Quinnen Williams was the one who called the players-only meeting on Monday

[plymkr]

I’m glad Big Q is taking a leadership role.

 

[diamonddelts]

Hmmmm…. Donuts….(gurgle, gurgle)

Krispy Kreme for the green dot.

 

[JayFord]

"Guys I called this meeting today "

11 of these would be an upgrade

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

If you've ever wondered whether you were a Gomer or not.... here's the test: if you saw this "players only meeting" nonsense and thought "oh boy, this is great, they're getting fired up now and are gonna leave that meeting a band of brothers!!!" (Or some version of that).....you're a Gomer.

 

[blueblood70]

The scheme sucks and the coach has no balls to call out his players.....that's why.

I don't think he should call out his players in public it's not the same NFL it used to be I guarantee behind the scenes both players and coaches talk to each other a little differently than they are on camera nobody needs to berate people on the sidelines anymore I get what you're saying but you don't what's going on behind the scenes this player only meeting is one thing you may not like it or believe in it but I guarantee there was some smoke going on in there that they're not gonna call people out in public anymore these are grown men making millions of dollars these are not high school kids these are not old school college kids where you have 90 players to pick from and you can make examples out of them bench you just can't do that you gotta keep their heads focused and want them to play for you..

Not they start acting like George Pickens and Terrell Owens when they get removed from teams because they become problems you can't create those environments and yes even Antonio Brown Le'veon Bell we can go back and realize that even now players that get irritated with their coaches or their teammates they just hold out and demand a trade the environment behind the scenes is different from what we're seeing I guarantee you they're angry at themselves and some of their teammates but they're not going to do it in public..


I'm sorry but I watch a lot of football and today's sports environment is different from what it used to be but I can promise you this the stuff that Brian Schottenheimer has done he's got one whole year and now 5 games under his belt with no defense no special teams and no real support what exactly is he supposed to do the way he's calling please is different if he had a damn defense and special teams so it may look like that to you but I don't think that that's who he is behind the scenes..

 

[phildadon86]

This is the photo of the OG Hot Boyzz that many don’t want you to see.

I see at least one podcaster on the far right

Why would you remind us all about Rod (Taco over Watt) Marinelli?

 

[Ranching]

I don't think he should call out his players in public it's not the same NFL it used to be I guarantee behind the scenes both players and coaches talk to each other a little differently than they are on camera nobody needs to berate people on the sidelines anymore I get what you're saying but you don't what's going on behind the scenes this player only meeting is one thing you may not like it or believe in it but I guarantee there was some smoke going on in there that they're not gonna call people out in public anymore these are grown men making millions of dollars these are not high school kids these are not old school college kids where you have 90 players to pick from and you can make examples out of them bench you just can't do that you gotta keep their heads focused and want them to play for you..

Not they start acting like George Pickens and Terrell Owens when they get removed from teams because they become problems you can't create those environments and yes even Antonio Brown Le'veon Bell we can go back and realize that even now players that get irritated with their coaches or their teammates they just hold out and demand a trade the environment behind the scenes is different from what we're seeing I guarantee you they're angry at themselves and some of their teammates but they're not going to do it in public..


I'm sorry but I watch a lot of football and today's sports environment is different from what it used to be but I can promise you this the stuff that Brian Schottenheimer has done he's got one whole year and now 5 games under his belt with no defense no special teams and no real support what exactly is he supposed to do the way he's calling please is different if he had a damn defense and special teams so it may look like that to you but I don't think that that's who he is behind the scenes..

Schottenheimer is the HC...he is in charge of the entire game plan. All three phases of the game. Yesterday, he said Parker was 100% in charge of the defense.....that's BS, he's in charge!! If he doesn't get that, he will never succeed as a HC.

 

[blueblood70]

Schottenheimer is the HC...he is in charge of the entire game plan. All three phases of the game. Yesterday, he said Parker was 100% in charge of the defense.....that's BS, he's in charge!! If he doesn't get that, he will never succeed as a HC.

Of course he is, but he also has to delegate, there’s no time to micromanage every little thing.

Defensive players and coaches are separate entities, even though he’s working behind the scenes to get things fixed. That’s what they focused on during the extra days they had. Saying he’s responsible for every detail is unrealistic; delegation is a huge part of the job.

The NFL operates like corporations; heads of groups oversee managers, who in turn have assistant managers, each responsible for their own areas. In the end, he can push for corrections, but saying it doesn’t guarantee it gets fixed.

That’s why they traded for Joey Porter Jr. and brought in a seasoned coach to speed up the process.

If you don’t understand the chain of command, it’s just like in business, everyone answers to someone, but you can only send so many memos, hold so many closed-door meetings, or walk into rooms and say “we need to fix this” before returning to your other duties.

Even walk-around coaches must focus on their responsibilities.

There’s a reason Mike McCarthy didn’t get fired but Mike Nolan did, if head coaches were solely responsible, assistants and coordinators wouldn’t be dismissed independently. Under your theory, all head coaches would be let go while assistants and coordinators kept their jobs, which clearly isn’t how it works.

I understand what you're saying, but I don’t think you fully see it from my perspective.

I can’t figure out how you can’t look past your own anger right now. Yes, we’re disappointed and angry, but placing all the blame on him feels different to me.

He first had a bad defensive coordinator, and now he’s got an inexperienced one, while they’re flipping the whole defense from a 4-3 to a 3-4. That’s a much bigger transition than when they fired Mike Nolan and brought in Dan Quinn, who already had most of the pieces in place. Improving a 4-3 is far easier than completely changing the scheme.

 

[Kwyn]

Schottenheimer is the HC...he is in charge of the entire game plan. All three phases of the game. Yesterday, he said Parker was 100% in charge of the defense.....that's BS, he's in charge!! If he doesn't get that, he will never succeed as a HC.

You know better.

It’s not like he’s throwing shade at his DC by blaming the struggles on him.

They brought in a consultant and he’s showing confidence and empower Parker when fans and media are using the decision to try to bury him as being incompetent and powerless.