make sense of some of it, but I found it incredibly interesting to actually look through a real NFL playbook.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2941638/1992-Dallas-Cowboys-Playbook-43

I can also second FutureVoid's recommendation on Kirwan's book.

Ohh this is nice. LJ once gave me a link to the Pats playbook from a few years back, and I have been trying to understand that. Pats offense is no joke now. Really complicated system.

 

[ActStriker]

Chip Kelly is a troll. :jnc

 

[Goro Majima]

Browns.

 

[KingGondo]

Browns.

Pshhh. The Browns got their man in Chud.

Spoiler

Oregon is apparently gonna get hammered by the NCAA

 

[yankeehater]

Oh I didn't remember that.

Philly is going to go crazy. Man imagine if they could have drafted Wilson instead of Foles.

I think about this nonstop every single day.
Missing out on Wilson for Foles is the worst miss the Eagles have ever had in the draft. Foles will be out of the league in a few years and Wilson will be a superstar.

 

[Talon]

I think about this nonstop every single day.
Missing out on Wilson for Foles is the worst miss the Eagles have ever had in the draft. Foles will be out of the league in a few years and Wilson will be a superstar.

Well, at least there's a tiny bit of solace in the fact that Foles was drafted after Willy.

 

[djplaeskool]

Oh man, I totally forgot about Oregon's little tryst with the NCAA COI last year over those recruiting payments...