Colts' first choice as head coach.Turns out Cheap Budda Baker Jersey , he might be the better fit anyway.Just three days into training camp, the 56-year-old former quarterback has injected energy, enthusiasm and excitement into a team desperately needing to change directions after three straight seasons of missing the playoffs."I think he brings a really neat perspective," Andrew Luck said this week. "He's certainly had an amazing career as a player and has done an amazing job as a coach. I've really enjoyed talking to him, learning from him, talking with him and figuring out what the best course of action is in many different arenas."The new tandem is just getting started.Throughout the first two public workouts in suburban Indianapolis, Luck and Reich have been conversing regularly as Luck learns his fourth offense in seven pro seasons.But Reich does more than just talk.He's innovative, passionate and personable, and players seem to respect the unique journey Reich took to his first head coaching gig.After graduating from Maryland, he was drafted by the Buffalo Bills and joined a cast of future Hall of Famers while playing for the only team to appear in four straight Super Bowls.His coaching career began when another Hall of Famer, Tony Dungy, hired Reich as an intern with the Colts in 2006. Peyton Manning earned his first championship ring that season, though Reich did not receive one.In 2009, Reich was promoted to quarterbacks coach as Manning captured his fourth MVP Award, led the Colts to a 14-0 start and another AFC title.Then after stints in Arizona and San Diego where he worked directly with Larry Fitzgerald and Philip Rivers, Reich was named the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive coordinator in 2016 and finally picked up the elusive ring when Nick Foles beat New England in February.Not enough?Even before he replaced injured Bills quarterback Jim Kelly in the 1992 playoffs and overcame a 32-point deficit to complete the largest comeback in NFL history, Reich threw three second-half TD passes in relief of Stan Gelbaugh and led the Terrapins back from a 31-poinnt deficit to beat highly-ranked Miami in 1984. At the time, it was the largest comeback in major college football history and still ranks No. 3."The backup role has suited me well in my career," Reich joked at his introductory news conference in February.The Colts are counting on him to do it again, this time in the family tradition.His father was a football coach Deone Bucannon Jersey , his mother coached sports and his brother, Joe, is entering his 18th season as head coach at Division II Wingate University in North Carolina.And Reich may need all of his expertise to turn things around in Indy.He inherits a young roster that has more questions than answers, a team the outside world believes will be among the worst in the league and one that was spurned by its top coaching choice, New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, shortly after the Patriots season-ending loss.So instead of McDaniels, general manager Chris Ballard brought in a reigning champion who understood the organization, who helped Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz put himself in the MVP conversation in just his second NFL season and who refused to take a single interview until Philadelphia's season was over.He didn't care what the critics said then about the Colts, and he doesn't care now."I see and hear the chatter, but we don't focus too much on that," he said, referring to one projection of a two-win season. "That is, I guess, a little bulletin board material, but for the most part, it's about believing in one another. I've seen what we've done. I've seen the kind of players we have. I just have a lot of confidence in who we have here."The players like what they have in this coach, too.Reich, for instance, remembers what it's like to play the game and can provide perspective and stories about his own NFL experiences including a surgical procedure he had on his shoulder following his retirement in 1998 that was similar to what Luck endured in January 2017."He certainly is a sounding board for all of us quarterbacks," Luck said. "I think he's also a great teacher. The best coaches have always been the best teachers. He does a fantastic job of that."Reich's frank http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/deone-bucannon-jersey-authentic , succinct assessments have been a big hit, too.He's made no secret of his personal expectations: The Colts must work hard, be prepared, play with discipline and finish games. He also encourages players to be themselves, a combination that led free agent tight end Eric Ebron to Indianapolis and could bring more help to Indy in the future."Frank is just Frank, he always just keeps it real," Ebron said. "That's what I like about him."One Final Tip of the Cap to Cap I think I remain the only 53 man roster prognosticator who believes the Cardinals should keep Cap Capi. Having perused (or listened to) the roster predictions from Darren Urban, Josh Weinfuss, Mike Jurecki, Doug and Wolf, Gambo, Paul Calvisi, Jess Root and our own Seth Cox—-one will not find, see or hear the name Cap Capi. Thus, I would like to make my final case for the fiery edge rusher.First of all, whenever a player’s name is preceded by the term “fan favorite” it feels like a stigma. The term always sticks in my craw because the innuendo is that the ignorant fans don’t know jack dung about who deserves to make the football team. But maybe—-just maybe—-players become “fan