Mike Munchak Has to Talk to Raheem Morris, Right?
by Jimmy on Jan 6, 2012 4:00 PM CST
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PrintThe Titans need a defensive backs coach, and it just so happens that an excellent defensive backs coach was just fired in Tampa. That guy is Raheem Morris. Mike Munchak has to at least make a call to Morris. There is no reason for him not too.
Morris was obviously over-matched as a head coach, but he oversaw some excellent defensive backfields in Tampa Bay. Sure, he had a lot of talent on those teams, but the pass defense went from 19th in 2006 to first in 2007 when Morris took over.
It was rumored yesterday that Morris was in Washington interviewing for the defensive backs coach spot up there. I have not been able to find any ties between Morris and anyone on this staff, but that doesn't mean that Munchak cannot make the call. He said on Wednesday that he is not going to hurry the hire, but I hope he will hurry up and at least bring Raheem in for an interview.
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If Morris is willing to go back to defensive backs coach, we'd be crazy not to push for him.
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Jan 6, 2012 4:05 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I hate this
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I actually half-jokingly mentioned this to hal on Rocky Top Talk.
Morris as our DB coach would be great, but it would not surprise me to see him hold out for a DC position.
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by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 6, 2012 4:05 PM CST reply actions
I agree
He would help. Just wondering if he will get a DC job offer some where.
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I don't think Munchak would want him.
He seems a little more talkative and not necessarily “old school” like that kind of coach Munchak probably wants.
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My first thought was that's he's probably too mouthy.
Coaches like to hire coaches that reflect their own style. Munchak and Morris are very different in their approaches. Its only a DB coach position, but still I don’t see it happening. I’m sure they have a list of guys they’re interested in.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jan 6, 2012 8:27 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, you could be right.
It’s easy to say “It’s only a DB coach position,” but we just fired the guy who had been with the organization for forever for a reason.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 6, 2012 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
Off topic
It seems like Penn State has hired Bill O’Brien, so the .01% of the fanbase that was still worried about Munch leaving, you can rest easy.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 6, 2012 4:14 PM CST reply actions
jay glazer reported today
on the mike francesa show that morris had an interview in minnesota
Morris' connection to our staff
I believe Morris was coached by Chet Parlavecchio when he was in high school. Check out Chet’s bio and video on titansonline.com.
One more point on Morris and why I don't see him here:
He has worked almost exclusively with Tampa 2 defenses. I am certainly not an expert on CB plays, coverages, etc. but I would assume that what he knows and teaches to his DBs is probably a different style of play than what Gray wants to run. Morris is the ‘name guy’ out there, and I’d sniff around a bit, but the more I think about it the more I don’t think the fit is there.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jan 6, 2012 11:47 PM CST reply actions
The best I remember.
We did run some tampa 2. Not exclusively or anything, but wasn’t that one of the reasons we went after Ruud? Because he was so good at getting deep into drops?
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 7, 2012 12:00 AM CST up reply actions
we ran a lot of Tampa 2 this year...
To my disdain. We gave up a lot of big plays while in Tampa 2. If we’re going to play it, might as well be coached the right way, right?
by -Erock on Jan 7, 2012 4:49 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
If you are going to play Tampa 2, you have to be able to put some punishing hits on receivers
1) I don’t know if we have the players that will do that at S (do we have safeties??)
2) Do the rules make T2 less of a viable option?
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Jan 7, 2012 10:08 AM CST up reply actions
I personally dislike the Tampa 2.
It seems you have to have 11 specific Tampa 2 guys to run it smoothly or it blows up in your face. The Colts have sucked for years trying to run it.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jan 7, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
i do too
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Jan 7, 2012 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
I think it's like any other defense.
If you’re going to run it exclusively, you have to have allstars. Tampa Bay won a super bowl running it, but they had the players to do that. We had the best defense in the league in 2008 getting after the QB with the front 4, but that doesn’t work without Fat Albert.
Aside from that, it’s a decent scheme that has its place. It’s just not something you want to run exclusively. I don’t personally like the standard Cover 2 much just because you see teams attacking the seams so much today, but the Tampa 2, when ran well, can defend that a little better, and you’ve still got your corners playing the flats and helping in run support. Of course, it has its weaknesses, as well—an open middle of the field underneath being one of them.
Of course, what makes the Tampa 2 tick is the Mike linebacker. Ours was Barrett Ruud. That’s a recipe for disaster.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 7, 2012 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
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