It has been brought to my attention that this transcript may or may not be genuine. Read at your own risk.

Q: What are your thoughts on the 49ers offense at this point in the season?

COSELL: I gotta tell you - I think Harbaugh is doing as good a job as there is in this league with what he has. And you know how I feel about Alex Smith. It's not personal knock on Alex Smith. It’s not because he spurned my invitation to the ice cream social I hosted in 2005. Why do you think Jim Harbaugh is doing what he's doing? He's telling you - I don't have to tell you - he's telling you what he thinks of Alex Smith. He's managing him. He's manipulating him so he can be successful. You want some real football jargon? We expert analyst film guru’s call Alex Smith a "non elite-arm talent." It some serious f%$*ing jargon. I came up with it myself. Basically, anytime you have a quarterback who can’t throw the ball 95 yards in the air from his knees, he’s a "non elite-arm talent." The talent meaning he’s a game manager talent.

Q: Do you see the Ravens defense posing multiple problems to a 49ers offense which you have said is not an explosive unit?

COSELL: And they’re not. They’re not explosive. They don’t blow up into a million f%*#ing pieces. I think Jim Harbaugh knows this about Alex Smith, he knows it but he’s protecting him. He’s being his guardian angel; watching over him at all times, keeping bad spirits away. But Jim is a smart guy, he’s realized what all of us experts know and that is you have to be able to throw the football at least 75 times in a game to win in the playoffs. I think he’s trying to have Alex throw it more to be prepared for that.

Q: What does the eye in the sky say about Alex Smith?

COSELL: Look, I’m going to tell you exactly what I see: He’s not a great passer. The ball does not come out with a lot of juice. I mean when I compare him to guys like Aaron Rodgers, who has extremely juicy balls, he just falls short. You wouldn’t call him an elite-arm talent by any means. His arm, it’s really not in that upper echelon of limbs. Guys like Jay Cutler, when they get that arm motion going, the big muscles glistening with sweat, it just really gets me revved up, you know?

Q: Some 49ers fans are angry with you for what they perceive as your denigration of Alex Smith. Is he changing your perception of him?

COSELL: No, because his arm. It’s not elite. If his arm were an Xbox, it would be the regular one that my mommy got me for Christmas a few years ago, which, by the way, is how I learned so much about football--playing the Madden games. But I think Alex Smith is an improved player. He’s making better decisions ever since Jim Harbaugh began manipulating him to some degree. Playing filthy, nasty head games with him. But there’s no question he’s an improving player. Is he a top 20, 25 quarterback in the league? No. But we all know that. His balls don’t come out with enough juice, they don’t pack the kind of wallop I am used to.

Q: Speaking of quarterbacks, how dangerous is Joe Flacco?

COSELL: This kid is an elite-arm talent in the NFL. Can make all the throws. Short, medium and long and the ball comes out like a flaming wad of pigskin, a glorious football-shaped meteorite, hurling through the air. His accuracy is questionable at times, but because of his elite-arm status, it really doesn’t matter. That’s just what the film shows. I can only tell you what the film is saying. He’s dangerous. Sometimes his decision making is slow and he makes bone-headed mistakes that put his team in 3rd and 30, 3rd and 45, but with that mega-elite-cannon-arm, it doesn’t matter because he will just missile it down the field for a first down, or heck, even a touchdown.

Here's a little ditty about Jim Harbaugh:

If you're happy and you know it, untuck your shirt! (Chest BUMP!)
If you're happy and you know it, untuck your shirt! (Chest BUMP!)
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it, untuck your shirt! (Chest BUMP!)

If you're happy and you know it, break his hand! (F%&* YEAH!)
If you're happy and you know it, break his hand! (F%&* YEAH!)
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it, break his hand! (F%&* YEAH!)

If you're happy and you know it, shove his back! (GTFO!!)
If you're happy and you know it, shove his back! (GTFO!!)
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it, shove his back! (GTFO!!)

If you're happy and you know it, do all three (Chest BUMP!, F%&* YEAH!, GTFO!!)
If you're happy and you know it, do all three (Chest BUMP!, F%&* YEAH!, GTFO!!)
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it, do all three. (Chest BUMP!, F%&* YEAH!, GTFO!!)

