persiandud Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Seems like a good hire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 This is entirely whelming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox_NFLs_GG Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 He was let go from the Vikings, I don't know the reasoning. He had good years as a DB coach for them. He is replacing Jason Simmons who has been a McCarthy Era holdover and I think took the Capers DB schooling and applied it to his time under Pettine. I know that Gray's DB's played a lot different style than Green Bays. I think Gray's style maybe for the better for the defense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just now, Fox_NFLs_GG said: He was let go from the Vikings, I don't know the reasoning. He had good years as a DB coach for them. He is replacing Jason Simmons who has been a McCarthy Era holdover and I think took the Capers DB schooling and applied it to his time under Pettine. I know that Gray's DB's played a lot different style than Green Bays. I think Gray's style maybe for the better for the defense. What is Gray's style? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox_NFLs_GG Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, AlexGreen#20 said: What is Gray's style? More press coverage, he teaches his db's to read the wr during the first 5 steps rather than relaying on a large cushion and passing off to another DB who might not be there. Edited January 29, 2020 by Fox_NFLs_GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasquatch Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, Fox_NFLs_GG said: More press coverage, he teaches his db's to read the wr during the first 5 steps rather than relaying on a large cushion and passing off to another DB who might not be there. To add, Gray is apparently a fan of allowing his DB’s the flexibility to play to their strengths: up or back, press or off, regardless of the coverage called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Penske Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Outpost31 said: Charles Woodson is washed - random Chiefs fan 2006. Did you just compare Charles freaking Woodson to Xavier Rhodes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Penske Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, AlexGreen#20 said: This is entirely whelming To be fair, I think the only other kind of whelmed in your vocabulary is underwhelmed so this must be pretty solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacReady Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Arthur Penske said: Did you just compare Charles freaking Woodson to Xavier Rhodes? No. I compared morons who say a player is cooked when they’re under 30 years old at the time of calling them cooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Outpost31 said: Charles Woodson is washed - random Chiefs fan 2006. Xavier Rhodes had a CMP% of 84% against him last year. Kevin King was 60%. That's night and day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlexGreen#20 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Fox_NFLs_GG said: More press coverage, he teaches his db's to read the wr during the first 5 steps rather than relaying on a large cushion and passing off to another DB who might not be there. As evidenced by the exactly 0 snaps of press coverage played against the Packers in the 1st half of week 16? That's the only one I checked but if memory serves that's not an aberration. Every DB coach teaches the WR to read the possible combinations in the first five steps, as well as presnap, that's how zone coverage works. If you think we just pulled a heavy press-man Corner out of a Mike "Cover-6" Zimmer defense, you have to be smoking crack. Passing off WRs is a necessary part of playing zone coverage. Edited January 29, 2020 by AlexGreen#20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I think Minnesota decided to let Gray due to the regression/lack of progression of our defensive backfield (with the exception of Anthony Harris). It didn't help that Hughes was coming back from a torn ACL either. This isn't a bad hire, but maybe not a great one either. Can't blame LaFleur trying to catch up to the best coach in the NFC North though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packerraymond Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 9 hours ago, AlexGreen#20 said: This is entirely whelming This is the most excited I can recall you being. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, SteelKing728 said: This isn't a bad hire, but maybe not a great one either. Can't blame LaFleur trying to catch up to the best coach in the NFC North though! Lets go to the scorecard! MLF 2 Zim zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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