New positional coaches

[SquishDaFish]

Rbs- Tyrone Wheatley -
Christian P. Hagen @christianphagen Hearing Ty Wheatley to coach Running Backs for Buffalo Bills #goblue

Dline - Anthony Weaver from Jets -

http://www.thebillsbeat.com/Buffalo_Bills_News_Article.aspx?article=97991

[Slim]

Re: New positional coaches

First I've heard about Wheatley. Was the RB coach at 'Cuse.

[Mr. Miyagi]

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Tyronne Wheatley! What a blast from the past!

[Slim]

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Tyronne Wheatley! What a blast from the past!

Anthony Weaver as well. Long time Raven. I remember him for his days at ND.

[RedEyE]

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The Weaver hiring makes sense. He'll implement Pettine's D and things will move forward quicker.

I'm not impressed with Wheatley, however. Spiller and Jackson have more experience then this guy and could probably offer him some pointers.

[kingJofNYC]

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Weavers a good coach, just go watch Mo Wilkerson play, they get a lot out of their DL talent.

[EricStratton]

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The Weaver hiring makes sense. He'll implement Pettine's D and things will move forward quicker.

I'm not impressed with Wheatley, however. Spiller and Jackson have more experience then this guy and could probably offer him some pointers.

He played in the NFL for 9 or 10 years, didn't he?

[Slim]

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He played in the NFL for 9 or 10 years, didn't he?

According to Wiki 94-05'. And he's been coaching since 07'.

[EricStratton]

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The running backs at SU were a strong part of their game in both running and blitz pick-up.

That can't be a bad thing.

[RedEyE]

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He played in the NFL for 9 or 10 years, didn't he?

I guess that was a poor choice of words. Rather than 'more experienced' I should have said something like 'better vision', 'ability', 'skill set' etc.

My point is I just don't think Wheatley can coach Jackson and Spiller on anything outside of playbook preparation and situational response.

[EricStratton]

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I guess that was a poor choice of words. Rather than 'more experienced' I should have said something like 'better vision', 'ability', 'skill set' etc.

My point is I just don't think Wheatley can coach Jackson and Spiller on anything outside of playbook preparation and situational response.

I see your point but many good coaches were never great players. They had to get by with less skill so many developed good habits.

[Mahdi]

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The Weaver hiring makes sense. He'll implement Pettine's D and things will move forward quicker.

I'm not impressed with Wheatley, however. Spiller and Jackson have more experience then this guy and could probably offer him some pointers.

Coaching has nothing to do with an Nfl playing career. Coaching in itself is a talent.

[TigerJ]

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I think Fred Jackson and CJ Spiller are just about as gifted as any running back could be when it comes to on field vision and running instinct. I'm not sure any running back coach is going to be able to teach them more in that regard. A running back coach, I think is mostly going to keep reminding them of the basics, how to hold on to the ball, how to carry it in the opposite had from the side you expect to get hit, how to wrap up with both hands when you know you're going to get hit, how to block (something CJ struggled with), using a straight arm, blitz pick up, etc. It's stuff they already know, but few players are so self disciplined that they never need to be reminded of it. Even if Tyrone Wheatley has no brand new tip he can offer Fred and CJ about running the football, he could still be an excellent running back coach if he is able to keep them dialed in to doing the little things that help keep mistakes from happening.

[Night Train]

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" I can't believe the Bills hired John Doe as the administrative assistant to the special teams quality control coach ! He sucks ! "

[YardRat]

Re: New positional coaches

I guess that was a poor choice of words. Rather than 'more experienced' I should have said something like 'better vision', 'ability', 'skill set' etc.

My point is I just don't think Wheatley can coach Jackson and Spiller on anything outside of playbook preparation and situational response.

Hopefully he can at least help Spiller with picking up blitzes.