When people think of Tom Brady they think of a high-powered passing machine. They remember that magical 2007 campaign when Brady threw for over 4,800 yards and broke Peyton Manning's single season TD mark with 50. They remember last year when he was voted league MVP. The reality about Tom Brady is that he wasn't always this type of quarterback. I think his career can be divided into two distinct halves: the Super Bowl half and the statistical-juggernaut half.

From a purely statistical standpoint, Alex Smith is playing like the Super Bowl Tom Brady.

In 2001, 2003 and 2004 Mr. Brady lead his team to Super Bowl victories. His average season throughout those years looked like this:

61.6% comp, 3,385 yards, 25 TDs, 13 INTs, 7.2 Y/A with an 88.3 rating

If we merge the Smith's 11 games from last year with his 5 from this year to form a 16 game sample we get this:

61.3% comp, 3,335 yards, 21 TDs, 11 INTs, 7.1 Y/A with an 88.0 rating

Interesting how similar those stat lines are.

If we prorate Alex's 2011 campaign, his stats improve:

65.7% comp, 3,088 yards, 22 TDs, 3 INTs, 7.7 Y/A with a 104.1 rating

What is also interesting about this 2011 season is that aside from the Tampa Bay game, Smith's attempts per game have increased each week. This could very well increase his yardage and TD totals and he might end up closer to 4,000 yards than many people think. Obviously winning a Super Bowl comes down to much more than quarterback play. Our Niners have excellent special teams, dominating defense and a proven running game. And on the subject of quarterbacks, maybe what we were looking for was here all along.

It has been brought to my attention that this transcript may or may not be genuine. Read at your own risk.

MIKE SINGLETARY POST-GAME NEWS CONFERENCE
Before you ask any questions, I want to say this: No. 1 is I apologize. Apologize for the start. I don't really...

It's like this: Today was horrible for me. It was good for me because sometimes you take a step back and you look at your offensive coordinator and you think, ‘Hey, you know what? This guy's pushing 90. How are we going to make it work? He doesn't even know what play action is... Heck I just learned what it was a few weeks ago. So we're going to go out there and it's going to change right now.'

But right now we've got to figure out the formula, our formula. Our formula is this: We go out--I mean we go 3 and out, No. 1.

No. 2, we're not a charity, the [site decorum] we look like? Toys for Tots? We cannot give them the game. That's No. 2. And No. 3 is we excrement - wait No. 2 is excrement. Ok switch those... No. 2 is we excrement, from the very start of the game to the very end of the game. That just did happen.

I do not apologize about... You know what? I'll go ahead and take some questions.

Q: No, you're going good.
SINGLETARY: No, no, you don't want me to go much further. Go ahead, ask your questions.

Q: What happened between you and Jimmy Raye?
SINGLETARY: Jimmy... It was something that I told everybody at the very beginning of the week. I would not tolerate touchdown drives, especially by throwing downfield.

And we cannot make... we cannot make decisions that cost the team. And then sit up in the coach's booth and take a nap. No. You know what? This is how I believe, OK? I'm from the old school, 85 Bears style.

I believe this: I would rather play without a quarterback, and get penalized all the way until we've got to do something else. Rather than play with Alex Smith when I know that right now that person is not able to throw a 3 yard touchdown to a wide open fullback. It is more about prune juice than it is about the team.

Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want dinner! I want somebody who knows how to cook!

Q: What did you tell Jimmy Raye before he left the box?
SINGLETARY: I told him that he would do a better job for us right now taking a sponge bath and coming back and watching the game than to call anymore plays. Simple as that.

Q: Is Jimmy Raye still your starting OC?
SINGLETARY: Well, we've got to think about that.

Q: Did Jimmy talk to you after the game?
SINGLETARY: He wanted to talk to me. I told him he did not want to talk to me. I said, ‘I assure you, you do not want to talk to me right now.'

Q: Did he argue with you?
SINGLETARY: He just kept saying, ‘Run! Run! Run! Punt'

Q: Who is your starting QB?
SINGLETARY: We've got to think about that, too.

Q: Was it your decision or Jimmy's to burn those 3 time outs in the first half?
SINGLETARY: It was my decision. And Jimmy's. And Mike Johnson's.

Q: Did Alex disagree with you about it?
SINGLETARY: Well, I think Alex knows me enough right to know that I want dinner.

