Fire Fitz. Hire Kafka

[wildcatpn]

Each program has a designated offday, or should. The coaches have to get family stuff done too. I forget if ours was Sunday or Mondays but it was one of those.

If a head coach wants a Sunday off, then he and the program can have it. The players shouldn’t practice much because they’ll be pretty beat up after a week of practice and then the game.

Players are different than coaches. The coaches have zero days off during the season.

 

[CatManTrue]

Players are different than coaches. The coaches have zero days off during the season.

Our staff appears to have taken a lot of days off this season.

 

[Alaskawildkat]

Mike has the Giants tied with pack in 4Q. Pay him 6M or whatever it takes

Great to see your post. Hope all is well in Mesa.

 

[PlayStrongPlayProud]

Actually Kafka is more credible as a football coach than Fitz was. Lets be real. Fitz fell into this situation through an unfortunate death and rallied a team around him. But in terms of coaching philosophy and scheme, all of Fitz has been on the job training. That's why he is so fragile because deep down he knows he's peaked.

1. He will not surround himself with talented people because they can threaten what he has. Hence friends and rejects. Unlike Saban who has no problem rehabbing coaches that he may face in the future. He may be restricted on who he can recruit (I call BS on that FYI) but there are NO restrictions on who he can hire as assistants. Top notch coaches who'd win here could write their own ticket. He has no coaching tree.

2. Scheme- What does Fitz "own" philosophically on offense, defense, or special teams? He doesn't have an offensive concept. Run the ball when you're traditionally undersized? The spread? Even on Defense its supposedly dominant linebacker play which as evaporated as of late. Special Teams- We have needed a kicking game since forever and it never gets addressed. HOW?

3. Adaptability- Here is an offensive set- Run-Run-Pass-Punt. Sound familiar? 4th down inside the opponents 50 yd line. Go for it. Never punt to pin a team deep. He gets out-coached by MAC and FCS coaches more often than not. He rarely knows when to go for two or how to manage a clock that has come back to bite us over and over.

He asked for a state of the art practice facility. He got it. He asked for a state of the art stadium. He is getting it.

We got the return of a losing culture and a refusal to improve. Therefore...

You can't bullshit your way out of maze of your own doing. Either you have what it takes or you don't.

This is the best post I’ve seen on here in a long time. Spot on.

 

[Gladeskat]

Actually Kafka is more credible as a football coach than Fitz was. Lets be real. Fitz fell into this situation through an unfortunate death and rallied a team around him. But in terms of coaching philosophy and scheme, all of Fitz has been on the job training. That's why he is so fragile because deep down he knows he's peaked.

1. He will not surround himself with talented people because they can threaten what he has. Hence friends and rejects. Unlike Saban who has no problem rehabbing coaches that he may face in the future. He may be restricted on who he can recruit (I call BS on that FYI) but there are NO restrictions on who he can hire as assistants. Top notch coaches who'd win here could write their own ticket. He has no coaching tree.

2. Scheme- What does Fitz "own" philosophically on offense, defense, or special teams? He doesn't have an offensive concept. Run the ball when you're traditionally undersized? The spread? Even on Defense its supposedly dominant linebacker play which as evaporated as of late. Special Teams- We have needed a kicking game since forever and it never gets addressed. HOW?

3. Adaptability- Here is an offensive set- Run-Run-Pass-Punt. Sound familiar? 4th down inside the opponents 50 yd line. Go for it. Never punt to pin a team deep. He gets out-coached by MAC and FCS coaches more often than not. He rarely knows when to go for two or how to manage a clock that has come back to bite us over and over.

He asked for a state of the art practice facility. He got it. He asked for a state of the art stadium. He is getting it.

We got the return of a losing culture and a refusal to improve. Therefore...

You can't bullshit your way out of maze of your own doing. Either you have what it takes or you don't.

What a maze full of bullshit!

 

[mesacat]

Great to see your post. Hope all is well in Mesa.

Been in Boulder CO. For past 7 years to be near daughters in our declining years. This year marks 67 as a Cat fan and returning to the Dark Ages is depressing. And this time we can't blame Bob Strotz.

 

[Katatonic]

That being said, it’s still early and the Giants could suffer some injuries to fall apart. But we can all agree that Kafka’s move from KC to the Giants was a winning one. He’s out of both Reid and Bienemy’s shadows and shining.

Kafka would have been fine In KC as he was basically Reid's successor in waiting.

