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Folks,

A heads-up that 1040 will have the Mike Benevides Show every Monday night, 6:00-7:00 with Bob Marjanovich, starting tonight (June 4).

If you're not near a radio, you can listen online at www.teamradio.ca/live/music-player/index.html

Thanks
Iain

Thanks for the heads up Iain.
Will be tuning in every week.

Great news.

Is Coach Bene going to be taking questions from callers?


DH

David wrote:Great news.

Is Coach Bene going to be taking questions from callers?


DH

I don't care for the onair questions, better to sort through emails from the fans and pick the better ones, so we don't get into the second or third string QB should be starting after a loss. Having the show is great though, something that the Lions haven't been doing that other teams use to help connect with their fanbase.

Marjanaovich is good. Should be a good show. Benny will have to curb his enthusiasm just a bit though. He has a bit of a tendency to go over the top, as with his comment about Jordan Yantz and Billy Greene.

WestCoastJoe wrote:Marjanaovich is good. Should be a good show. Benny will have to curb his enthusiasm just a bit though. He has a bit of a tendency to go over the top, as with his comment about Jordan Yantz and Billy Greene.

Yah, I hope he doesn't put Bob into a headlock on the opening show...

Thanks, Iaian. Afternoon practice at training camp runs from 4 to 6 p.m. so Bene will be fresh off the field. Marjanovich will be the first and perhaps the only media person to get the coach's end-of-day impressions. Daily media access is usually restricted to the end of morning practice only.

Rammer wrote:

David wrote:Great news.

Is Coach Bene going to be taking questions from callers?


DH

I don't care for the onair questions, better to sort through emails from the fans and pick the better ones, so we don't get into the second or third string QB should be starting after a loss. Having the show is great though, something that the Lions haven't been doing that other teams use to help connect with their fanbase.

I second that. Like the idea of getting the fans involved

David wrote:Great news.

Is Coach Bene going to be taking questions from callers?


DH

Paterson and Taylor just discussed this not long ago and apparently the answer to that is yes.

Podcast?

LOL Benny talks so fast he gets out of breath. But I think the players buy into what he is all about.

What I liked was what Giulio said in the follow up interview. Tempo. Tempo.

Paul Brown brought that concept into pro football. No wasted time. Everybody working. At game speed. Bill Walsh did that too. Marc Trestman does it in Montreal. Benny is doing it here in B.C.

WestCoastJoe wrote:LOL Benny talks so fast he gets out of breath. But I think the players buy into what he is all about.

What I liked was what Giulio said in the follow up interview. Tempo. Tempo.

Paul Brown brought that concept into pro football. No wasted time. Everybody working. At game speed. Bill Walsh did that too. Marc Trestman does it in Montreal. Benny is doing it here in B.C.

I am a big fan of Benevides. Smart, hard-worker, a leader, and a charismatic presence. You want to go to war for him....and he's a Canadian who risen to the top - you just can't help but be in his corner. All that being said, I don't want to see him over-compensate to try and shed the "Little Buono" tag. He needs to lighten up a little and not try too hard to avoid another 0-5 start that we end up going 0-5 down the stretch and he pisses off a lot of vets in the meantime.

There's already talk of making up T-shirts that read "Toughest Training Camp Ever" to hand out at the end of camp, which I find a little hokey and disingenuous. Just run TC with authority and purpose but don't burn them out. We had a coach here in the '70s named Vic Rapp who ruled with an iron fist and ran his teams ragged. We'd always charge out of the gate but end up at :500 by season's end as we'd suffer a string of injuries and players would be physically and/or mentally spent.

DH

David wrote:

WestCoastJoe wrote:LOL Benny talks so fast he gets out of breath. But I think the players buy into what he is all about.

What I liked was what Giulio said in the follow up interview. Tempo. Tempo.

Paul Brown brought that concept into pro football. No wasted time. Everybody working. At game speed. Bill Walsh did that too. Marc Trestman does it in Montreal. Benny is doing it here in B.C.

I am a big fan of Benevides. Smart, hard-worker, a leader, and a charismatic presence. You want to go to war for him....and he's a Canadian who risen to the top - you just can't help but be in his corner. All that being said, I don't want to see him over-compensate to try and shed the "Little Buono" tag. He needs to lighten up a little and not try too hard to avoid another 0-5 start that we end up going 0-5 down the stretch and he pisses off a lot of vets in the meantime.

There's already talk of making up T-shirts that read "Toughest Training Camp Ever" to hand out at the end of camp, which I find a little hokey and disingenuous. Just run TC with authority and purpose but don't burn them out. We had a coach here in the '70s named Vic Rapp who ruled with an iron fist and ran his teams ragged. We'd always charge out of the gate but end up at :500 by season's end as we'd suffer a string of injuries and players would be physically and/or mentally spent.

DH

That is true. I recall the Vic Rapp days. Players terrified. Coaches terrified. Burned out by mid season.

I agree about the T-Shirts. Pointless and stupid. That is proving you are a tough coach. Who cares? Most tough coaches have lousy records. Demanding of performance, Yes. But do not burn them out or injure them.

Like I said about Paul Brown. Efficient practices. Organized. Fast pace. Finished quickly. No burnout. Other teams would kill each other in practice. Pointless.

Possibly a bit of a bad sign that two O Linemen injured already. Trying too hard? Going too hard? Valli is like that. Here is my joke ... Valli needs another Valium. Ha ha

Valli and Newman should know their bodies and the limits. Dorazio should too. Or it could just be a fluke, two injuries. But it bears watching. Did I hear there was live contact? That is unusual. Tackling running backs? Tackling receivers?

Newman's knee locked up during a conditioning drill. It's one of these unfortunate njuries which happens. I don't think it has anything to do with the type of training camp Benevides is running.

cromartie wrote:Podcast?

I posted the link in the training camp thread. Turns out they didn't take callers after all, which is actually par for the course with all TEAM guests.