Q: Was this Seahawks game an indication that this will be tougher than you thought?
SINGLETARY: I'll put it this way: If something like this is going to happen, happen now. And not on national television. We've got between now and that time, when we play New Orleans, to correct some things. And it's not so much the play, but it's more of a mindset.

And still having a chance to find out who wants dinner. Who really wants to eat. Sometimes you have guys that it's been so long that we've been starving for some pork chops or something that sometimes it's like a bad relationship. You don't know when it's going to turn again. And after a while, you become a part of the problem rather than the solution.

I want guys that are solution-oriented. Starting with...I'm not sure. I'm not going to try and make something work when it doesn't fit, or when our offense is the worst in the league. And that's really the bottom line to me.

Q: Can you explain your defense?
SINGLETARY: All of a sudden, boom, they come out and that old QB Hasselhoff or whatever, Lockdown bites hard on a route. WR torches him. It happens again. Quarterback sits comfortably in the pocket, touchdown.

You know what? We cannot play like that. I just talked to the player and he said, ‘Coach, I promise you, it'll never happen again.' I know that. But it happened today.

Q: Why did you go for it on that 4th-and-1 instead of trying the FG? That's when Alex threw the pick-six.
SINGLETARY: I turned to Jimmy and I said, ‘Jimmy, what do you think?' He said, ‘I'd like to run it up the middle.' Of course, I knew he'd say ‘I'd like to run it up the middle.' So he gave the play to Mike Johnson who then translated it into hieroglyphics and gave it to the gatorate runner on a stone slab.

I looked in his eyes, I said, ‘Let's go. Let's go out to dinner.' We've got these coordinators and they're doing a good job. Greg's over there, racking his brain trying to find the right calls on when to not blitz. Sometimes it's not the calls, it's the way it's executed like bad routes from your WR who didn't play preseason because he was listening to Madonna or whatever.

Jimmy Raye, I'm very blessed to have him as a coordinator. Guy that you can turn to, been there, done that. And when he tells me, ‘Mike, I want to run it up the gut.' Sometimes I might say no. Just kidding. I say yes everytime. But at that time I felt, you know what? I want to support what he feels. Let's go.

Q: Seemed like you were really unprepared as a coaching staff, agree?
SINGLETARY: It was just a matter... if you would break down the film, you'd see that... We're going to be somewhat of a paradox for a little bit until we figure it out.

Q: What was your message to the team after the game?
SINGLETARY: I'm going to say this about that: I've always been a firm believer... it's nothing like it was anything magical or anything. In all honesty, you probably do not want to hear it.

It was just sharing my heart with them. When I was a little boy I always wanted a pony. It's as simple as that. I just believe that things we talk about in the locker room should stay there.

I'm just going to apologize and just ask you guys... Just keep watching. That's all I can tell you. And we'll go from there. Thank you very much.

I hope we lose to the Chargers. Big time. Just about all the teams that go 3-1 in the preseason have amazing regular seasons. I know this is seriously mind boggling stuff but hear me out, here. Think back to the preseason of 2008, and try to think about the teams that went 3-1. I’ll tell you so you don’t have to: The Tennessee Titans, that’s who. Guess what their regular season record was. 13-3! Okay, so you may be telling yourself “Pshh. That’s a fluke obviously”. Well you may be wrong or right, but hear me out again. Who won the Super Bowl in 2008? You guessed it, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Do you want to guess what their preseason record was? I don’t think it needs to be said, because it was 3-1.

Let me put it to you another way -- Eight teams went 3-1 in 2008 preseason, only two of those eight had losing regular seasons:

Jets: 9-7
Dolphins: 11-5
Steelers: 12-4 (SB Winners!)
Titans: 13-3 (hecka good year)
Jags: 5-11 (they suck though)
Chargers: 8-8 (won division and won a wild card game)
Buccaneers: 9-7
Seahawks: 4-12 (they suck though)

But. Here’s the ultimatum/scary part: in 2008 preseason, guess who went 4-0. Yep. The Lions. I don’t think I need to tell you what happened that year (they went 0-16). Want even more proof? In the preseason of 2009, guess what team went 3-1. THE SAINTS!!  THE [SfITuE DcEkCingORUM] SAINTS!!

The scary truth is we are on the verge of either a guaranteed Super Bowl, or 0-16. The choice is up to us to root hard for the Chargers to win tomorrow, and by hard I mean rock hard like a teenage boy at home with unfiltered internet access.

