Sanders Fired

[Brando19]

well, because, for a change he is a great defensive coach with a proven track record

thats a decent start

Yeah that never hurts.

[Partial]

Oh Happy Day!!

[GrnBay007]

When I went to the Packer/Houston game this year there was this guy near us that stood up at the end of the game and I swear for almost 5 minutes straight yelled, "you suck sanders". I bet he's celebrating with a shot or 10 right now.

[Partial]

JSO has the story up. Still without sources from the Pack, though.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/37069879.html

[TravisWilliams23]

It needed to be done.
Now let's hope they pick the right one.
The new year is starting out on a plus. Keep it going!

[Fosco33]

Good - now lets see who's on their radar...

[DonHutson]

JSO has the story up. Still without sources from the Pack, though.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/37069879.html

Is that what passes for journalism nowdays? Surfing the web?

God forbid Greg Bedard should pick up the phone himself.

[Gunakor]

gonna be replaced in house?.... brutal

They're unlikely to replace Sanders in-house

which is music to my eyes

bring in someone with an aggressive scheme

I am hearing Moss will be the DC. Nothing confirming that but it does make sense. He is the Asst HC wouldn't they have to fire him also to go outside?

maybe they'll get rid of the whole d-staff?

moss would be a bad idea IMO, his unit was one of the big problems this year

Agreed, but the biggest of Moss' problems this year is that nobody in his group was healthy. Barnett, Hawk, Chillar, Pop... they all were dinged up for most of the season. All things considered, I'll bet if Barnett doesn't get injured we are playing a game today.

Course, then Sanders prolly stays on board, so maybe it's a blessing in disguise.

Barnett was not having one of his better seasons even before the injury

Hawk underperformed

Chillar was solid

Poppings was alright but noting special

Injuries are a convenient excuse but this unit played much worse that its ability even when healthy IMO

Did you notice the difference on the defense when Barnett got injured and we had to move Hawk inside? I mentioned this in another thead, but people are really underestimating Barnett's value as a MLB on this defense. It surprised me too, I ain't gonna lie. But this defense just isn't the same without him, regardless what his stat line looks like. His experience and leadership is invaluable.

Hawk was injured the whole season too, he just battled through injuries he could play with. Chillar should be the strong side starter, not Pop. Pop should be the primary backup at OLB, either side. Bishop should be the primary backup at MLB, but not moved outside - he didn't look too good there in spot duty.

All in all, if there are no changes at all to our LB corps, I'll be fine with that. Every one of them was dinged up this year. Get 'em healthy and they are way more than adequate.

[Bretsky]

YAHOO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEMxYggoKQ&feature=PlayList&p=E11582546FCC19C8&index=0&playnext=1

[gbgary]

They're unlikely to replace Sanders in-house

which is music to my eyes

bring in someone with an aggressive scheme

shouldn't that be music to your ears??

[Bretsky]

gonna be replaced in house?.... brutal

They're unlikely to replace Sanders in-house

which is music to my eyes

bring in someone with an aggressive scheme

I am hearing Moss will be the DC. Nothing confirming that but it does make sense. He is the Asst HC wouldn't they have to fire him also to go outside?

maybe they'll get rid of the whole d-staff?

moss would be a bad idea IMO, his unit was one of the big problems this year

Agreed, but the biggest of Moss' problems this year is that nobody in his group was healthy. Barnett, Hawk, Chillar, Pop... they all were dinged up for most of the season. All things considered, I'll bet if Barnett doesn't get injured we are playing a game today.

Course, then Sanders prolly stays on board, so maybe it's a blessing in disguise.

Barnett was not having one of his better seasons even before the injury

Hawk underperformed

Chillar was solid

Poppings was alright but noting special

Injuries are a convenient excuse but this unit played much worse that its ability even when healthy IMO

Did you notice the difference on the defense when Barnett got injured and we had to move Hawk inside? I mentioned this in another thead, but people are really underestimating Barnett's value as a MLB on this defense. It surprised me too, I ain't gonna lie. But this defense just isn't the same without him, regardless what his stat line looks like. His experience and leadership is invaluable.

Hawk was injured the whole season too, he just battled through injuries he could play with. Chillar should be the strong side starter, not Pop. Pop should be the primary backup at OLB, either side. Bishop should be the primary backup at MLB, but not moved outside - he didn't look too good there in spot duty.

All in all, if there are no changes at all to our LB corps, I'll be fine with that. Every one of them was dinged up this year. Get 'em healthy and they are way more than adequate.

Yes, I did notice that. But Barnett was still not playing that well when he was hurt.........and with a torn ACL he might not be near full strength next year either. I do agree they are above average as a unit.

I just hope they bring in new blood for our DC

[Bretsky]

this thread cannot be complete without a paragraph from Tex accusing us all and MM as being a bunch of no nothing blitz happy fellows

[wist43]

Really, I'm surprised they pulled the trigger...

Would love to see a scheme change, but they have a lot invested in players that fit the current scheme. Be tough to change... would definitely be growing pains associated with changing schemes.

[pbmax]

Didn't expect it, really, after Friday came and went. But it makes some sense, little time was lost, and the game stories and buildup for next week will bury this nationally. Its too bad, the scheme was solid with a pass rush, but that is the hardest commodity to come by in this league on defense with scheming for it.

[pbmax]

We are still all going off the National Football Post, PFT and JSOnline are just quoting Brandt, et al. SO don't drive to the airport to help the man with his luggage yet. If true, I wonder what kind of terms they left on?

I agree it wasn't Barnett's best year at all, but except for Hawk's first game or two at MLB, we were clearly affected without him.