23
Sep
2012
Greg Schiano blitzes victory formation again; is still a dick
By ArtieFufkin
(PHOTO: Mike Stone/Reuters via yahoo.com)
True to his word, following last week’s game-ending controversy against the Giants and with his Buccaneers losing 16-10 to the Cowboys today in the final minutes, Tampa Bay rookie head coach Greg Schiano once again blitzed his opponent’s victory formation as Dallas ran out the clock.
In fact, this time the Bucs went after the snap three consecutive times, with Schiano calling a time out to act like a tough guy and scream at his players before the final attempt.
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Before the mics go silent, you can hear Schiano loudly shouting “I don’t give a f@ck what they think”. And since he knows the cameras (and all of his critics) are watching, Schiano then proceeds to coach harder than he had the entire game, tearing into his players as though it was the biggest play of their lives. He specifically went to extra care to make it seem as though he’s coaching technique to swipe at the snap before it reaches to the quarterback … as though this somehow would justify his “strategy”.
As expected, the Cowboys were fully prepared for Schiano’s tactics, and once again, it didn’t work. Despite the fact that the Cowboys’ center got blasted backward on each attempt (with the Bucs lining up offside on the last try), Tony Romo was able to cleanly field the snap … and Tampa Bay still lost.
Our final thoughts on all this:Â While Schiano is well within the rules for coaching his team to play this way (and will apparently get a lot of practice at it), no matter how you slice it, it’s still a bush league move. It’s the equivalent of getting your ass kicked in a street fight, and then when your opponent lets up and starts walking away, flailing wildly at his junk. There’s a small chance you’ll hurt the guy, but it’s definitely a cheap shot.
And regardless, you’re still a dick.
(via businessinsider.com)
Schiano’s defenders will argue that there’s nothing wrong with playing hard for the full 60 minutes … and there isn’t. But the entire strategy is predicated on catching the other team off guard, when your opponent might not be expecting you to come firing off. And with the element of surprise now removed from the equation, this has become about nothing more than Schiano puffing out his chest and trying to send some sort of a message about how his team finishes. But Schiano should really focus more on how his team plays during the other 59 minutes of the game, so he doesn’t find himself in a desperate, losing situation quite so often.
As more details emerge about Schiano’s reputation as an unprecedented a-hole, the more we’ve come to believe that he truly is nothing more than a playground bully, looking to prove that he’s the tough new kid on the block.
As one veteran NFL coach said of Schiano earlier this week, “It’s his way or [expletive] you. He needs to back up a little bit, or he’s going to have a very hard time in this league over the long haul.”
In conversations with nearly a dozen NFL general managers, personnel executives, scouts and coaches familiar with Schiano’s time at Rutgers, I detected an almost unprecedented degree of resentment and disdain for a man who has yet to coach his third professional game. They believe his decision to instruct his defenders to blow up the Giants’ line and lunge at quarterback Eli Manning in a typically uncontested scenario was indicative of the unapologetic arrogance that made Rutgers a notoriously dreaded stop on most scouts’ itineraries during his tenure.Â
That arrogance may have gotten him ahead at Rutgers, but if Schiano thinks his intimidation tactics are going to work at the NFL level, he is sorely mistaken. And now that he’s thrown sportsmanship out the window, he can expect every head coach league-wide to do the same when facing the Bucs. If that’s the way he wants to play it, fine.
We predict Schiano will find himself out of the league within 3 years. But at least he’ll be able to point back to what a tough guy he was in the final seconds of each loss … right?
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I can’t wait until some team runs the score up on Schiano.
In my opinion, this writer of this story, is the dick. It`s Schiano`s team, if ownership is ok with it, so be it. But to have a ahole with a name like Artiefufkin, trying to badmouth someone for doing something that is well with in his right, show`s what little you know. Go back to writing for one of those gossip mag`s, seem`s like more your style.
Hi Don … Thanks for reading!
” he can expect every head coach league-wide to do the same when facing the Bucs.”
I really hope other teams don’t do it, and I don’t think they will. That will just justify the play in Schiano’s eyes. I really would like to see Schiano get a football cleat up his you know what.
Schiano is a bully who won’t last long in this league. It’s good to be a tough coach, but stuff like this does nothing except make everyone else hate him and his team.
I wouldn’t want to play for him.
As far as I’m concerned there is no place in Pro Football foe the Victory Formation. Both teams need to line up and run a real play. The Victory Formation is a pansy foemation and it’s about time someone stood up and came after it.
I don’t necessarily disagree with you. Jerry Jones said something similar, and talked about how Lamar Hunt (Chiefs owner) had tried to outlaw the play for years. And if all teams are on the same page, I would have no problem with that.
But for Schiano to think he’s the man to change how the game has been played for 30+ years all on his own just reeks of arrogance. There are better ways to go about it, and now he’s got a target on his back from 31 other NFL coaches.
I am not a fan of Schiano, but the only reason I disagree with you about him being a dick and arrogant is the Eric LeGrand situation. He helped that kid get a university behind him and fight to get to the point in life he is at today. As much as I hated his inconsistency at coaching on the college level, I will always repect the man for what he did for Eric.
i currently play pro football for a great organization and my take on it is this. Football ends and begans with a clock. You play from beginning to end. Sure the tactic may be a little bush-league but you know what 1 out of 100 times it will work. and the one time it works may be the difference between winning and losing. football is a contact sport. if you cant handle contact for the full game you need to play a sport that doesnt require you to get hit. I dont consider it taking a cheap shot. i consider it doing whatever within the rules to get leverage or get the ball back! aside from this issue the “replacement refs” are making just as many mistakes as the regular refs if not some of the same BS calls. the only differnce is the replacements are allowing football to be played with more contact! and this is what people come to see.. not flag football! not Football where you cant touch certain QBs cause they get paid a lot. Hell the more they pay a QB the more he should get hit!! I hate when a team lays down in the last 2 minutes and run out the clock cause they winning by 3 points. what happened to step on the gas and break their backs..nothing wrong with running up the score…thats the whole point to the game.!!!
What he said!
You said it right. Its’ a MANS sport. Play the FULL 60 minutes. Tired of hearing guys who make millions of dollars cry. Play some damn football. Go Bucs. And go Schiano.