I wanted to make this a fan post because I want to get your thoughts on the Cardinals obsession with the 49ers. Darnell Dockett seems to crave the 49ers, since our players names are constantly in his mouth. Now Weanie Wells chimes in with this:

"I think we can ignore them to a certain extent," Wells said of the predictions, "but to be quite honest, I hate the 49ers."

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/21697/beanie-wells-i-hate-the-49ers

(I'm sure BAM BAM will have something to say about this come time to lay the hammer on Wells)

So what's the deal, Niner Empire? Why are these clowns so obsessed with our team? I know Disease has been tweeting from time to time, but Dockett has certainly been the one to stir things up, usually while talking up Adrian Wilson in the process. He's even gotten into it with some fans, one of which actually confronted DD at a Casino in Vegas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RJfvAec65c&feature=search

My thinking is that they are bitter about getting swept like pile of lint last year and they know we're the team to beat. For some reason they can't just shut up and focus on their own team, they have to obsess over the best in the West. That be us. Personally I love this. It adds so much more dimension to the rivalry and in my mind cements the Cardinals as the villains. Obviously Card fans will feel otherwise, but the reality is that their players are the classless ones who have an unhealthy obsession with the 49ers (see the tweets from DD about Coffee). Maybe they are just frustrated that they can't play here? Maybe they know the collapse of their team is imminent and they are already venting about it? Your thoughts?

I was doing some surfing on the net, when I stumbled upon something that made me shriek like a little girl. It was Akili Smith's stats as a starting QB in the NFL. "Holy bullcrap! Why isn't this guy in the conversation as biggest bust ever?" thought myself.

We are all well aware that Ryan Leaf and JaMarcus Russell are engaged in an epic battle for biggest bust of all time, constantly trying to out-do one another in the news. Leaf struck first, and hard. After his conquests on the gridiron, he decided to up the ante a bit and break into a few houses. Never one to lazily give up, Russell threw a codeine-counter-punch. The battle still rages, but what about ol' Akili? Does he not deserve to jump in the ring? Does he not deserve recognition for his success? I think we should revisit the story of Akili Smith:

Legend has it that leading up to that fateful #3 pick in the 1999 NFL draft, the New Orleans Saints' Ricky-Williams-obsessed head coach Mike Ditka offered the Bengals nine (yes, nine) draft picks to move into their number three spot. The Bungles obviously knew better than that, and refused the offer. They knew Akili Smith was destined to be a star, and I'm pretty sure they knew the Saints didn't really want Ricky Williams - they wanted to snatch Akili! Bengals head coach Bruce Coslett stupidly wanted to accept this offer, but brilliant General Manager Mike Brown overruled him, because it was obvious: Akili Smith was worth WAY more than a mere nine draft picks. Brown knew he had found his cow bell in Smith.

As expected, the 1999 season was a huge success. The Bengals went 4-12 that year to the delight of their fans. The only thing that was a bit disappointing was the fact that their cow bell QB only got to shine in 7 games (4 starts). Here's how he performed:

The 2000 season was another magical one for the Bengals, a season in which fans would again see the team storm to a 4-12 record. And just who do you think was responsible for all that storming? You guessed it. Akili Smith. Akili racked up the numbers on his way to anonymously winning team MVP honors.

Despite protests from fans for more cow bell, the next two years saw Akili only play in three more games (though each one was special in its own way.) Despite all the on-field success, Akili Smith wasn't happy playing for the Bengals anymore. He contemplated going to the Packers to help mentor Brett Favre, but for some strange reason that didn't pan out. Tired of the weaker competition and low wages of the NFL, Akili arranged an hour long ESPN special where he announced that he would be taking his talents to Europe. Four amazing games for the Frankfurt Galaxy later and he returned to the western hemisphere to play for the Calgary Stampeders. In his first game for the Stampeders, Akili stampeded to 6-10 for 63 yards and 3 interceptions (one of which he had to thread the ball between two receivers and into the safety's hands). Later that year Smith was released, though no one is sure why.

In a league like the NFL, profits are king. Because of that, it’s not surprising that each year we see changes and tweaks intended to boost competition, extend the schedule, and market the league to a broader audience. Things like the 49ers playing in London, the idea of an 18 game schedule, and the flexible prime-time schedule are all intended to boost revenue. But to me, the biggest tool the NFL has had in raising revenue is a good quarterback rivalry. In a league and sport that is already quarterback driven, it’s no wonder that the best games each year typically involve the big name quarterbacks going toe-to-toe.

