kelly
09-08-2003, 04:28 PM
~ ~ ~ WEEKLY AWARDS
~ ~ Coach of the Week: Washington head coach Steve Spurrier, for his play-calling in the Redskins' 16-13 win last Thursday night over the Jets. Now, I was pretty rough at times last year on the ol' Ball Coach, but rightfully so, I thought. He kept trying to make a passing team out of a bunch of Shane Matthewses and Darnerian McCantses, when he had solid rushers Stephen Davis and Ladell Betts in-house. On Thursday, time and again, Spurrier pounded Betts at the Jets. And instead of trying to throw downfield twice a series, as he often did last year, he used Patrick Ramsey judiciously. Everyone knows Ramsey has to be managed to be effective, and Spurrier used the short-passing game to perfection in the first half when Ramsey went 12 of 13. The offense wasn't successful all the time; in fact, the Jets held Washington down pretty consistently in the second half until the last drive, leading to John Hall's winning field goal. "It's like Steve said after the game," Redskins director of player personnel Vinny Cerrato told me over the weekend. "He's learned how to win in this league now."
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/peter_king/09/08/mmqb/index.html
p.s. yes, i noticed , " Goat of the Week: Jets offensive coordinator Paul Hackett . . . " :banghead:
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~ ~ Coach of the Week: Washington head coach Steve Spurrier, for his play-calling in the Redskins' 16-13 win last Thursday night over the Jets. Now, I was pretty rough at times last year on the ol' Ball Coach, but rightfully so, I thought. He kept trying to make a passing team out of a bunch of Shane Matthewses and Darnerian McCantses, when he had solid rushers Stephen Davis and Ladell Betts in-house. On Thursday, time and again, Spurrier pounded Betts at the Jets. And instead of trying to throw downfield twice a series, as he often did last year, he used Patrick Ramsey judiciously. Everyone knows Ramsey has to be managed to be effective, and Spurrier used the short-passing game to perfection in the first half when Ramsey went 12 of 13. The offense wasn't successful all the time; in fact, the Jets held Washington down pretty consistently in the second half until the last drive, leading to John Hall's winning field goal. "It's like Steve said after the game," Redskins director of player personnel Vinny Cerrato told me over the weekend. "He's learned how to win in this league now."
> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/peter_king/09/08/mmqb/index.html
p.s. yes, i noticed , " Goat of the Week: Jets offensive coordinator Paul Hackett . . . " :banghead:
:banger: :Partyon: :beer: :Partybig: :golf: :mfast: :Partyup: :Partyon: