vlinderhondjes :: Onderwerp bekijken - Lions RB Reggie Bush - bbforum.be

wh3171

VANCOUVER - It hasnt taken Orlondo Steinauer long to get noticed in the CFL. Orlando Arcia Brewers Jersey .Despite being in just his second year as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive co-ordinator, Steinauer is already regarded as one of the CFLs top head-coaching candidates. His name has been mentioned prominently here this week regarding the B.C. Lions vacancy.B.C. fired head coach Mike Benevides following its 50-17 East Division semifinal playoff loss to the Montreal Alouettes on Nov. 16. Steinauer, a 41-year-old Seattle native, reiterated Thursday hed like to become a CFL head coach one day but said emphatically his focus is solely on facing the Calgary Stampeders in the Grey Cup game Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium.Im not even here to talk about that stuff, he said. If you want to know if Ive been approached by anybody or had contact? Zero.The Ticats, under head coach Kent Austin, finished atop the East Division with a 9-9 record and are making their second straight Grey Cup appearance. Hamilton lost last years game 45-23 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders at Mosaic Stadium.This years game is a neutral-site affair but Calgary was the class of the CFL, posting an 8-1 road record and 15-3 overall mark, both league bests.Calgarys offence averaged a league-high 144 yards rushing per game while running back Jon Cornish ran for a CFL-high 1,082 yards despite playing in just nine contests.But Calgary is hardly a one-dimensional offence. First-year starter Bo Levi Mitchell completed over 60 per cent of his passes for over 3,300 yards with 22 TDs and just eight interceptions.Mitchell had four TD passes last weekend in Calgarys 41-18 win over Edmonton in the West Division final. Hamilton was the CFLs top defence against the run (76.8 yards per game) but a distant eighth versus the pass (260.4 yards per game).Theyre well prepared and have an identity, Steinauer said. Everyone wants to label them as a team that runs the football, however they showed you the last game if you pack the box they will throw it deep.If youre going to play press man and bring pressure theyre going to have an answer. Thats makes them tough and is why theyve won 29 games the last two years. But were here for a reason too, we can play football a little bit also and Im looking forward to seeing how we respond because you always want to play the best.The five-foot-11, 182-pound Steinauer played 12 seasons as a defensive back in the CFL with Ottawa, Hamilton and Toronto. A five-time league all-star, Steinauer won two Grey Cups (99 with the Ticats, 04 with the Argos).Steinauer began his CFL coaching career as a defensive backs coach with Toronto in 2010 before being named the defensive co-ordinator the following year after Chip Garber was fired. In 2011, he returned as defensive backs coach under new head coach Scott Milanovich and helped the Argos win the 100th Grey Cup in 2012 before being named Hamiltons defensive co-ordinator.Its easy to see why Steinauer is being mentioned so favourably as a future head coach. Not only is he regarded as a student of the game but Steinauer is always personable and pleasant to deal with and offers insightful, genuine answers to questions.First of all, Orlondo is an outstanding person and the reason I start there is typically outstanding people really care about their job and the opportunity theyve been given, Ticats head coach/GM Kent Austin said. They also understand the value of that opportunity and will take advantage of it in the proper way.Orlondo is very bright and organized and an extremely hard worker. Hes endearing to his coaching staff and players yet he keeps them accountable. He has the right balance between grace and accountability all the way down to the individual player because its different for each guy and you need to know that as a coach.The harsh reality for head football coaches is the more successful they are, the higher the risk of losing their top assistants. But Austin said thats not necessarily a bad thing.It means were doing something right and we hired the right guys, Austin said. Our philosophy is to get the best coaches we can and then empower them to grow.Ive let Orlondo go through mistakes and grow as a coach as I have all the coaches because they cant get better if youre micro-managing them. If you believe in your coaches and believe you have the right guys, then trust them.Steinauer said being a former player has helped him transition into being a