Since 2003, the NFL’s most anticipated matchups have been between the Colts and Patriots. Manning versus Brady is the NFL’s version of the Yankees versus the Red Sox, and it sure does draw big audiences. It’s no coincidence that the Colts and Patriots have met in the regular season annually since 2003. That’s seven straight years of regular season meetings, and when you throw in all the playoff battles, they’re practically in the same division!

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Hey doodsters, I am putting together my "All Headcase Team" and I need a widdle bit of help. I know who my QB, RB, DE and WR are, but I need some suggestions and help with the rest of my team...

Here's what I've got so far:

Owner - Al Davis

GM - Joe Thomas

Head Coach - Barry Switzer

QB - Ryan Leaf - Went psycho on reporter, indicted on burglary/controlled substance charges
QB - Ben Roethlisberger - Addicted to cheeseburgers and raping young women.
RB - Lawrence Phillips - Driving a car into 3 teenagers, choked GF unconcious, serving 31 yrs
RB - O.J. Simpson - Found not guilty of murder, "If I did it" book, later: Las Vegas robbery/kidnapping, serving 33yrs
WR - Rae Curruth - Fugitive found in trunk of a car, convicted of conspiracy to murder his pregnant girlfriend
WR - Plaxico Burris - Domestic disturbances, civil lawsuits, shot self in leg at nightclub, serving time in prison
WR - Chris Henry - Aggrivated assault w/ firearm, drug/alcohol incidents, domestic dispute: fell out of truck and died
WR - Michael Irvin - Raging coke head, stabbed teammate in the neck with scissors over a haircut
G - Conrad Dobler - Dirtiest player in NFL history, kicked, punched spit on opponents
G -
C - Barret Robbins - Went missing week of SB, Bipolar, shot 3 times during a brawl with police
OT - Kyle Turley - Threatened to kill Mike Martz
OT - Kenyatta Jones - Poured boiling water on a teammate, arrested for urinating on a dance floor, assaulted officer
TE - Jerramy Stevens - Assaulted 17yo, arrested for sexual assault, crashed into a nursing home
DE - Alonzo Spellman -
DE - Charles Haley - Urinating on cars, masturbating in locker room
DT - Tank Johnson -
DT -
LB - Brian Bosworth
LB - Bill Romanowski - Seems like the epitome of a 'roid rager, spit in Stokes face, punched teamate in eye
LB - Lawrence Taylor - Sent prostitutes to opposing players to distract them, raging coke head
LB -
FS - Dwight Smith
SS -
CB - Pacman Jones
CB -
K - Sebastian Janikowski - E-tard, numerous run-ins with the law
P - Todd Sauerbrun - What does a punter need 'roids for?

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We're in the playoff hunt. I ran a few simulations to see if we make the playoffs, who we can expect to face in the first round. Also, some highly unlikely, put still possible matchups...

Most likely if we win wildcard spot:
SF (6th seed) @ PHI (3rd seed) <-- This would be tough, but we'd have most likely beaten them already

A few crazy outcomes:
SF (6th seed) @ DAL (3rd seed)
SF (6th seed) @ ARI (3rd seed) <-- My most desirable road game
SF (6th seed) @ MIN (3rd seed) <-- Crazy impossible, but would be awesome to fulfill Sings prophecy.

Most likely if we win NFC West:
GB (5th seed) @ SF (4th seed) <-- Like the old days, huh? Hopefully like the "Catch 2" old days..

A few crazy outcomes:
PHI (6th seed) @ SF (3rd seed)
DAL (5th seed) @ SF (4th seed) <-- Another "throwback" game.. this would be HYPED!
MIN (5th seed) @ SF (4th seed) <-- Favre returns to Candlestick. Revenge ensues.

Here is a guide of what teams to root for in weeks 15, 16 and 17.
Goals are represented in parenthesis as WC = Wildcard, Div = Division, Drft = Higher draft pick from Carolina.

