Declan Doyle new Oc

[tsylvester]

Per Espn

[oldno82]

Wow! The youth movement is really on!

[oldno82]

Read this on The Sun website today:

"Minter’s offensive staff is expected to include Dwayne Ledford, who is reportedly being hired away from Atlanta. Ledford, 49, is widely regarded as one of the league’s top offensive line coaches and run game coordinators."

I really like where we're heading there.

[oldno82]

Anybody got any thoughts on the Doyle hiring?

[tsylvester]

Pessimistic at best, but we shall see.

Rex may be in the running for DC, cant say I love that move if it happens 

[oldno82]

Well, I agree it is risky hiring an OC with no experience calling plays. But, they say he's a Wunderkind so I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt until I hear from him how he's gonna coach a bunch of the veteran players. I do know it's gotten good marks from pretty much everybody  in the sports media. 

Rex back in B'more seems a stretch to me at this point. He's got some good points but plenty of bad ones regarding his personality. He wasn't exactly a success after he became a head coach and didn't have Ray Lewis, Tony S., Ed Reed, et. al., to carry the D. I'm not sure I'd be happy with that hire.

[papasmurfbell]

Rex does know how to run a d.  He did it up in ny.  I just don’t think he can run a whole d.  His energy in team drills can be helpful.  

[oldno82]

Did you mean to say’whole team’ or ‘whole  d’?

[papasmurfbell]

The d.  If Rex is dc he doesn’t deal with the rest of the team.

[oldno82]

Right. So you’re saying he could still coach defensive players but shouldn’t call plays.