DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum Freddie Kitchens Introductory Press Conference

I think we're discussing it because OCD put his foot in his mouth, so others are discussing on his behalf

Freddie Kitchens is the best coach we could have hired this cycle. There was no sexy Chip Kelly type to draw our eyes, or anything of the sort. The closest was Stefanski and he will remain an OC this fall. It's nice for once to get the best person we can.

Because the hire is almost universally liked.. so people had to find something else to fight about.

I think my hope is that teams will be searching for the next Freddie Kitchens within the next few years.

I wanted him to be our HC and after listening to him I am so happy he is

I'll bet if he talked with a NY/Jewish accent and promised you a bunch of free things that he couldn't pay for, you'd be one of the first to jump on his train.

I like what he did at OC, I think he's likeable too... But I said he sounded like a BIG DUMB HICK (hoping he's not) and it triggered certain people. Oh well...

Here's what you said:

Yes Arch I said that too, meant every word.

Ummm - I said the accent wasn't a problem.

I'm from England. I grew up with accents that varied dramatically if you drove 40 miles east or west ... accent has zero to do with ability or intelligence.

Odd comments OCD.

At the end of the day, what really matters is what happens on the field. Does the pass blocking, receiving, QB play, etc. continue to improve? Do the Browns win the AFC North for the first time since... I don't even want to think about it.

The improvements on offense when Kitchens took over were plain as day. I'm not sure I can remember that big of an improvement in such a short amount of time with the same players.

Does that carry over into next season? Does it carry over to different phases of the game, due to the shift in attitude or excellent hires on the staff? I don't know, but it's an exciting time to be a Browns fan.

Sounds good, Freddie. Let's see it in action.

Now I have to ask,did you get the reaction you were looking for?

Maybe if you said he sounded different instead of dumb...

Anyone remember the poster who used to post like he was talking Cajun ?


Anyway...Freddie is Freddie..His Dawg Pound Hoodie does all the Talking....


I kind of think the people down South have it right..take life slow and easy... Speaking for myself..things up North go way fast paced..


I can hear Freddie right now talking after beating the Steelers... " Momma always said" .." You cant keep letting them boys beat you Freddie "

Who forced Freddie into a suit? Was the stipulation for him to wear a suit that he also got to wear a hat? How many more times will that suit be on his body?

Freddie is man with an Alabama accent who has never worried about refining his public speaking. He talks slow, uses the phrase "all right" to pause and collect his thoughts, and he uses a lot of 'country wisdom' when he talks. If that makes anyone think he is unintelligent, then shame on them. He has OCs on playoff teams copying him.

Really enjoyed watching his intro presser.

I think his head & heart are in the right place.

Hopefully things pan out. I believe they will, as having a capable QB helps everyone look better.

I liked the look with the hat, khakis, and unbuttoned jacket. I was kind of hoping he'd show up in the Dawg Pound hoodie and crack open a Yuengling before taking questions, but not everyone is ready for that.

Freddie is Andy Reid Jr. rolling with the hat...

He seems like a friendly, down-to-earth kind of guy. Which, I believe, is the exact reason that the players respond to him as they do.

In the "He's an idiot." Baker clip, he almost seemed like Baker's older brother messi g with him.

j/c:

I don't care how Freddie talks, but I want to add my two cents on a general stereotyping that is not correct.

I live in Columbia, SC. I was born in NY, grew up in Ohio and lived in California for a bit.

Very few people that I meet have southern accents anymore. The kids certainly do not. Times have changed and kids are growing up where they have easy access to the global media. The southern drawl is becoming a thing of the past in most southern communities, especially in urban areas.

j/c

I've heard him speak a few times before being hired as HC. I wasn't bothered by it then and so it doesn't bother me now. What I do sense from him is he has a way of reaching people. I'm all in with him. I can see why the players gravitate toward him. Then he delivers. He is just as innovative as McVey. He can get through to guys and get the most from them. I've always believed there are many ways to be successful. I think we've all heard the cliche do what you love and never work a day in your life. I kind of sense that approach in Kitchens.

It's probably because kids talk like their parents talk. The dialect is changing because the southern population has been booming not because southern folks decided to stage another baby boom but because millions of northerners have moved south, either for work or lifestyle.

If you notice, us northerners who moved south in time talk southern, we just don't sound southern. At least to born southerners. Head back north and we sound southern.


I am not a good example. My mother was from Alabama but I was born in Ohio so I talked southern from a early age, but never picked up her accent to any large degree, but I caan if I waant.

A great quote I have always loved: "Great players make great coaches." Brady? Baker?

Love the quote, but it is a two-way street.

YUCK crap PA beer. Thank goodness at least you didn't say Iron City

They don't make Garanimals in FK's size, so Dorsey and Co. dressed him.

For the record, I was dead serious about the Dawg Pound hoodie. I was only half serious about the beer.

I also think Yuengling is the best beer for the money, though to be fair, the competition in that price range isn't exactly stout. (heh)

Having it be a PA beer would be a little off. Scratch that and make it a Dortmunder from Great Lakes Brewing Company, or whatever style Coach Kitchens prefers.

Bless you my boy!

My question is, as I think one other poster touched on is this. Will he be able to affect the other two phases of the game in the same manner as he did with the offense? After watching the piece on Bill Belichek in Cleveland the thing that stuck with me the most was his philosophy of building his sceme around what his players are actually capable of instead of force feeding his way. Everything I’ve read and heard about Kitchens sounds very much like that, which is why I believe he’s been so successful. Gives the players confidence and especially after FK went to them and asked what they liked to run (players) It also makes them feel responsible for executing the plays they personally suggested. Accountability. Genius if you ask me. Southern Drawl or not lol.

Jc
Dang old dawg
You might need to watch who you hang with.
I'm from the mirror state to Alabamer and like anywhere in the world you gonna find some shady and sorry characters.
But I can promise ya patna dar is a lot more good fellers roundcher than baduns.
Guaaaranteed!

Kitchens knows how to keep Baker successful.

He runs a more balance attack a lot of the time. And with a runner like Chubb you don't abandon the run.

I could probably expect to see "Pass to open up the run" style gameplanning though.

Is that you, Troy?

I've lived in Ohio, NY, Virginia and Texas.

To my friends in Ohio I sound like a Virginia redneck

To my friends in Texas I sound like a Yankee

to My friends in Virginia I have a Texas drawl

None of these accents bespeak of intelligence to assume they do tells me about ignorance.

It seemed to me that Monker wanted to be here, which is obviously a good sign

when he starts sounding like Karl from Slingblade, then I'll worry.

allrightt then

Oh no your on to me

Freddie sounds like a lot of my family.

At least you get me GM. lol

Who knew so many would be unhinged over an observation and let it dominate a thread for no reason? I mean I don't care if he sounds like he's chewing a turd when he talks as long as he's winning games.