Playoff Scenario

IF 49ers win out
AND
Cardinals lose 2/3
We win NFC West

OR

IF 49ers win out
AND
Cowboys lose 2/3, Giants lose 1/3 & Falcons lose 1/3
We win Wild-Card spot

Week 15:
Detroit Lions over Arizona Cardinals (Div)
Pittsburgh Steelers over Green Bay Packers (Div) - A loss for GB makes it more likely that they will have to play harder in week 17 vs. Arizona

New Orleans Saints over Dallas Cowboys (WC)
Washington Redskins over New York Giants (WC)
New York Jets over Atlanta Falcons (WC)

Minnesota Vikings over Carolina Panthers (Drft) - Hurt Panther's record
Jacksonville Jaguars over Indianapolis Colts (Drft) - Improve Jaguar's record
Chicago Bears over Baltimore Ravens (Drft) - Improve Bear's record
Oakland Raiders over Denver Broncos (Drft) - Improve Raider's record
Seattle Seahawks over Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Drft) - Improve Seahawk's record
Buffalo Bills over New England Patriots (Drft) - Improve Bill's record

Week 16:
St. Louis Rams over Arizona Cardinals (DIV)

Washington Redskins over Dallas Cowboys (WC)
Carolina Panthers over New York Giants (WC) - This is the one week we want the Panthers to win
Buffalo Bills over Atlanta Falcons (WC/Drft) - This would also improve Bill's record

Tennessee Titans over San Diego Chargers (Drft) - Improve Titan's record
Seattle Seahawks over Green Bay Packers (Drft/Div) - Improve Seahawks record/Pressure Packers
Oakland Raiders over Cleveland Browns (Drft) - Improve Raider's record
Chicago Bears over Minnesota Vikings (Drft) - Improve Bear's record

Week 17:
Green Bay Packers over Arizona Cardinals (Div)

Philadelphia Eagles over Dallas Cowboys (WC)
Minnesota Vikings over New York Giants (WC)
Tampa Bay over Atlanta Falcons (WC) - Hopefully the Falcons will have lost a game by now, in which case rooting for them to improve their record is preferable

New Orleans Saints over Carolina Panthers (Drft) - Hurt Panther's record
Jacksonville Jaguars over Cleveland Browns (Drft) - Improve Jaguar's record
Buffalo Bills over Indianapolis Colts (Drft) - Improve Bill's record
Chicago Bears over Detroit Lions (Drft) - Improve Bear's record
Washington Redskins over San Diego Chargers (Drft) - Improve Redskin's record

And of course, we must win out!

If you were Jimmy Raye, what would be the first play you called in the Minnesota game, assuming we get the ball on our side of the field, somewhere around the 20 yard line?

I think it would be awesome to call a flea flicker right out of the gate. We're a running team, the whole defense will probably be keying in on Gore, and that flea flicker (or at least a hard play action pass) might just work. Also, I think it would be good to try to get our passing game going early, show some confidence in Shaun Hill and let Minnesota know we're going to be mixing it up all day. Your thoughts?

Curious about Jimmy Raye's coaching history, I found that he was offensive coordinator for 5 teams between 1983 and 2001, having notched a total of 10 years as an O.C. I decided to see what kind of success he had, and if he typically had strong running games. I was a bit surprised to find that in 10 seasons as an offensive coordinator, only once did his team finish in the top 10 for total yards per game (8th in 2000 with the Chiefs). His average YPG ranking over that span was a dismal 19th in the league. 

I decided to do a little more research to see what we might reasonably expect from a coach with experience spanning three decades, so I compiled his NFL offensive rankings in four categories: Total YPG, PPG, Pass YPG and Rush YPG.

Only four times did he manage a top 10 rushing attack, in 1999 with the Chiefs, in 1983-84 with Eric Dickerson and the Rams and somehow in 2001 with the Redskins. Not impressive, considering his average rushing finish is a very mediocre 15th. He has some disasters including in '85 - 21st, '90 - 25th and '91 - 27th (and remember the league only had 28 teams during these years!) What really makes this concerning is that his career Rush YPG ranking is actually his bright spot as a coach. Here are his average NFL rankings in all four categories:

YPG: 19th

PPG: 18th

Rush YPG: 15th

Pass YPG: 19th

His 2001 Redskins were awesome, placing 28th out of 31 teams in both YPG and PPG, 30th in passing and somehow 8th in rushing. 

I guess one thing to be excited about is that he never managed to finish dead last in any of these categories. Oh wait, besides in 1990 when the Patriots were 28th of 28 in scoring. But other than that, he's golden.