redskin29633
01-24-2012, 12:46 PM
You left off our guy, Sammy Baugh.
Sammy Baugh went 7-7 in both 1960 and 1961 as head coach of the New York Titans in the old AFL. He coached again in 1964 as head man of the Houston Oilers and finished the season 4-10. That ended Sammy's less than stellar coaching career. The greatest Redskin player ever turned out to be average or below as a head coach. Oh but what a player he was, quarterback, tailback, defensive back, and punter!
SmootSmack
01-24-2012, 12:53 PM
Sammy Baugh went 7-7 in both 1960 and 1961 as head coach of the New York Titans in the old AFL. He coached again in 1964 as head man of the Houston Oilers and finished the season 4-10. That ended Sammy's less than stellar coaching career. The greatest Redskin player ever turned out to be average or below as a head coach. Oh but what a player he was, quarterback, tailback, defensive back, and punter!
Well to be fair, he didn't do so bad considering the Titans were a new franchise...but then again it was only an 8 team league
skinsfan69
01-24-2012, 01:09 PM
Not really a big deal people. Give it a chance and see what happens.
sportscurmudgeon
01-24-2012, 01:59 PM
You left off our guy, Sammy Baugh.
Thanks for the addition. I had forgotten about the NY Titans; plenty of old AFL fans have also forgotten about the NY Titans.
And you are correct in adding Sammy Baugh to this list. He is in the Hall of Fame as one of the great QBs ever - - and had a great impact on the game of football because of his passing proficiency - - but was a mediocre coach.
CrustyRedskin
01-24-2012, 02:01 PM
Didnt Forrest Gregg take the Bengals to a Super Bowl???
Giantone
01-24-2012, 07:22 PM
Didnt Forrest Gregg take the Bengals to a Super Bowl???
I thought so.
The Goat
01-25-2012, 01:08 AM
Tbh, out of our 3 NFCE rivals, I dislike the Giants the least. It's just easier to hate on them when they're in the SB for the 2nd time in 4 years, and people are talking about Eli as a potential HOFer if he wins his second ring.
As far as Ike Hilliard goes, I couldn't care less who he played for. If Michael Irvin came to coach the wideouts, I wouldn't give a crap as long as he made the players better. Bottom line I want coaches who can coach. Everything else is mostly irrelevant.
Just as an aside...I've decided he should only be referred to as "Peyton's little brother" :)