Greg Roman named as 49ers offensive coordinator

Here's what isn't a state secret: When Roman was a student at John Carroll University, near Cleveland, he and a handful of his teammates became enraptured by Dr. Thomas Evans, a terrorism expert whose violence and aggression class is among the most popular on campus. "We hit it off and he took us under his wing," Roman says now.

Evans would meet with players outside of class to share strategies from his CIA days that might translate to the football field. The emphasis wasn't military strategy but rather mental preparation, with Evans urging players to energize their "animal brain" for maximum reaction time. He also taught them how to overcome the traditional limits of pain and fatigue.

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
Great piece on Greg Roman's influences . . . I'm jacked . . .

http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_18826000

Here's what isn't a state secret: When Roman was a student at John Carroll University, near Cleveland, he and a handful of his teammates became enraptured by Dr. Thomas Evans, a terrorism expert whose violence and aggression class is among the most popular on campus. "We hit it off and he took us under his wing," Roman says now.

Evans would meet with players outside of class to share strategies from his CIA days that might translate to the football field. The emphasis wasn't military strategy but rather mental preparation, with Evans urging players to energize their "animal brain" for maximum reaction time. He also taught them how to overcome the traditional limits of pain and fatigue.

Originally posted by HessianDud:

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
Great piece on Greg Roman's influences . . . I'm jacked . . .

http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_18826000

Here's what isn't a state secret: When Roman was a student at John Carroll University, near Cleveland, he and a handful of his teammates became enraptured by Dr. Thomas Evans, a terrorism expert whose violence and aggression class is among the most popular on campus. "We hit it off and he took us under his wing," Roman says now.

Evans would meet with players outside of class to share strategies from his CIA days that might translate to the football field. The emphasis wasn't military strategy but rather mental preparation, with Evans urging players to energize their "animal brain" for maximum reaction time. He also taught them how to overcome the traditional limits of pain and fatigue.

awesome read! always kind of assumed that Roman was more of a figurehead and that Harbs would be calling the plays, but Roman sure sounds like one smart badass in that article, and I'm glad there's going to be a two-headed monster running our offense. One more week!

Originally posted by HessianDud:
awesome read! always kind of assumed that Roman was more of a figurehead and that Harbs would be calling the plays, but Roman sure sounds like one smart badass in that article, and I'm glad there's going to be a two-headed monster running our offense. One more week!

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:

Originally posted by HessianDud:
awesome read! always kind of assumed that Roman was more of a figurehead and that Harbs would be calling the plays, but Roman sure sounds like one smart badass in that article, and I'm glad there's going to be a two-headed monster running our offense. One more week!

Yeah, it seems that he's a bit more than a figure head. The fact that he won't talk on tape about what the terrorism expert taught him about the "animal brain" cracks me up. He clearly believes that it's a tangible advantage . . . whatever it is exactly.

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
Yeah, it seems that he's a bit more than a figure head. The fact that he won't talk on tape about what the terrorism expert taught him about the "animal brain" cracks me up. He clearly believes that it's a tangible advantage . . . whatever it is exactly.

Originally posted by unst4bl3:

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
Yeah, it seems that he's a bit more than a figure head. The fact that he won't talk on tape about what the terrorism expert taught him about the "animal brain" cracks me up. He clearly believes that it's a tangible advantage . . . whatever it is exactly.

singleterry called the animal brain "fysical"

Originally posted by WRATHman44:
Problem is, he had trouble shifting out of the animal brain, and into the cerebral "what should we do differently in the second half" brain.

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:
Problem is, he had trouble shifting out of the animal brain, and into the cerebral "what should we do differently in the second half" brain.

Yup, he went from "animal brain" straight to "gotta look at the film" brain.

Originally posted by HessianDud:

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:

Originally posted by WRATHman44:
Problem is, he had trouble shifting out of the animal brain, and into the cerebral "what should we do differently in the second half" brain.

Yup, he went from "animal brain" straight to "gotta look at the film" brain.

i think the real difference is that Roman is talking about accessing the animal part of the human brain, whereas Sing had the brain of an actual animal.

Originally posted by redrathman:
I'm calling it now: Greg Roman will interview for NFL Head Coaching vacancies this offseason.

Originally posted by redrathman:
I'm calling it now: Greg Roman will interview for NFL Head Coaching vacancies this offseason.

Originally posted by redrathman:
I'm calling it now: Greg Roman will interview for NFL Head Coaching vacancies this offseason.

Originally posted by redrathman:
I'm calling it now: Greg Roman will interview for NFL Head Coaching vacancies this offseason.