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A couple of things I've noticed and heard him say about building his
staff:

 

- First off I like the fact that he's going to have at least two former
HC's on his staff (Chan Gailey & Karl Dorrell).  Being able to access their
experiences should help him with any questions that he'll have in his first

year

 

- As he was talking to Fatcessa it was interesting to hear how he wanted
coaches with different styles on his staff.  He said he was looking for
some who could teach, some who would yell and some who were calm

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A couple of things I've noticed and heard him say about building his

staff:

HC's on his staff

- As he was talking to Fatcessa it was interesting to hear how he wanted coaches with different styles on his staff. He said he was looking for

some who could teach, some who would yell and some who were calm

Compare that with the previous HC, who surrounds himself with people who are otherwise unhireable and pose no threat to his job security.

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The Gailey pick is very interesting to me. chan is pretty head strong and is certainly an old dog who isn't learning new tricks. The fact that Bowles wants him in such a key position shows how confident he is as a new HC.

I just wish he would have brought more of his defensive staff from the Cards. I really liked that group and thought he would bring at least 4 of them.

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Heard the same interview on a few different outlets this week I found it kind of bland and milquetoasty. Hopefully he is keeping his cards close to the vest so the rest of the league doesn't know what to expect. But there's got to be more to his philosphy than 'complimentary and smart footballl. I'd hope to hear a more specific description of how he expects to get out of this division, and how to attack the playoffs. Obviously you have to tailor a scheme to your personnel but you also want to pursue guys who fit your scheme. I would like to know what kind of identity he plans to develop with this team. For example take the Colts, Pagano doesn't seem to have any cohesive plan to building the team and why IMO they have been floundering the last three years despite their all-world QB. 

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The Gailey pick is very interesting to me. chan is pretty head strong and is certainly an old dog who isn't learning new tricks. The fact that Bowles wants him in such a key position shows how confident he is as a new HC.

I just wish he would have brought more of his defensive staff from the Cards. I really liked that group and thought he would bring at least 4 of them.

I think Gailey runs different systems.  A lot of the OC candidates are one system guys.  Gailey had done the spread in Buffalo, but they pounded the ball in Pitt.  I have no recollection of him in Miami.  Plus he has never had great WBs to work with, except maybe an old Aikman.

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Heard the same interview on a few different outlets this week I found it kind of bland and milquetoasty. Hopefully he is keeping his cards close to the vest so the rest of the league doesn't know what to expect. But there's got to be more to his philosphy than 'complimentary and smart footballl. I'd hope to hear a more specific description of how he expects to get out of this division, and how to attack the playoffs. Obviously you have to tailor a scheme to your personnel but you also want to pursue guys who fit your scheme. I would like to know what kind of identity he plans to develop with this team. For example take the Colts, Pagano doesn't seem to have any cohesive plan to building the team and why IMO they have been floundering the last three years despite their all-world QB. 

He spoke the way I like one of my team's coaches to speak to the media.  No rim shots required.

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It also says a lot about Bowles that he did not take the 2nd interview with the Falcons. He could have been coaching a team with a pro bowl QB but he decided to coach the Jets who has Geno Smith.

What does it say about him? Maybe he didn't want to join an organization that sounds like it has a sh*tshow of a front office 

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What does it say about him? Maybe he didn't want to join an organization that sounds like it has a sh*tshow of a front office

It says that he is confident in his coaching abilities and most others would of at least talked to Atlanta. It a positive not a negative. Bowles was my first choice for HC

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The Gailey pick is very interesting to me. chan is pretty head strong and is certainly an old dog who isn't learning new tricks. The fact that Bowles wants him in such a key position shows how confident he is as a new HC.

I just wish he would have brought more of his defensive staff from the Cards. I really liked that group and thought he would bring at least 4 of them.

Gailey strikes me as highly adaptable. He will run a college system if he has to. Whatever it takes to get the most out of an offense.

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A couple of things I've noticed and heard him say about building his

staff:

 

- First off I like the fact that he's going to have at least two former

HC's on his staff (Chan Gailey & Karl Dorrell).  Being able to access their

experiences should help him with any questions that he'll have in his first

year

 

- As he was talking to Fatcessa it was interesting to hear how he wanted

coaches with different styles on his staff.  He said he was looking for

some who could teach, some who would yell and some who were calm

Whats up KRL, good to see u here,

I basically thought the same in the other read, repost:

That Bowles interview with Francessa was outstanding..

 

Bowles was much more comfortable, and really dug deep and presented a far bigger light of what he is about, his journey to becoming a head coach.

 

Impressions of the interview, very impresssed

 

- Grounded, composed, confident, he really seems to know his stuff, even as a first time HC, he knows he has a learning curve, but seems very ready for it

- Loved hearing about the coaches he learned from over his career

- Businesslike

- No-nonsense

- Doesn't at all seemed enamoured by the moment of the new plateau in his career, seems extremely prepared and ready

- Really enjoyed listening to him when he talked about how he is putting his staff together, that decisions will be made on type of coach, i.e. motivator, screamer, teacher, disciplinarian.  Also said that the staff he is putting together is being molded with input from the organization with some thought about the personnel, but that he also had a core of guys he was going to hire no matter where he went.

