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Don't mess around now. With LeBeau talking to Pittsburgh but at the same time saying he wouldn't mind coming back to Buffalo, offer him a big contract and complete defensive play calling authority and bring the guy back!!!
I'd hate for the pendulum to swing back once again to have the offense fixed and the defense goes back to hell.
LeBeau has said that what he missed most in Buffalo was calling the defensive plays on game day ... maybe people are giving him too much credit and Gray is the guy we should be keeping.
LeBeau may not have actually been calling the plays, but do you think the defensive improvement would have been as dramatic if Gray had to go it without him?
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Originally posted by helmetguy LeBeau may not have actually been calling the plays, but do you think the defensive improvement would have been as dramatic if Gray had to go it without him?
Two things for sure is that the Sam Adam's return of an interception against NE was a Lebeau designed play. And the interception by Schobel was also a Lebeau designed play.
Originally posted by HenryRules LeBeau has said that what he missed most in Buffalo was calling the defensive plays on game day ... maybe people are giving him too much credit and Gray is the guy we should be keeping.
LeBeau may not have called the plays on game day, but he designed a lot if not most of the plays. All Gray had to do was pick them from a list. And even then, LeBeau was in the booth giving input if plays weren't called right.
Originally posted by helmetguy LeBeau may not have actually been calling the plays, but do you think the defensive improvement would have been as dramatic if Gray had to go it without him?
No ... but at the same time, I don't think the D would have performed as well without Gray. They were an effective combo.
Originally posted by Mr. Miyagi
LeBeau may not have called the plays on game day, but he designed a lot if not most of the plays. All Gray had to do was pick them from a list.
You seem to be minimizing the importance of playcalling ... it's not nearly as trivial as you're implying.
Gray learned everything he knew about defense from GW. Unless you want to grind the GW axe to a nub, there's no disputing he was and is an excellent DC.
I'd prefer to have LeBeau as DC, but if he does bolt for some reason I think we'd be in very capable hand with Gray.
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