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Thinking positive thoughts...
From Saban's PC this afternoon:
"(On if having a large staff makes things easier) – “I don't think it makes my job easier. The only thing I look at is whether everyone is contributing in a positive way, is everybody challenged by the work load they have, and is everyone making a significant contribution to what we do. I've been pleased with the job our staff has done since we've been there. When we have opportunities to improve our staff, we're going to do that. You don't always have the choice to bring a person to your organization when you need to.
Sometimes, just like when players are available, you have to make decisions on whether we should bring someone like that into our organization. When coaches are available, you have to make decisions. Will they make a positive contribution to our organization based on their knowledge and experience. So it's not about whether you have an opening or not. It's about whether this is a positive addition to our organization. That's what we've done. That doesn't mean that it creates other issues for somebody else.â€Â"
From John Clayton's Blog tonight:
Bates considers offer from Bills: The Bills have offered former Packers defensive coordinator Jim Bates their defensive coordinator job. He is going to take Wednesday night to think about it, but the Bills have the last defensive coordinator job available. The Texans are expected to hire Frank Bush and Richard Smith as co-defensive coordinators, and once that deal is done, the Bills are the last chance for a coach to land a defensive coordinator job. For the moment, Bates' decision is whether to take the Bills offer or sit out the season under the Packers paycheck.
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If Smith indeed goes onto the Texans, why shouldn't Coach convince Jim Bates to come back to Miami? The alternative would be to face him two times a year in Buffalo. Saban has the resources to make it happen and I think, Bates' personal ambitions aside, his mastery of the 4-3 would be a tremendous compliment to the 3-4 abilities of Capers. If what we are doing is a hybrid system why not have two of the best coaches of each discipline instructing the players? To me it is a no brainer, his options are rather limited at this point. If you are Bates, would you rather work in sunny Miami with your friend Saban and win or in geriatric, frigid Buffalo and lose? Isn't the better career move obvious? Thoughts??
"(On if having a large staff makes things easier) – “I don't think it makes my job easier. The only thing I look at is whether everyone is contributing in a positive way, is everybody challenged by the work load they have, and is everyone making a significant contribution to what we do. I've been pleased with the job our staff has done since we've been there. When we have opportunities to improve our staff, we're going to do that. You don't always have the choice to bring a person to your organization when you need to.
Sometimes, just like when players are available, you have to make decisions on whether we should bring someone like that into our organization. When coaches are available, you have to make decisions. Will they make a positive contribution to our organization based on their knowledge and experience. So it's not about whether you have an opening or not. It's about whether this is a positive addition to our organization. That's what we've done. That doesn't mean that it creates other issues for somebody else.â€Â"
From John Clayton's Blog tonight:
Bates considers offer from Bills: The Bills have offered former Packers defensive coordinator Jim Bates their defensive coordinator job. He is going to take Wednesday night to think about it, but the Bills have the last defensive coordinator job available. The Texans are expected to hire Frank Bush and Richard Smith as co-defensive coordinators, and once that deal is done, the Bills are the last chance for a coach to land a defensive coordinator job. For the moment, Bates' decision is whether to take the Bills offer or sit out the season under the Packers paycheck.
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If Smith indeed goes onto the Texans, why shouldn't Coach convince Jim Bates to come back to Miami? The alternative would be to face him two times a year in Buffalo. Saban has the resources to make it happen and I think, Bates' personal ambitions aside, his mastery of the 4-3 would be a tremendous compliment to the 3-4 abilities of Capers. If what we are doing is a hybrid system why not have two of the best coaches of each discipline instructing the players? To me it is a no brainer, his options are rather limited at this point. If you are Bates, would you rather work in sunny Miami with your friend Saban and win or in geriatric, frigid Buffalo and lose? Isn't the better career move obvious? Thoughts??
