Marty Schottenheimer

oafusp · Post by **oafusp** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:59 pm

You have to give Marty Schottenheimer his props...look at what he has done.

I am sooo glad Gibbs is here, could not be any better.
But, I do think Marty Schottenheimer is doing in San Diego what he started to do in Washington before Snyder cut him loose.

Remember Marty Schottenheimer started to clean house. He got rid of the high paid players. We were well under the cap. In fact, had he not done that we'd be in a lot of trouble today. Since Marty Schottenheimer has been in San Diego he has trimmed the fat and suffered 2 losing seasons but it is obvious his plan is working now. They are entering 2005 $21 million UNDER the cap and they have Ladanian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, Keenan McCardell, 2 back to back fisrt round pick corner backs, Drew Brees AND Phillip Rivers...NOT TO MENTION 2 1st and 2nd round picks in the 2005 draft!

Best of all, Marty Schottenheimer has got this team winning...and they are winning decisively.

Who would have thunk it...just giving Marty a

from a Redskin fan. Snyder should have been patient with him, but as fate would have it (ugly twist of fate...going 2 years with the Fun-N-Gun) we would end up with Gibbs!

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:27 pm

I agree....good post!

doroshjt · Post by **doroshjt** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:31 pm

I was pissed when they dropped him the first time, congrats to him in SD. To think we could have had a real coach instead of the old ball coach the last two years. But in the end its worked out well for us by getting gibbs. I can see in two years we play each other in the Super Bowl:)

Brandon777 · Post by **Brandon777** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:21 pm

I've always liked Marty. I was extremely ticked off when Snyder fired him. I was very surprised when it happened. But now I've pretty much forgotten all the bad stuff Snyder did since he hired Gibbs. I'm glad Marty is having a great year. I'll be pulling for the Chargers in the playoffs.

John Manfreda · Post by **John Manfreda** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:09 am

I always liked Marty and he has an eye for talent. Looked at the players he picked up here. Smoot, Mcants, Byran Johnson, Antonio Pierce, even though I don't like Gardner I agree with taking him over Santana Moss. He was right on the money on his draft here. Best of all he cut Stubblefield which was a great move. I am glad he is doing well in San Diego I always liked him and was pissed when he was fired him. I am happy now because we got Gibbs back and he is turning it around now.

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:43 pm

I'm proud to say he was our coach at one time. Big ups, for Schotty!

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:12 pm

The only mistakes I think Schottenheimer made were letting Larry Centers go, and trying to correct Darrell Green's technique in front of the team. And maybe not giving Danny enough power back to stay at the helm. I still think Danny might have let him go, since he wanted offensive fireworks more than sound fundemental play.

die cowboys die · Post by **die cowboys die** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:04 pm

you people have to be KIDDING me!

marty schottenheimer proved without any possible doubt while he was here that he is absolutely and completely 100% incompetent!!! sure he is winning in SD now, but that's with ladanian tomlinson, antonio gates, and brees finally playing well. are you going to just gloss over the fact that his SD teams were absolutely TERRIBLE the last two years?

did you ever watch a game while marty was here?? the playcalling was the WORST in the HISTORY of the entire UNIVERSE. a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a dartboard with plays on it would have done a better job!

didn't you see how from day ONE he completely alienated the entire team? all the players hated him! he has no idea how to relate to people. he thought he could come in and be mister tough big boss guy, treating adults like children (alarms on the doors at training camps to monitor curfew, etc).

you people are all kidding yourselves. SD is having success in SPITE of Schittenheimer, not beCAUSE of him. if he were still here, we would still be the laughingstock of the league.

GEEZ.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:27 pm

marty schottenheimer proved without any possible doubt while he was here that he is absolutely and completely 100% incompetent!!! sure he is winning in SD now, but that's with ladanian tomlinson, antonio gates, and brees finally playing well. are you going to just gloss over the fact that his SD teams were absolutely TERRIBLE the last two years?