But due to Bienemy not getting a shot, Kafka opted to be able to call plays sooner than later (by leaving, Mike will likely get a HC gig before Reid retires).

In Kafka's latest presser, he talks about the Giants evolving O - how they are changing things up from what they did earlier in the season to keep opponents off balance (also a reflection of better knowing the talent they have available and calling plays to make the best use of such talent).

He also talked about doing things to set a play up later on.

We have rarely seen these types of things on O in a Fitz led program.

Kafka also talked about how deciding what plays to include for a game plan was a collaborative process, involving the knowledge and input of the entire O staff.

This is where Fitz's limited coaching network and holding on to assistant coaches for too long hurts - need fresh faces and Fitz allowing coaches to be more innovative.

For instance, Reid has his staff scouring the college game and even HS ball for new ideas.

Had to chuckle when the reporter asked where Mike got the plays for his playbook - KC, Northwestern?

When it's time for the program to hire the next HC (won't be for a good bit while), would like to see an O guy who has his own scheme.

It's easier for an O HC to hire a decent to good DC, then it is for a D minded c
HC to have to hire a decent to good OC, esp on a regular basis (if they were any good, they would get HC gigs somewhere or a bigger paycheck as a coordinator at one of the traditional powers).

But either is better than having a HC who has to make the right hires on both sides of the ball.

 

[stpaulcat]

Been in Boulder CO. For past 7 years to be near daughters in our declining years. This year marks 67 as a Cat fan and returning to the Dark Ages is depressing. And this time we can't blame Bob Strotz.

Mesacat returns!

 

[Alaskawildkat]

Mesacat returns!

I'm betting the farm (OK, Reindeer Ranch) that Mesa's return is the spark that we needed to give light to the present dark age.

 

[NUCat320]

Kafka would have been fine In KC as he was basically Reid's successor in waiting.

But due to Bienemy not getting a shot, Kafka opted to be able to call plays sooner than later (by leaving, Mike will likely get a HC gig before Reid retires).

In Kafka's latest presser, he talks about the Giants evolving O - how they are changing things up from what they did earlier in the season to keep opponents off balance (also a reflection of better knowing the talent they have available and calling plays to make the best use of such talent).

He also talked about doing things to set a play up later on.

We have rarely seen these types of things on O in a Fitz led program.

Kafka also talked about how deciding what plays to include for a game plan was a collaborative process, involving the knowledge and input of the entire O staff.

This is where Fitz's limited coaching network and holding on to assistant coaches for too long hurts - need fresh faces and Fitz allowing coaches to be more innovative.

For instance, Reid has his staff scouring the college game and even HS ball for new ideas.

Had to chuckle when the reporter asked where Mike got the plays for his playbook - KC, Northwestern?

When it's time for the program to hire the next HC (won't be for a good bit while), would like to see an O guy who has his own scheme.

It's easier for an O HC to hire a decent to good DC, then it is for a D minded c
HC to have to hire a decent to good OC, esp on a regular basis (if they were any good, they would get HC gigs somewhere or a bigger paycheck as a coordinator at one of the traditional powers).

But either is better than having a HC who has to make the right hires on both sides of the ball.

The Kafka-Daboll offense — and evolution even through just six weeks — gets a lot of credit in this article. (Admitting here that I ctrl-F’d ‘Kafka’ and didn’t read the rest, but he got five mentions.)

The Secret to the Giants’ 5-1 Record? Chaos.

No one expected New York to have this kind of start to the season—especially those running the team. But Brian Daboll is showing he knows how to fit a system to his players’ strengths and maximize his chances for success.

www.theringer.com

 

[FeralFelidae]

I'm betting the farm (OK, Reindeer Ranch) that Mesa's return is the spark that we needed to give light to the present dark age.

Does Mesa have antlers?

 

[Ryanfield124]

This is the best post I’ve seen on here in a long time. Spot on.

Umm. Kafka has way more experience prior to a head coaching job than Fitz did. Show me where Fitz worked on a staff outside of NU?

 

[TheC]

Umm. Kafka has way more experience prior to a head coaching job than Fitz did. Show me where Fitz worked on a staff outside of NU?

Didn’t you see the game this weekend?

 

[Eurocat]

Umm. Kafka has way more experience prior to a head coaching job than Fitz did. Show me where Fitz worked on a staff outside of NU?

Idaho, Maryland, Colorado.