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SteelerEmpire
02-13-2013, 04:23 PM
Mann comes to Pittsburgh with 28 years of NFL coaching experience...

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LINK: http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Mann-Named-Wide-Receivers-Coach/3ff7a8dd-00c2-4f0c-b1f4-a51b78838adc
salamander
02-13-2013, 04:37 PM
Why am I not surprised about the Tampa Bay connection? :lol:
Psycho Ward 86
02-13-2013, 04:42 PM
alright, experienced guy, i guess ill take it. the article says nothing about him from 2010-2012. Anyone know what he was doing then?
86WARD
02-13-2013, 04:48 PM
He's been in porno. Don't believe me? Google his name...

He actually hasn't coached since his days in Tampa.
steelerdude15
02-13-2013, 04:54 PM
He's been in porno. Don't believe me? Google his name...

He actually hasn't coached since his days in Tampa.

He's sixty-five, I don't think he did porn. :chuckle: From what I understand, he is a stickler for detail and technique.
Craic
02-13-2013, 04:59 PM
Do any of you notice another trend in the last few coaches?

Carnell Lake - played for the Steelers in the 90s.
Fitchner - grew up just west of the Pennsylvania border in Cleveland Ohio
Todd Haley - from Western Pennsylvania
Jerry Olsavsky - played for Pittsburgh, college in Pittsburgh, grew up just across the Western Pennsylvania border in Youngstown Ohio.
And now Mann, who grew up in . . . Aliquippa.

Anybody see a home-grown pattern here?
salamander
02-13-2013, 05:09 PM
Do any of you notice another trend in the last few coaches?

Carnell Lake - played for the Steelers in the 90s.
Fitchner - grew up just west of the Pennsylvania border in Cleveland Ohio
Todd Haley - from Western Pennsylvania
Jerry Olsavsky - played for Pittsburgh, college in Pittsburgh, grew up just across the Western Pennsylvania border in Youngstown Ohio.
And now Mann, who grew up in . . . Aliquippa.

Anybody see a home-grown pattern here?

As long as they get the job done, I don't care where they're from. :chuckle:

But yes, I've definitely noticed that.
Count Steeler
02-13-2013, 05:13 PM
Strange that he didn't evolve into an OC or something. He sure must know a thing or 2 about catching a football.
GodfatherofSoul
02-13-2013, 06:47 PM
Dick Mann is a pretty good porn name. Maybe now Wallace will have sticky finger?
Count Steeler
02-13-2013, 07:30 PM
Dick Mann is a pretty good porn name. Maybe now Wallace will have sticky finger?

"Whatever it takes"
7willBheaven
02-13-2013, 07:58 PM
I'm only 45 min from Pittsburgh...maybe they'll hire me for something, haha
Shoes
02-13-2013, 08:13 PM
alright, experienced guy, i guess ill take it. the article says nothing about him from 2010-2012. Anyone know what he was doing then?

That's a good question.
SteelerFanInStl
02-13-2013, 08:23 PM
Do any of you notice another trend in the last few coaches?

Carnell Lake - played for the Steelers in the 90s.
Fitchner - grew up just west of the Pennsylvania border in Cleveland Ohio
Todd Haley - from Western Pennsylvania
Jerry Olsavsky - played for Pittsburgh, college in Pittsburgh, grew up just across the Western Pennsylvania border in Youngstown Ohio.
And now Mann, who grew up in . . . Aliquippa.

Anybody see a home-grown pattern here?

Yea, I've mentioned that here before. Sometimes I get the feeling that the Steelers are more interested in hiring someone with Steeler connections than hiring the best person for the job.
SteelerEmpire
02-13-2013, 08:34 PM
Pittsburgh is now "Tampa North"
X-Terminator
02-13-2013, 08:34 PM
Yea, I've mentioned that here before. Sometimes I get the feeling that the Steelers are more interested in hiring someone with Steeler connections than hiring the best person for the job.

Yeah, but the guys they have hired at least have a track record of success to go along with their Steeler connections. Even ST coach Smith has had success in his career, though I'm still not thrilled with the hire. We're not exactly talking about a bunch of jabronis here.
tube517
02-13-2013, 08:48 PM
I agree with X-T. Dick Mann is no jabroni. I hope he will layeth the Smackdown on these WR's candy asses. :chuckle:
GBMelBlount
02-13-2013, 10:09 PM
I think I read somewhere that Mann is LeBeau's Great Grandson.
SteelerFanInStl
02-14-2013, 08:17 AM
Yeah, but the guys they have hired at least have a track record of success to go along with their Steeler connections. Even ST coach Smith has had success in his career, though I'm still not thrilled with the hire. We're not exactly talking about a bunch of jabronis here.

His track record is a bit too long. The teams that he coached on haven't exactly produced top notch WRs either. The fact that he hasn't even been in the NFL for a few years concerns me also.

I'm willing to give him a chance but I'm not going to get excited about his hiring.
NCSteeler
02-14-2013, 08:34 AM
alright, experienced guy, i guess ill take it. the article says nothing about him from 2010-2012. Anyone know what he was doing then?

from the article.


For the past few years, Mann has been assisting and consulting players as they prepare for the NFL Draft.
X-Terminator
02-14-2013, 08:37 AM
His track record is a bit too long. The teams that he coached on haven't exactly produced top notch WRs either. The fact that he hasn't even been in the NFL for a few years concerns me also.

I'm willing to give him a chance but I'm not going to get excited about his hiring.

Fair enough. Honestly, this entire off-season has left me less than excited. Who knows what we're going to get next season and beyond. Seems to me the vibe of the franchise has changed since Art II took over, and not necessarily for the best.
SteelerEmpire
02-14-2013, 10:21 AM
Well. I know since Lake took over the secondary, the secondary that sucked to high heaven for soo many years is now #1 for two years straight. Now if Mann can get help get the WR's corps in the top 5 the team would be amazing.
SteelerFanInStl
02-14-2013, 11:09 AM
Well. I know since Lake took over the secondary, the secondary that sucked to high heaven for soo many years is now #1 for two years straight. Now if Mann can get help get the WR's corps in the top 5 the team would be amazing.

Lake is a completely different situation though. I was excited about that hire because I used to watch him play and loved the way he played. Similar to the same way that I would feel if Hines were to be hired as the WR coach.
steelreserve
02-14-2013, 12:41 PM
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DICKMAN!
GBMelBlount
02-14-2013, 01:05 PM
It's a bird!
It's a plane!
No....It's.....





DICKMAN!
Psycho Ward 86
02-14-2013, 01:23 PM
from the article.

hmm. well at least he's had to work his football acumen for the past couple years he hasnt been on an actual coaching staff
Shoes
02-14-2013, 01:35 PM
Fair enough. Honestly, this entire off-season has left me less than excited. Who knows what we're going to get next season and beyond. Seems to me the vibe of the franchise has changed since Art II took over, and not necessarily for the best.

Bingo!!!
Count Steeler
02-14-2013, 04:17 PM
Fair enough. Honestly, this entire off-season has left me less than excited. Who knows what we're going to get next season and beyond. Seems to me the vibe of the franchise has changed since Art II took over, and not necessarily for the best.

I'm hoping papa Dan will get the ship back on course. Give Art a pointer or 2.