Have you not learned anything from being a Skins fan? We had talent like that but didn't have a coach to mold and shape it into a winning team. Where did we go? Nowhere. Obviously Marty is a BIG part of the winning formula.

did you ever watch a game while marty was here?? the playcalling was the WORST in the HISTORY of the entire UNIVERSE. a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a dartboard with plays on it would have done a better job!

Marty did turn our season around halfway through and built up a lot of momentum for the next season he wouldn't be here to see.

didn't you see how from day ONE he completely alienated the entire team? all the players hated him! he has no idea how to relate to people. he thought he could come in and be mister tough big boss guy, treating adults like children (alarms on the doors at training camps to monitor curfew, etc).

I don't think anyone is trying to make him out to be Mr. Rogers. He has his ways about doing stuff and it works. His way works and he's proved it. This isn't club med. I agree that most of those guys are big overpaid children, look at how some of them act, they do childish things.

you people are all kidding yourselves. SD is having success in SPITE of Schittenheimer, not beCAUSE of him. if he were still here, we would still be the laughingstock of the league.

No, you're kidding yourself and obviously dont know how much of an impact a coach makes on a team.

The guys in SD must have bought into his methods because a team doesn't go anywhere if they haven't.

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:40 pm

Chris Luva Luva wrote:The guys in SD must have bought into his methods because a team doesn't go anywhere if they haven't.

Or, maybe he has a good GM and a good Offensive Coordinator...

Redskins1974 · Post by **Redskins1974** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:41 pm

I wasn't a fan of hiring Schitenheimer and wasn't upset when we got rid of him. I still will give him props though for this season at SD. He's done a great job this year. Let's see if he can change his ways and actually make it to a Super Bowl. He's like the Philadelphia Eagles of coaches - just can't bring his teams to the promised land.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:50 pm

cvillehog wrote:
Chris Luva Luva wrote:The guys in SD must have bought into his methods because a team doesn't go anywhere if they haven't.

Or, maybe he has a good GM and a good Offensive Coordinator...

No, because they all fall behind the coach. The coach is the head of the team except her sometimes, :lol:

. Marty won't settle for any less than that and that was evident with his departure from Washington. Marty is steering that ship in the right direction. Just like with the players, not one person can do it alone, he has a great crew with him, but Marty is the one with the parrot on his shoulder and the binoculars.

RedskinsRule56 · Post by **RedskinsRule56** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 9:03 pm

Marty S. did not become a better coach they are good because of 3 big reasons 1. DREW BREES!! I cant strees that enough!! It all starts with the QB and he has been phenomenial 2. Their Rush D-----Thank their D coordinator for their sucess almost every week 3. LT and the emergence of Antonio Gates! Yes Marty Deserves credit but I still hate the man and he was a horrible fit in Washington. I always viewed Norv Turner as a very poor mans Marty S. Conservative play calling just Marty has had a lot more success and is much better coach!

die cowboys die · Post by **die cowboys die** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:45 am

it absolutely amazes me that people can see a couple blips on TV about how san diego is winning this year, and assume that Marty must be the mastermind of it all.

he proved while he was here that he has absolutely no understanding of any of the following:

1. player motivation
2. team chemistry
3. offensive strategy
4. defensive strategy
5. special teams strategy

don't give me this crap about the "turnaround" we had during the season--- going from the worst team in the history of the NFL (which it was widely acknowledged we were at the beginning part of the season) to a mediocre team does not count as a "turnaround"!!

the fact of the matter is that we COULD and probably SHOULD have won those few KEY games that prevented us from having a winning season and making the playoffs--- the bears game, and the eagles game in the later part of the season. why did we lose those games? THE PLAY-CALLING! it was soooo unbelievably bad, most of the sports media publicly wondered what game the play-caller was watching. so don't tell me i'm alone in this opinion.

now, you can tell me "Schittenheimer wasn't the play-caller", but that's just the point, isn't it? he proved that he is 100% dependent upon his coordinators. he has no ability to coach or strategize himself.

the day we fired him was one of the happiest days of my life. i would be miserable if this sorry piece of crap were still here in "washington".