Zee said:
Or even by getting compensation of their own by targeting coaches like Boucher/Keefe and having other teams poach them after a year or two.
Coach Mike Babcock
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Or even by getting compensation of their own by targeting coaches like Boucher/Keefe and having other teams poach them after a year or two.
barney_rebel
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We rule man....
Highlander
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One thing is for certain, if you don't play the new systems to a T, you won't be a Marlie or Leaf for very long.
Makew it more likely we have seen the end of the Phil and Tyler B. show
Makew it more likely we have seen the end of the Phil and Tyler B. show
LuncheonMeat
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CarltonTheBear said:
Or by having Carlyle signed by another team?? :
crazyperfectdevil
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Significantly Insignificant said:
I'd say the long term nature of the deal seems to suggest that there is time for failure built in here. I know just because a coach is hired for a length of time doesn't mean they'll be on that team that long ...but 8 years seems like an attempt to say we expect this might not be an over night thing. I also think that having someone of Babcock's stature being the coach could buy a little bit of extra time with the fans at large. Because let's face it there are going to be some times durning these next 2 or 3 seasons where we'll be sick of losing.
So no I guess I see this as a positive for the rebuild.
Kin
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Significantly Insignificant said:
I said this elsewhere but not in the sense that Babcock's amazing coaching skills will make the team significantly better than they otherwise would be. Coaching just doesn't work that way.
An argument could be made that Babcock himself might not be as open to the concept of a rebuild as Shanahan might but...honestly, I think that sort of thing would be hashed out in meetings well before they got to this stage.
Kin
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I have to say that one of my favourite things about Babcock is that when I was looking for pictures for my new little AV there, all I could find were pictures of him scowling and pictures of him smiling. The best part? The ones with him scowling are intimidating, the ones with him smiling are downright terrifying.
herman
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I had resigned myself earlier this week to believing that Babcock wouldn't want to deal with this trainwreck, even at $6M. But now I am pleasantly surprised, but will refrain from hyping this up anymore than it already has.
I wonder if some players suddenly become 'good' now.
I wonder if some players suddenly become 'good' now.
bustaheims
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Deebo said:
I'm 99% sure it does, yeah. In situations like this, where the compensation is spelled out specifically in the rule, it generally has to the team's own.
bustaheims
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Nik the Trik said:
That, and the length of the contract also strongly implies that Babcock and the team aren't looking at a short-term turnaround, but, rather, they're in it for the long-haul. Babcock's presence may change some of the specifics, but it doesn't change the overall vision or plan.
GhostofPotvin29
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Have they announced a presser yet?
GhostofPotvin29
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CarltonTheBear said:
Delicious:
http://twitter.com/StepnerWKBW/status/601096167456415744
Potvin29 said:
11am tomorrow.
