Jim Haslett
Jim Haslett
James Donald Haslettis an American football coach and former linebacker, who is currently the linebackers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. Previously, he served as the head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams in the National Football League...
cheering hoping people saints
I'm hoping there's 65,000 people that are cheering the Saints on and it's loud.
maybe says time
Part of me says maybe it's time for a change.
bouncing changing facility locker moving next practice practicing schedules staying week
Staying like we are right now is not (an option). Bouncing from facility to facility, moving next week to another locker room, moving to another building, practicing at different fields, getting practice interrupted, changing schedules every day.
daily fixing gives guess house mess people update wife
My wife gives me an update daily on what is going on. She is fixing the house up and getting people to come in and work. I guess it is kind of a mess back there.
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We've talked a couple times, and I'd like to have him back. But I understand how this thing works, too. So if it didn't work out, we'd have to get a good replacement.
great opportunity promise
We never promise them anything, but he has an opportunity to make our team, play for us. He's got great leadership.
drive four missed plays six worst
That was horrendous. That one drive may have been the worst I have ever seen. I think we had 10 missed tackles in six plays (actually four plays). We have a long way to go.
coach opportunity
That wasn't really for me, I just wanted to have an opportunity to coach again.
best coaches defensive football good line wants younger
That's up to Scott and the way he wants to go. I know he'd like to have a younger guy. But John's a good football coach. He's probably one of the best defensive line coaches I've been around. But that's really Scott's call.
looking reason
That's the only reason to do it. Everybody's looking for a competitive edge.
changes couple defense gotten last personnel problem
That's been part of our problem on defense the last couple years that we've had so many changes in personnel that no one has ever gotten comfortable with anybody,
came last played proud team
I was proud of the team in the way they came back from last week, and we played well in a lot of areas.
I would like to know something before the end of the season, but again, that's up to him.
coach football good ideas job rubs son
Jimmy's done a good job with that team. He's got a lot of ideas and has good football instincts. Being the son of a football coach for all those years kind of rubs off on you.