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We're a long way away from there. I just hope we're good enough on defense that we're having that discussion.

He hired a defensive playcaller when he first got the job, so I suspect that's his ideal set up. Baker would still be calling plays if we played better defense. Maybe he wants to turn it around and hand it off when the defense is in better shape talent-wise. It could make for an interesting...

But old Richt was a bad OC and his son was a bad QB coach. Manny was a good DC a couple years ago. Doesn't mean it will work, but different situations. The aspirational goal would be Gary Patterson at TCU. He calls defensive plays, he doesn't have blue-blood infrastructure and he's made it work.

I'm less worried seeing how the staff shook out. Bob Shoop is as overqualified as any defensive analyst in the nation. Williams and Robinson have co-DC experience in the SEC. Stroud is serving as a true Chief of Staff. If Manny fails, I suspect it will be more due to his own deficiencies as...

Ryan Day and Lincoln Riley call their own plays, too. That's three guys in the Top 6 alone. Just because it worked for them doesn't mean it will work for us. But you make it seem like it's an inherently flawed model. I don't think that's true. It works for some, not for others, and some guys...