DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum Kitchens' coaching staff speculation/news II

Things are looking good on paper. Let's hope they actually work well together now.

I knew I remembered the name, but was not sure when and where. Was he a TE?

I forgot about Dray

we've had so many random TE's since 99 lol

OJ Santiago perhaps my favorite

Easy to do.

yep

You got something to say?

Jim Dray was a TE on the Cardinals when Freddie was in Arizona. (2010-2013)He probably knows him fairly well.

That's just a bunch of gibberish.

Here's why we know his name:




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Dray#Cleveland_Browns


* he wore #81

I remember him.

I remembered his name.

I remember seeing his one TD, but I couldn't tell you who we played, what the final score was (we prob lost) or who threw him the pass.

I remember saying: "Jim who???"

Speculation on our LB coach position .... a name I'd keep an eye on .....

Al Holcomb. He was DC under Wilks in Arizona, and has solid experience coaching Carolina's linebackers.

Great, more Holcomb debates.

Can we please hire Robert Couch who was likely let go from the Bengals?

At least there's no way Wilks hires back Mike McCoy. I hear his dad has his nose up the teams butt all the time.

This is a very out of the box hire. This guy is one of the best head coaches in CFL history. The CFL also plays a very different brand of football that has ton of pre snap motion and high volume passing.

When you think about it, the CFL has been a wide open game for a long time. Wide open, spread the field. That is where the NFL is headed. Back to Flutie to be honest.



Good hire.....maybe great hire.

Browns interviewing Al Holcomb, former Cardinals DC; Gregg Williams finalizing deal with Jets per reports | cleveland.com
https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2019/01...er-reports.html

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns are interviewing former Cardinals defensive coordinator Al Holcomb on Wednesday, according to Joe Person of The Athletic.

Holcomb served as defensive coordinator in 2018 in Arizona under head coach Steve Wilks, who was hired Sunday as Browns defensive coordinator. The Cardinals boasted the No. 4 pass defense in 2018, but had the 32nd-ranked run defense and finished No. 20 overall.

Holcomb, 48, served as Panthers linebackers coach for five seasons before following Wilks to Arizona. He broke into the NFL as a defensive quality control assistant with the Giants in 2009, and was promoted to defensive assistant in 2011.

They just haven’t updated the site fully yet. They still have Blake Williams misted as the linebacker coach.

I'll say one thing, those thinking Freddie didn't have any contacts around the league were wrong. This staff is coming together quickly, and is good.

Hmm ... he was secondary/pass game defense coordinator in Green Bay.

I wonder what that means for DeWayne Walker, who they reportedly retained, and like.

I think it’s a combo of Dorsey and Kitchens. Which is how it should be.

Some teams have a cornerback coach AND a safety coach. I wonder if that’ll be our setup.

Full speed ahead, it sounds like. Impressed with the progress on the staffing. Captain Kitchens and Commander Dorsey are seriously busy.

It probably needs to be Commander Kitchens and Captain Dorsey because a Captain outranks a Commander in the Navy.

A Captain in the Navy is similar to a Colonel in the Army. A ship is considered a base command.

I remember being OK with his release. High point of his career in Cleveland. Releasing TE's has been our idea of continuity (and coaches, and . . . well, you get the idea).

This is a pretty big deal.

2 really good hires.

Hmm ... I seem to remember someone bringing up Holcomb a while back .,....

Holy Smokes!

How on earth did that happen?

My my.. this coaching staff is looking good.

Freddie apparently is as respected and liked as advertised.