(01-15-2012 02:41 PM)phocis850 Wrote:  Best part about this.... he's a sideline coach. That's the biggest thing I disliked about MM was that he remained separate from the players. I want him to get in our players faces, get on the sidelines and explain what the D is doing.

So many times our players would goto the bench and just wait for their next turn. In the NFL, you have to plan and fix during the game. This alone is one of the reasons I like the pick.

Also, over Clements, at least he's been a coordinator and knows what to do from all levels of coaching. A QB coach doesn't always translate into a great coordinator.

(01-15-2012 02:42 PM)JDaveG Wrote:  Agreed. Martz is the one guy I didn't want, for that reason.

Having said that, if they get aggressive in FA and go after a guard and tackle, I might feel better. Ryan has a quick release and makes quick decisions, so if we can slow down the pass rush, it could be deadly. The offense really does play right to his strengths in terms of the passing game. I know people hear "vertical" and they think run to set up play-action, but that's not what this cat is doing. He's stretching the defense in 2 different directions and making them defend the entire field, and the QB and receivers are making reads to determine where the routes go based on the coverages shown. Ryan is cerebral, and that's right up his alley. If we can protect him, this could get ridiculous in terms of offensive firepower. So I guess I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic, but we have GOT to get an o-line at long last. There is no other choice.

(01-15-2012 02:59 PM)Paprika Neck Wrote:  i bet you kutter doesn't call 2 qb sneaks in a row on 4th and inches

(01-15-2012 02:58 PM)mdrake34 Wrote:  This is the key. If we upgrade the o-line, I will feel fully confident in the direction we're taking. If we draft some bullshit 5th round D III guard who was injured all year but is "cerebral" I'll shit a cinder block. We need a FA infusion of talent (and girth) on the line. I think even MM could have had marginally more success with a better o-line. AB called out TD on the o-line, TD knows he needs to get his shit together up front.

Quote:i bet you kutter doesn't call 2 qb sneaks in a row on 4th and inches

(01-15-2012 03:08 PM)Paulitik Wrote:  Whether Koetter turns out to be a great OC or not is absolutely irrelevant. You don't tell the fan base "we are determined to win the Super Bowl", by hiring the guy who just left leading the worst offense in the NFL. It tells me that Mike Smith is the coward I was starting to think he was. Too scared to go outside his comfort zone and bring in a true innovator to run this offense.

Mike Smith is now Mark Richt. This is a terrible hire. I don't care what talent Koetter had. You don't have the #32 ranked anything and get another OC job for a NFL team, you go back to college or you get to be a positional coach.

I am really let down by this. I will always support the Falcons, but I will be going into the next season with no expectations, except that we will probably not improve and that this will be Mike Smith's last year.