Aaron Rodgers On The Packers QB Coach Search
by Brandon on Feb 8, 2012 6:00 AM CST
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PrintPackersnews.com | Green Bay Packers | Insiders Blog " Rodgers wouldn’t mind QB coach with playing experience. He was asked about the coach who I thought might be promoted to quarterbacks coach: current TE coach Ben McAdoo. That might be a great opportunity for McAdoo, but Aaron Rodgers said he'd rather have a coach who played quarterback. One name that was mentioned was former NFL QB Billy Joe Tolliver. From the Press-Gazette:
"I know Billy was in the mix back in 2006," said Rodgers. "We have a good relationship. I don’t know if he’s a candidate." Rodgers said he’d definitely be OK with Tolliver as quarterbacks coach.
Rodgers probably knows him through the American Century Championship. Tolliver appears to be quite the golfer. There are several ex-NFL QBs at that event, but it doesn't necessarily mean they'd be a good coach just because they've golfed with Rodgers.
QB coaches seem to be this odd mix of unknown guys, or failed offensive coordinators like Tom Clements who was hired by the Packers as QB coach after being fired by the Bills as the OC. Any good suggestions for their next QB coach?
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Koy Detmer
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by Mitchell Maurer on Feb 8, 2012 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
Ben McAdoo
He deserves the promotion. Promote from w/in… Billie Jo Tolliver? Really? Whats he ever done to deserve that job?
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Brett Favre
If only there had been more workouts during the offseason.
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Wait...What
Why would anyone with even half a brain want Favre teaching someone how to play the position. I will attempt only this once favre was a hell of a QB but you dont want him teaching anyone how to play the position. Just go look at all the crazy throws he made and how unorthodox of a QB he really was.
Check those batteries twice a year
Your Sarcasm-o-meter is on the fritz.
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by JSOnline Castaway on Feb 8, 2012 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
Mechanics, Offense or Both?
For those more familiar with the QB Coach job, what is he expected to do? If they need to be able to teach/correct QB mechanics, then you just can’t put in anyone who knows the offense…you need to have someone with those skills/knowledge. If this is so, does McAdoo have this skill/knowledge? Not so much for AR, but for Harrell (sp?), Hill and whoever else we may end up with as backup.
Andy Reid didn't either
when Holmgren promoted him from TE to QB coach. He’s been widely recognized as one of the best QB coaches/gurus ever since. McCarthy himself never played the position (was a TE) until he was given the chance. Now he and Reid are the most hightly respected QB gurus in the NFL. Alot of position coaches, played and coached other positions b4 becoming highly respected at the position they took over as a coach.
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Tolliver...
Interesting. Just because he was a terrible QB (see Ricky Williams’ Rookie year and all other years), doesn’t mean he can’t coach. I’d be interested to see how that played out.
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Gotta' say...
Rodgers talks to the media more than any player the Packers have ever had.
…and I, for one, don’t like it. He’s a good guy and a great player, but he’s just got to learn to shut up when a reporter asks him certain questions. Like, with this one, his answer should have been, “I’m sure the organization will choose the right person for the job.”
If he wants somebody with playing experience, then talk to whoever is in charge of hiring the new guy and tell him in private. When Rodgers talks to the media like this, it comes off like he thinks he’s running the whole organization. Hiring coaches is NOT HIS JOB.
…unless he wants people in the front office commenting in Monday’s paper about how they really thought Rodgers should make certain reads and throws in certain situations. Stay in your lane. Do your job.
by Curly Lambeau on Feb 8, 2012 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
A little dramatic
i think leaders speak up in times of transition, and HE is a leader. whether it’s in management or on the field. his opinion matters
aaaaaaaaahh, I gotta go!!
All he said was that they have a good relationship and he was a candidate back in '06.
He didn’t say they had to hire him. The media asked the questions and Rodgers answered honestly. That’s part of the life, and it doesn’t bother me until he turns into a douche.
That’s all he said in the portion that’s quoted in this post.
But the headline I’m reading everywhere is “Rodgers wants a former player as new QB coach.” That’s adding something to the job description. That’s what I’m talking about.
by Curly Lambeau on Feb 8, 2012 1:08 PM CST up reply actions
I think that's the media trying to make something out of nothing.
They’ll find the right coach for the job.
They already did...
McAdoo hired as QB coach. Now who gets the TE Job.
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Who will coach all of our precious TEs?
13.
"Skip, once again, stop it; Be an analyst; don't be a douchebag."
Great players often make lousy coaches. I can’ think of any great QBs who turned out to be anymore than average coaches at best. An average QB, who had to work his butt off and learn to do it right, in order to have any measure of success in professional football would probably be the best option.
I think of Vinny Testaverde. He was average talent wise, but used his talent to the maximum. I don’t know if he can coach.
Tolliver might fit the mold.
I’m not too thrilled with some of the position crossover like McAdoo going to QB coach, and Bennett coaching WRs and Fontenot at RB. Sometimes, I’m certain it works out. A good coach is a good coach. But I’m not sure it worked well for our RBs this year.
Works alot more than you think...
McCarthy himself started as a TE as a player, then became known as one of the best QB coaches in the NFL.
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BTW,
that wasn’t a suggestion for the Packers’ job (I know McAdoo got it); just a reply to
Great players often make lousy coaches. I can’ think of any great QBs anymore than average coaches at best.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
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Meant that as a followup to my
No one said it had to be a “great” QB.post below, which was a reply to Mike DB.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.
No one said it had to be a "great" QB.
but Aaron Rodgers said he’d rather have a coach who played quarterback.
That said, the jury is still out on him as a coach, but…
Jim Harbaugh?
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Historically...
bench warmers in many pro sports turn into very good coaches. With this in mind, Tolliver might be a good choice. Much of it depends on what he’s done since leaving the NFL. Playing golf with Rodgers isn’t enough.
One of the Detmers, Craig Nall or Doug Pederson (sp?) might be names that come up.
Farve said he wouldn’t mind coaching high school football several years ago. In the same interview, he also said he knew enough not to be a QB coach because he was not a fundamentally sound QB.
Mike Holmgren?
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.
On the other hand,
borderline starting linebackers make GREAT GMs!
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.
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