favorites’ for a very good reason.Cap Capi is a “fan favorite” for a very good reason—-he has dazzled here in Arizona in the only opportunities he’s been given. That’s right—-dazzled.For years the Cardinals have had little to no depth at defensive end.Think of how often second half sacks decide the outcome of NFL games.The Cardinals were a second half sack away from winning the Super Bowl—-think about that. When you go back and watch Ben Roethlisberger’s game winning drive, the Cardinals’ defensive ends, Bertrand Berry and Chike Okeafor were getting stonewalled by two mediocre tackles and never once got within a broom’s distance of Big Ben. Why? They were gassed, having played the entire game. There were no other edge rushers on the team. Conversely, a LaMarr Woodley sack of Kurt Warner extinguished the Cardinals’ last-gasp hopes.They key to the Cardinals’ NFC Championship team in 2015 Womens Josh Rosen Jersey , was acquiring edge rusher Dwight Freeney after five games—-Freeney’s late game sacks and QB pressures were one of the major reasons why the team went on an historic 9 game winning streak which included going 6-0 in prime-time games.The past two Super Bowls were decided by 4th quarter sacks—-Dont’a Hightower’s strip sack of Matt Ryan—-and Brandon Graham’s strip sack of Tom Brady.Last year, Bruce Arians and his staff decided to cut Cap Capi (despite the highest total of QB pressures, 18, in the 2017 NFL pre-season) and only keep three edge rushers (Golden, Jones and Martin) on the opening day roster. Their plan was to bring back LB Philip Wheeler after week one to make him a fill-in edge option, if necessary. Really?That plan was ill-conceived from the get-go.As soon as Markus Golden got injured, the Cardinals had no viable edge rusher to take his place on passing downs. Karen Martin was good against the run, but has never been a bona fide edge rusher. Cap Capi could have been that edge rusher and should have been that edge rusher. As a result, the Cardinals only got 1 sack all year from a defensive end not named Jones. In an 8-8 season of “what ifs”, having another edge rusher, particularly late in close games could have made a big difference. It certainly could have prevented Tom Savage from carving up the secondary. The thing about Capi is that it isn’t just about the BECAUSE he’s got 4 sacks, 2 for strip fumbles and 1 fumble recovery in the 3 games (and how these big plays have contributed to the 3-0 record)—-it’s HOW he does it.Capi has a dynamic package of edge rushing moves. His bread and butter combination is his “rip” move, where he punches the tackle with his right hand and then rips his off arm across the tackle’s outside shoulder, which now gives him the leverage to burst and bend around the edge. And, as we have seen, Capi has outstanding timing and reach when it comes to stripping the passer’s throwing arm.The counter move is his “stagger step,” where he fakes the hand punch and stutter steps, in order to back the tackle off——now Capi has created a little cushion from which he has uncanny vision when it comes to tracking the QB. Capi then reacts on a dime to what the QB is doing and goes right into chase mode.When one looks at the Cardinals’ other edge rushers, Capi has the best pass rushing moves of all of them, save Chandler Jones’. Markus Golden’s forte is getting coverage sacks. His initial “get-off” is not as explosive as Capi’s. Thus http://www.cardinalsfootballauthentics.com/mike-iupati-jersey-authentic , Golden often has to fight about half way up the arc to a point where he can double back for the QB, who by then may be getting flushed from the pocket.Vontarrius Dora is the same way. Watch his edge rush. He doesn't have a good rip or swim move and he gets pinned about 2/3rd of the way up the arc. But, Dora excels where Golden does—-on inside twists and doubling back to the ball. Jacquies Smith has good explosion off the snap, but he’s not as quick in reacting to the ball as Capi. Smith does bend around the arc from time to time, though, which is why I am excited about his potential as well. I like Dora’s potential too. But with a game on the line, I would want Capi opposite Jones.The main reason the pundits are giving for Capi not making the roster is that the coaches are concerned about “his struggles versus the run.” First of all, you don’t earn a 90.8 PFF grade in a game if you are awful defending the run. Secondly, and most importantly, you want to keep Cap Capi for one main reason—-he can sack and pressure the QB. His primary role is to rush the passer, particularly late in close games. In run situations, you put in Benson Mayowa or Vontarrius Dora. Saying Capi struggles versus the run is like complaining that Paul Goldschmidt strikes out too much.Lastly, let’s not forget how critical QB pressures and sacks are to the success of the Steve Wilks’ zone defense. The best QBs will pick apart any zone defense given a modicum of time. Conversely, even the best QBs will turn the ball over under pressure.Steve Wilks preaches that what a player does in practice he can do in the games. In fact, he just showed the team a pick six Patrick Peterson had in practice followed by the one he had versus the Cowboys. I hope that Coach Wilks sees Capi’s 4 pre-season sacks and imagines seeing ones just like those from him on Sundays. Like the coach says, you have to envision it and do it in practice first.Rushing the passer in the NFL is an art—-and Capi Capi is a regular Jackson Pollack out there, splashing past offensive tackles and splattering QBs.