coach.Ive sat in their seat, I know when a coach is giving you the real talk and things that are cliche, he said. I understand when they need breaks a little bit better . . . when its time to give them time off.Like I tell the men, I dont have 30 years of coaching experience, Im not (Calgary defensive co-ordinator Rich) Stubler, Im not one of those guys who has coached forever. But they cant bring what I bring, they dont have 12 years of experience of understanding how things were managed the other way so thats why it was important to me to surround myself with great assistant coaches like Jeff Reinebold (linebackers coach/special-teams co-ordinator) and Dennis McPhee (defensive line coach) . . . you must have a good mix of experience and youth in the coaching staff.The Grey Cup game will pit master against pupil as Steinauer played for Stubler from 2003-08 in Toronto. Stubler, 65, is a 40-plus year coaching veteran who has worked at the high school, NCAA, Arena League and CFL levels over his illustrious career.He has withstood the test of time because he understands the game and has a philosophy he believes in, Steinauer said. I got to play for Rich and watch how he pieced that together and be a part of it . . . but Im a product of all the guys Ive played under. Ryan Braun Jersey .Y. - Major League Soccers independent review panel has taken back the fine and one-game suspension it placed on Toronto FC forward Luke Moore earlier this week. Lorenzo Cain Brewers Jersey .J. -- Jaromir Jagr has hit so many NHL milestones this season for the New Jersey Devils that he is starting to downplay them. https://www.cheapbrewers.com/1429y-trent-grisham-jersey-brewers.html . Fans can also watch the game on the newly launched TSN GO (currently available to Bell TV and Rogers customers), which gives TSN subscribers the freedom to live stream the networks programming from their smartphones, tablets, and computers at no additional charge – just as they would watch Canadas Sports Leader on TV at home. The following week, MLS ON TSN is at BMO Field in Toronto to deliver live coverage of TFCs home opener vs. D.C. United on Saturday, March 22 at 4:30 p.BUFFALO (2-2) At DETROIT (3-1)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE a€” Lions by 72014 RECORD VS. SPREAD a€” Buffalo 2-2; Detroit 3-1SERIES RECORD a€” Tied 4-4-1LAST MEETING a€” Bills beat Lions 14-12, Nov. 14, 2010LAST WEEK a€” Bills lost to Texans 23-17; Lions beat New York Jets 24-17AP PRO32 RANKING a€” Bills No. 24; Lions No. 7BILLS OFFENSE a€” OVERALL (27), RUSH (13), PASS (31)BILLS Defence a€” OVERALL (10), RUSH (3), PASS (25)LIONS OFFENSE a€” OVERALL (12), RUSH (25), PASS (7)LIONS Defence a€” OVERALL (1), RUSH (6), PASS (2)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES a€” Despite their proximity and lengthy histories, Lions and Bills are meeting for just 10th time. Thats fewest for Buffalo a€” and fewest for Detroit, not counting NFLs most recent expansion additions (Cleveland, Carolina, Houston and Jacksonville). ... Bills defensive co-ordinator Jim Schwartz went 29-51 in five seasons as Lions head coach before being fired at end of last season. ... Bills are switching QBs, with 10-year veteran Kyle Orton set to make Buffalo debut after second-year starter EJ Manuel was benched Monday. Orton is 4-0 against the Lions, dating to when he played for NFC North rival Chicago. ... Buffalos red-zone produuction is poor with five TDs, seven field goals and three no scores in 15 drives inside opponents 20 this season. Chris Capuano Brewers Jersey. ... Defence has sacks in 17 straight games, Buffalos best stretch since franchise-best 29-game streak from Oct. 27, 1996-Oct. 4, 1998. ... Bills have also not allowed 90 yards rushing this season after managing feat just three times last year. ... Lions RB Reggie Bush, who previously played for Buffalos AFC rival Miami, has five TDs in past four games against Bills. ... QB Matthew Stafford has 114 career TDs passing, five shy of beating Hall of Famer Bobby Laynes team record. ... With 28 1/2 career sacks, Ndamukong Suh is one short of breaking team record among DTs held by Shaun Rogers. ...S James Ihedigbo had five tackles, a sack and forced fumble in Lions debut last week after missing first three games with injury. ... WR Golden Tate is tied for first in NFL with 11 third-down catches. ... Both teams are wearing patches on jerseys in honour of their late owners. Lions Williams Clay Ford died on March 9. Bills owner Ralph Wilson, who lived in the Detroit area, died on March 25.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '