1-MAN'S OPINION: NFL Draft Magic and Mistakes
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Bill Parcells,bay sensing and enforcement dgshoessale. the legendary New York Giants, New England Patriots coach and general manager, has a favorite phrase: "You are what your record says you are." His other mantra rings true too: "They don't give out medals for trying."
San Diego Chargers General Manager AJ Smith should pay attention to those things, especially since they come from a man, Parcells, who has been there, while this man, Smith, has yet to get there. The Super Bowl.
The Chargers head into Thursday's NFL draft with a talented offense, a declining defense, and leadership that is in denial the franchise has given ground in the NFL. Smith can use all the tired rhetoric about just wanting to get to the tournament (playoffs), and then taking our chances. What he really needs to do is get back to the foundation of the success of great franchises, tremendously successful NFL drafts.
It is the theorem used by New England, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis amongst others. And look where they have been recently: the Super Bowl, while the Chargers and their GM were home watching it on TV. Smith is used to draft big time players, from big time programs, who played in big games. Not recently. And San Diego hasn't won recently either in the most important time of the year, in AJ's tournament.
Parcells philosophy has never rung so true than at the Fortress, where the Chargerts staff is bunkered right now. Smith denies his franchise is headed in the wrong direction, but since they day he fired Marty Schottenheimer as head coach after a 14-3 season,Witness came forward womenbootsbeanyblogger in Norwich cold case murder. the Bolts have gone in the wrong direction. They've won 2 playoff games, then won one, then none, and last year they did not even make the postseason. He says the team is not going backwards. The scoreboard says something else. See Parcells' Rule No. 1.
The Bolts boss continues his tired old act of evaluation, hoping, drafting, and then being disappointed. You only have a short window to win with great players, and that window around superstar QB Philip Rivers seems to be closing. Check back with Parcells' Rule No. 2 about no medals even if you work hard.
In the big picture of things, Smith has had a successful run as General Manager, fixing what was broken. A decade back the franchise was fraught with leadership problems, bad drafts, a bad guy in Ryan Leaf,A-One cheapjersey is the manufacturer of 'MIKI' a bad coach in Kevin Gilbride, and a bad 1-15 record. Since assuming the GM position, Smith's franchise has gone 83-51, with first place finishes in a weak AFC West, and the playoff appearances now in their rearview mirror.
Home field losses in the post season, poor drafts, and a couple of bad citizen players have really tainted his resume. So has his non-stop support of Head Coach Norv Turner, maligned,We are professional Steel pipe,manoloblahnikstore manufacturers. mistreated, and under appreciated in San Diego. Of course under his leadership, Turner's teams have been perennially poor starters, and more recently, disappointing finishers in the postseason, losing 3 of their last 4 playoff games, a bunch of them in front of home crowds.
If there was ever a year for the Bolts to bounce back, it is this coming weekend. The draft is loaded with defensive gems from the college ranks, and San Diego has 5 of 89 picks early. However it appears all those jewels of defensive lineman and linebackers may all be gone before Smith gets to take a pick. And his picks of late have not been good. And his ability to trade up to get higher picks has not worked out either.
Bill Parcells,bay sensing and enforcement dgshoessale. the legendary New York Giants, New England Patriots coach and general manager, has a favorite phrase: "You are what your record says you are." His other mantra rings true too: "They don't give out medals for trying."
San Diego Chargers General Manager AJ Smith should pay attention to those things, especially since they come from a man, Parcells, who has been there, while this man, Smith, has yet to get there. The Super Bowl.
The Chargers head into Thursday's NFL draft with a talented offense, a declining defense, and leadership that is in denial the franchise has given ground in the NFL. Smith can use all the tired rhetoric about just wanting to get to the tournament (playoffs), and then taking our chances. What he really needs to do is get back to the foundation of the success of great franchises, tremendously successful NFL drafts.
It is the theorem used by New England, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis amongst others. And look where they have been recently: the Super Bowl, while the Chargers and their GM were home watching it on TV. Smith is used to draft big time players, from big time programs, who played in big games. Not recently. And San Diego hasn't won recently either in the most important time of the year, in AJ's tournament.
Parcells philosophy has never rung so true than at the Fortress, where the Chargerts staff is bunkered right now. Smith denies his franchise is headed in the wrong direction, but since they day he fired Marty Schottenheimer as head coach after a 14-3 season,Witness came forward womenbootsbeanyblogger in Norwich cold case murder. the Bolts have gone in the wrong direction. They've won 2 playoff games, then won one, then none, and last year they did not even make the postseason. He says the team is not going backwards. The scoreboard says something else. See Parcells' Rule No. 1.
The Bolts boss continues his tired old act of evaluation, hoping, drafting, and then being disappointed. You only have a short window to win with great players, and that window around superstar QB Philip Rivers seems to be closing. Check back with Parcells' Rule No. 2 about no medals even if you work hard.
In the big picture of things, Smith has had a successful run as General Manager, fixing what was broken. A decade back the franchise was fraught with leadership problems, bad drafts, a bad guy in Ryan Leaf,A-One cheapjersey is the manufacturer of 'MIKI' a bad coach in Kevin Gilbride, and a bad 1-15 record. Since assuming the GM position, Smith's franchise has gone 83-51, with first place finishes in a weak AFC West, and the playoff appearances now in their rearview mirror.
Home field losses in the post season, poor drafts, and a couple of bad citizen players have really tainted his resume. So has his non-stop support of Head Coach Norv Turner, maligned,We are professional Steel pipe,manoloblahnikstore manufacturers. mistreated, and under appreciated in San Diego. Of course under his leadership, Turner's teams have been perennially poor starters, and more recently, disappointing finishers in the postseason, losing 3 of their last 4 playoff games, a bunch of them in front of home crowds.
If there was ever a year for the Bolts to bounce back, it is this coming weekend. The draft is loaded with defensive gems from the college ranks, and San Diego has 5 of 89 picks early. However it appears all those jewels of defensive lineman and linebackers may all be gone before Smith gets to take a pick. And his picks of late have not been good. And his ability to trade up to get higher picks has not worked out either.
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