oops.. that should read "are NOT really known" for their defense...
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Woody <gatorrr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Except.. Dolphins are really known for their Defense... apparently neither > were the Redskins when he was the DC > > 2009 Ranked 22 > 2008 Ranked 15 > 2007 Ranked 23 > 2006 Ranked 4th > 2005 Ranked 18 > > When he was the DC at Redskins in 2003.. the D was ranked 25th. > > > > http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&defensiveStatisticCategory=GAME_STATS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2009&seasonType=REG&d-447263-s=TOTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1 > > > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 2:10 PM, <ke...@baldwinnc.com> wrote: > >> WOW! Talk about a coincidence! >> >> There are three "5 star" defensive players that will announce tomorrow >> what school (and DC) they want to play for! ;-) >> >> (how much you want to bet that Edwards has already contacted all three?) >> >> I wonder if edwards can sway more "5 star" defensive players (Jordan >> Hicks, Owamagbe Odighizuma, Jackson Jeffcoat, Luc) towards the gators? >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida confirms Edwards hire >> From: Shane Ford <go.ufgator...@gmail.com> >> Date: Fri, January 08, 2010 1:47 pm >> To: gatorn...@googlegroups.com >> >> Florida confirms Edwards hire >> >> >> Special to Gainesville SUN’s Gatorsports >> >> Published: Friday, January 8, 2010 at 12:08 p.m. >> Last Modified: Friday, January 8, 2010 at 12:08 p.m. >> >> George Edwards was added to the Florida football staff as an assistant >> coach, head coach Urban Meyer announced Friday morning. Edwards will serve >> as Defensive Coordinator and work specifically with the inside linebackers. >> Chuck Heater will serve as co-defensive coordinator. >> >> *George Edwards timeline* >> >> 1991 Florida (Graduate Assistant) >> 1992-95 Appalachian State (Linebackers Coach) >> 1996 Duke (Linebackers Coach) >> 1997 Georgia (Defensive Line Coach) >> 1998-2001 Dallas Cowboys (Linebackers Coach) >> 2002 Washington Redskins (Linebackers Coach) >> 2003 Washington Redskins (Defensive Coordinator) >> 2004 Cleveland Browns (Linebackers Coach) >> 2005-07 Miami Dolphins (Linebackers Coach) >> 2008-09 Miami Dolphins (Inside Linebackers Coach) >> “George is a tremendous teacher of the game of football,” Meyer said. “He >> has proven himself at the highest level in the National Football League, but >> his roots started at the college level at Florida and in the SEC. He is a >> great addition to our staff and will be a great coach and mentor to our >> players." >> Edwards has 19 years of coaching experience, including the past 12 in the >> NFL. Most recently, Edwards completed his fifth season working with >> linebackers for the Miami Dolphins, the past two focusing solely on inside >> linebackers. >> “I'm thrilled to be joining the UF coaching staff,” Edwards said. “I >> started my career at the college level at Florida and I enjoy teaching and >> molding young men. I am looking forward to working with a great group of >> people at Florida and a great group of players.” >> Edwards held various collegiate positions from 1991-97, including stints >> at Florida, Appalachian State, Duke and Georgia. During that time, Edwards >> tutored the Georgia defensive line that featured Richard Seymour and Marcus >> Stroud in 1997. Both went on to become first-round selections in the 2001 >> NFL Draft. >> “Coach Edwards is one of the best assistants in the NFL,” said former >> Gator and current Miami Dolphin Channing Crowder. “He has had a huge impact >> on me and I looked up to him like a father.” >> Edwards began his NFL coaching career with a four-season stint with the >> Dallas Cowboys (1998-2001), where he tutored the team's linebackers. Under >> Edwards' guidance, Dexter Coakley, a third-round draft choice in 1997, was >> selected to the Pro Bowl twice over this four-year span (1999, 2001), as he >> was Dallas' second-leading tackler all four years. >> In 2002, Edwards served as the Washington Redskins' assistant defensive >> coordinator/linebackers coach, as LaVar Arrington produced the most >> productive season of his NFL career with 107 tackles and 11 sacks and earned >> his second-straight Pro Bowl berth. In addition that year, each of the >> team's starting linebackers, which also included Jesse Armstead and Jeremiah >> Trotter, surpassed the 100-tackle plateau. >> The following year, Edwards became Washington's defensive coordinator and >> helped Arrington and cornerback Champ Bailey earn Pro Bowl honors. Edwards >> then moved on to coach linebackers for the Cleveland Browns during the 2004 >> season. >> In 2005, Edwards' first season tutoring the Dolphins' linebackers, Zach >> Thomas was selected to the Pro Bowl for the sixth time, as he recorded 166 >> tackles despite only playing in 14 games. Crowder, a third-round draft >> choice, made a tremendous impact on the success of the defense as he started >> 13 games and registered 90 tackles, the highest total by a Dolphins rookie >> since 1996 (Thomas, 180). >> In 2006, Thomas was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl squad once again, and >> Crowder recorded 104 tackles, the second-consecutive season in which the >> pair finished 1-2 on the team's tackle chart, respectively. Crowder was >> second on the club in 2008 with 114 tackles, marking a career best and also >> the second time that he attained the 100-tackle plateau. In addition, not >> only did Akin Ayodele add 74 stops, but he also intercepted two passes, the >> fourth-highest total on the team. >> In 2009, the Miami defense rated second in the AFC (fourth in the NFL) in >> third-down conversion rate, allowing opponents just a 34.8 percent success >> rate (69-of-198). In addition, the Dolphins paced the NFL by recording a >> sack every 7.4 opponent pass plays, on average (44 sacks on 325 pass plays). >> A native of Siler City, N.C., Edwards is a Duke University alumnus, where >> he was a four-year letterman and played for former UF head coach Steve >> Spurrier. He was a two-year special teams' captain and an All-ACC honorable >> mention selection at linebacker in 1989. Edwards and his wife, Jami, have a >> son, B.J. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >> 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >> 2008 National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel >> (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us >> >> >
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