Chris Long
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I mean, Vic has been like โ you know, if you had to take a head coaching job tomorrow like one of us did, we would probably hire a former head coach to be on the staff somewhere, right? Right. And I think Vic adds a lot in this game and on the defensive side of the ball. So I just think it's Reed, McVay, in that order. And then you've got a lot of guys that don't call plays.
I mean, Vic has been like โ you know, if you had to take a head coaching job tomorrow like one of us did, we would probably hire a former head coach to be on the staff somewhere, right? Right. And I think Vic adds a lot in this game and on the defensive side of the ball. So I just think it's Reed, McVay, in that order. And then you've got a lot of guys that don't call plays.
Harbaugh doesn't call plays. Sirianni doesn't call plays Dan Quinn's a defensive guy you know it's fun to see that defensive guys are back in in the NFL and like culture guys too and they're showing up this deep in the season yeah yeah it is I had a question about coaching because we have the coaching hiring and firing going on right now.
Harbaugh doesn't call plays. Sirianni doesn't call plays Dan Quinn's a defensive guy you know it's fun to see that defensive guys are back in in the NFL and like culture guys too and they're showing up this deep in the season yeah yeah it is I had a question about coaching because we have the coaching hiring and firing going on right now.
Harbaugh doesn't call plays. Sirianni doesn't call plays Dan Quinn's a defensive guy you know it's fun to see that defensive guys are back in in the NFL and like culture guys too and they're showing up this deep in the season yeah yeah it is I had a question about coaching because we have the coaching hiring and firing going on right now.
Well, there's two things. Number one, you want โ and this isn't the most important thing. Number one thing is winning, right? But number two thing is like what kind of scheme do they run? You know, who's going to be the coordinator? How am I getting along with my new D-line coach? Is the scheme going to be prohibitive of me like taking that jump? Like when I was a young player โ
Well, there's two things. Number one, you want โ and this isn't the most important thing. Number one thing is winning, right? But number two thing is like what kind of scheme do they run? You know, who's going to be the coordinator? How am I getting along with my new D-line coach? Is the scheme going to be prohibitive of me like taking that jump? Like when I was a young player โ
Well, there's two things. Number one, you want โ and this isn't the most important thing. Number one thing is winning, right? But number two thing is like what kind of scheme do they run? You know, who's going to be the coordinator? How am I getting along with my new D-line coach? Is the scheme going to be prohibitive of me like taking that jump? Like when I was a young player โ
And watching Spags getting hired, I was really excited. But we weren't good enough to turn that thing around. And the thing I didn't think about was, like, what kind of defense does he run? Like, that's what I should have been thinking about. And that was different. Like, I had to play in a six technique.
And watching Spags getting hired, I was really excited. But we weren't good enough to turn that thing around. And the thing I didn't think about was, like, what kind of defense does he run? Like, that's what I should have been thinking about. And that was different. Like, I had to play in a six technique.
And watching Spags getting hired, I was really excited. But we weren't good enough to turn that thing around. And the thing I didn't think about was, like, what kind of defense does he run? Like, that's what I should have been thinking about. And that was different. Like, I had to play in a six technique.
And, you know, like the defense is a little bit different than what I played in the year before. And then when Fish came, you know, I'm like, okay, I'm back in a wide nine. This is a lot of fun. You start calling players that played for him, you know, or played for him. You know, if you got somebody in a Rolodex, you hit them up. But it's usually like...
And, you know, like the defense is a little bit different than what I played in the year before. And then when Fish came, you know, I'm like, okay, I'm back in a wide nine. This is a lot of fun. You start calling players that played for him, you know, or played for him. You know, if you got somebody in a Rolodex, you hit them up. But it's usually like...
And, you know, like the defense is a little bit different than what I played in the year before. And then when Fish came, you know, I'm like, okay, I'm back in a wide nine. This is a lot of fun. You start calling players that played for him, you know, or played for him. You know, if you got somebody in a Rolodex, you hit them up. But it's usually like...
It's like opening a Christmas present, but you have to do it like every week if you're a St. Louis Ram, you know? Like it feels like it happens way too much. But by Jeff Fisher, I was like, hey, whatever happens, happens. And he ended up being like my favorite coach that I had in St. Louis. So, you know, yeah, I think I had โ
It's like opening a Christmas present, but you have to do it like every week if you're a St. Louis Ram, you know? Like it feels like it happens way too much. But by Jeff Fisher, I was like, hey, whatever happens, happens. And he ended up being like my favorite coach that I had in St. Louis. So, you know, yeah, I think I had โ
It's like opening a Christmas present, but you have to do it like every week if you're a St. Louis Ram, you know? Like it feels like it happens way too much. But by Jeff Fisher, I was like, hey, whatever happens, happens. And he ended up being like my favorite coach that I had in St. Louis. So, you know, yeah, I think I had โ
A total of like five or six head coaches, if you include like interims and guys that came and went in St. Louis. But, you know, it keeps you hungry if you're on a bad team and the coaches change all the time because you've got to prove it to the next group.
A total of like five or six head coaches, if you include like interims and guys that came and went in St. Louis. But, you know, it keeps you hungry if you're on a bad team and the coaches change all the time because you've got to prove it to the next group.
A total of like five or six head coaches, if you include like interims and guys that came and went in St. Louis. But, you know, it keeps you hungry if you're on a bad team and the coaches change all the time because you've got to prove it to the next group.