Raiders | Avezzano not retained

[WoodysGirl]

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:02:51 -0800

Jerry McDonald, of the Oakland Tribune, reports the Oakland Raiders have decided not to retain special teams coach Joe Avezzano. The decision comes as no surprise, given owner Al Davis' observation that ''there is no question that while we had two of the prime kickers in the NFL, we still weren't there with our special teams," during the conference call announcing the firing of head coach Norv Turner.

 

[RiggoForever]

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 06:02:51 -0800

Jerry McDonald, of the Oakland Tribune, reports the Oakland Raiders have decided not to retain special teams coach Joe Avezzano. The decision comes as no surprise, given owner Al Davis' observation that ''there is no question that while we had two of the prime kickers in the NFL, we still weren't there with our special teams," during the conference call announcing the firing of head coach Norv Turner.

Wow, I thought Avezzano was considered the best special teams coach in the NFL...at least when he was with the Cowboys.

 

[UppityCracker2]

Bring him back!!

 

[Dawgs0916]

Yeah right. Not with Parcells here, with his DeHaven fetish.

 

[Yeagermeister]

He can't keep his mouth shut....that's why he was let go in the first place.

 

[FRDRCK]

wasn't he head coach of the desperado's?

 

[Yeagermeister]

wasn't he head coach of the desperado's?

Yeap:starspin

 

[AbeBeta]

Oh we better get him back. Since he was once here he must be one of the best coaches ever!

 

[Yeagermeister]

Oh we better get him back. Since he was once here he must be one of the best coaches ever!

He coached under Jimmy therefore he is the best ST coach ever /sarcasm

 

[AbeBeta]

He coached under Jimmy therefore he is the best ST coach ever /sarcasm

and when you pair him with Steve Hoffman you have an unbeatable superhero combination.

really the only good memories of his ST units all had to do with Deion Sanders doing amazing stuff. He must have been a good coach to get those performances out of Deion.

 

[Yeagermeister]

and when you pair him with Steve Hoffman you have an unbeatable superhero combination.

really the only good memories of his ST units all had to do with Deion Sanders doing amazing stuff. He must have been a good coach to get those performances out of Deion.

Yeah because he couldn't do it for any of the other teams he played for

 

[Clove]

He's been overrated for a long long time, but since he has a lot of face time on TV, all of a sudden, he's somebody.

 

[Seven]

He can't keep his mouth shut....that's why he was let go in the first place.

Yessir...he's off to the WWF.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Oh we better get him back. Since he was once here he must be one of the best coaches ever!

:laugh2:

 

[notherbob]

Wow, I thought Avezzano was considered the best special teams coach in the NFL...at least when he was with the Cowboys.

Probably had something to do with the talent level of the players available to him...just a guess.

 

[lspain1]

Probably had something to do with the talent level of the players available to him...just a guess.

It's amazing what talented players will do for a coach isn't it!

 

[Big Country]

and when you pair him with Steve Hoffman you have an unbeatable superhero combination.

really the only good memories of his ST units all had to do with Deion Sanders doing amazing stuff. He must have been a good coach to get those performances out of Deion.

He got good performances out of Kenny Gant, Vinson Smith, Tommy Agee, "Moose" Johnston and lots of others during his stint here... It's more about talent on hand.

 

[CowboyChris]

i would say Avezzano is an average special teams coach, the thing i didnt like about him was he would go on these rampages on the sidelines as if he were the headcoach.

 

[Chuck 54]

Quote:
Originally Posted by notherbob
Probably had something to do with the talent level of the players available to him...just a guess.

It's amazing what talented players will do for a coach isn't it!

I can't tell if you guys are talking about Avazanno or Parcells

 

[AbeBeta]

He got good performances out of Kenny Gant, Vinson Smith, Tommy Agee, "Moose" Johnston and lots of others during his stint here... It's more about talent on hand.

you'd be hard-pressed to find an ST coach that didn't get a handful of good performances out of players. Many of these guys played ST for at least 7 or 8 years before coming to the NFL.