 

I was blown away, he was probably a bit nervous with the press conference yesterday, the fact that he came out of his shell without the TV cameras on him really gave a great insight for us fans, it's a must listen.

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Compare that with the previous HC, who surrounds himself with people who are otherwise unhireable and pose no threat to his job security.

apparently you don't know who the Browns HC is. Schotty was hired by the dunce before Rex came along
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The Gailey pick is very interesting to me. chan is pretty head strong and is certainly an old dog who isn't learning new tricks. The fact that Bowles wants him in such a key position shows how confident he is as a new HC.

I just wish he would have brought more of his defensive staff from the Cards. I really liked that group and thought he would bring at least 4 of them.

Cards only allowed him to take 1.

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After hearing him speak and listening to him a few times now I have to say I am not impressed with him at all. Just on a first impression strictly superficial assessment he doesn't strike me as a great leader of men, or the next great coach. 

 

I will say I was impressed with McKagan though. He seemed like an executive who was confident and seemed to carry himself well. 

 

Again all superficial stuff, not making any proclamations.

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you said he was bland and milquetoasty.  I disagree.

No I wasn't talking about his personality, I was talking about his description of how he plans to build the team - I have no sense of how he intends the team to look, what identity it will have. That's bland and milquetoasty. Or maybe nondescript would be a better word.

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No I wasn't talking about his personality, I was talking about his description of how he plans to build the team - I have no sense of how he intends the team to look, what identity it will have. That's bland and milquetoasty. Or maybe nondescript would be a better word.

Aaah. My apology.  I do want my coach to be fairly close-mouthed, though.  I like them closer to the vest than our last guy.  Our last guy wa a Hawaiian shirt

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Compare that with the previous HC, who surrounds himself with people who are otherwise unhireable and pose no threat to his job security.

Those guys are an absolute threat to his job security. They're part of the reason he got fired.

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Aaah. My apology.  I do want my coach to be fairly close-mouthed, though.  I like them closer to the vest than our last guy.  Our last guy wa a Hawaiian shirt

I hope that's what it is and not that he doesn't have a plan for how he intends the team to look 

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http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-randylangefb/Why-Chan-Gailey-Was-a-Priority-Hire-for-Bowles/f8832e0f-139a-4060-89ec-e8fc2bba8058

Why Chan Gailey Was a Priority Hire for Bowles

 

New OC Will Optimize Jets' Talent & Provide a Quality Sounding Board for 1st-Year Head Coach

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Chan Gailey brings a wealth of experience to his role as the Jets offensive coordinator. And he feels that experience can be extremely helpful to a first-time head coach such as Todd Bowles.
"I think I'm a much better assistant having been a head coach," Gailey told the Newark Star-Ledger this week. "All those things that you don't realize that the head coach has to deal with, when you've never been one, you understand that and you try to take some things off of him, so that he doesn't have to worry about those kind of things."
Besides being a great sounding board, Gailey, Bowles said at his Wednesday news conference, has gotten the best out of the quarterbacks and offensive players he's worked with.
"Chan has been an outstanding coordinator for years, pro as well as college football," Bowles said. "He has done it with a lot of different quarterbacks, from Kordell Stewart to Ryan Fitzpatrick and at Georgia Tech and so on. He knows how to run the football. He understands complementary football.
"We understand that if Geno [smith] is our guy going forward, we have to get some people around him and do a lot of things better. Chan is outstanding at that. That made it a priority for me to get him."


 

 
 
Here are highlights of Gailey's work over the years:
Jets Make 8: Having called coaching his profession for nearly four decades, he has worked for seven pro teams in two different leagues — Denver, Pittsburgh, Miami, Kansas City, Dallas and Buffalo in the NFL and the Birmingham Fire in the World League.

Two Stints as an NFL Head Coach: In both of his seasons at the helm in Dallas (1998-99), Gailey guided the Cowboys to the postseason. With the Bills in 2010-12, his teams posted a 16-32 record.

Four Turns as O-Coordinator: Gailey has previously held the position of NFL offensive coordinator with four clubs: under Dan Reeves on the Broncos (1989-90), Bill Cowher on the Steelers (1997), Dave Wannstedt on the Dolphins (2000-01), and Herm Edwards on the Chiefs (2008).

Rush Top 10: A Gailey-led offense has finished in the NFL's top 10 in rushing five times, most recently in 2012 when the Bills finished sixth, led by RB C.J. Spiller’s 1,244 yards and six touchdowns.

Leader of 3 College Teams: Hired by Georgia Tech in 2002, Gailey compiled a 37-27 record with the Yellow Jackets over five seasons. He also led Troy State to a 12-1 record in 1984 en route to the NCAA Division II championship and guided Samford in 1993.

Gators QB: An Americus, GA, native, Gailey played three years at QB for the University of Florida in Gainesville. After lining up at signalcaller from 1971-73, he started his coaching career as a UF grad assistant in 1974.

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