Jay Heaps after 5 years: still the right guy for the job?

Yeah, but Grady was a truly lovable character. Can't say that of Bilello.

 

I was thinking of Fred's sidekick, Grady, from Sanford & Son. With that theme in mind, if Bilello says one more stupid thing, "Imma give you one-a these, cross yo' lip!"

 

Couldn't watch the game since I was driving so listened on the radio to Brad and Paul.

Brad, without even realizing it IMO, basically called out Heaps as not being able to fix the decision making of his team. Nice job, Brad!

The post-game wrap-up, Hardy basically called out Heaps again about the "philosophical problems" that seem to be plaguing the Revs and asked Clyde Simms what he thought. Simms evaded the question, but by answering the way he did, again pointed to Heaps as a big part of the problem.

 

According to the data below, the typical summer swoon under Heaps lasts about 2 months:

Summer swoons - Heaps years
2017: 0-4-0 (0 pts) 6/17 to ?
2016: 2-8-2 (8 pts) 6/25 to 8/28 , or 0-5-1 7/31 to 8/28
2015: 1-7-2 (5 pts) 5/20 to 7/11
2014: 0-8-0 (0 pts) 5/31 to 7/26
2013: 3-5-2 (11 pts) 6/8 to 8/10
2012: 0-7-3 (3 pts) 7/14 to 9/1

 

Why is thing being allowed to continue?

 

Maybe we should bring in Tevya for the Front Office

 

We've had near annual summer swoons under Rongen, Clavijo, and Nicol. It's as much a part of Revs tradition as Slyde.

 

I like how 2 of the top 3 rated field players in last weekend's US match were Revs. Throw in the fact that Watson, Koffie, and Delamea were away representing their country in international matches. And one would think, the Revs must have some team with 5 international players on the roster. Nope, they are in last place. Could coaching be an issue???

 

Although I think Lazar Wolf has the keener eye....

 

It's true, I forgot to include Zenga. I intentionally left out Stapleton though because that whole season was a swoon.

 

I'm still holding to this position. If they hang this miserable season on Heaps and Burns somehow survives, nothing much is going to change. This front office needs to be cleaned out like Hercules did with the Aegean stables. In fact, a new team president to hold everyone's feet to the fire might be the best place to start.

 

This, this, a thousand times... THIS!!!

Bilello, Burns AND Heaps must all be shown the door. The New England Revolution front-office brain-trust is brain-dead. Who among "The Three Stooges" of the Kraft Group, based upon their tenure with the Revolution, could secure their current position with any other franchise in Major League Soccer? Does anyone truly believe that another MLS organization would consider any of these chronic underachievers a top candidate for a job elsewhere in the league? Hell, given their track-records in Foxboro, Bilello, Burns and Heaps would be hard-pressed to get a first-rate USL side to take a flyer on them.

Enough with rewarding abject incompetence!!! Fire the lot of them!!!

 

When is his contract up? The Krafts might wait until then, simply out of laziness. Isn't that what they did with Nicol?

 

Who do we want as a replacement for Heaps?

 

New blood. Someone from outside the organization, but familiarity with the US system. I'm not sure who would want the job, but we can't promote from within again, even if that torpedoes nice guys like Paul or Carlos.

 

Would you take Stevie N back?

 

No. He'd probably improve our defensive discipline, but our offense would lose its moments of brilliance, as fleeting as those moments have been. Let's not forget that Steve was the reason Jay was seen as an improvement to the team. No, new blood means totally new. No Ralston, no Rongen, no Nicol. I'd even be wary of Savarese or bit players. Outside perspective, all the way.

 

Agree although bringing a coach in from outside MLS is risky.
Do you have anyone in mind?

 

I don't, though I'm not saying we need someone outside MLS, just outside the Revs' culture. I think I'd be happiest with someone in the Caleb Porter mold, someone who's molded college players and is looking to make the jump to the pros. Ideally, we'd end up with a Revs' Brad Stevens. But without a Revs' Danny Ainge (which Burns certainly ain't), that's unlikely to happen.