CanesAreAble
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Assume for a second we have a competent AD (I know, I know). What are the requirements for a coach?
Here are a few. Add/subtract if you like.
1. Has had some success running a P5 program — Too many G5 guys have flamed out recently when they moved up to the P5 level. We need someone who knows what the **** they're getting into. If we're going to gamble on a coordinator or G5 guy, he should at least be someone who was an assistant at a top-tier program, but I'm leery of that path at this tenuous moment for our program.
2. Has a track record of well coached and prepared teams — Watching Miami, it's striking how ill-prepared we always are. Drops, missed tackles, penalties, boneheaded plays. Ever week we wait for these fatal errors, and every week they happen. Dropped TD, penalty, missed chip shot FG, dropped INT, etc... And we ALWAYS lose focus after seizing momentum. This has been happening for years. We'll score a TD, then give up a 50-yard kickoff return, and the other team will score in three plays. We'll get a huge defensive stop, then fumble two plays letter. We need a coach with attention to detail who's willing to hold guys accountable. Because that's not showing up on gameday.
3. Has sound schemes on both sides of the ball — At this point, I don't even care what we run schematically so long as we have coordinators who know how to run it AND recruit to it. Manny's defense looked good with veteran LBs and safeties to clean up all the kamikaze blitzing and slanting. But LB recruiting behind Shaq and Pinckney (who were already committed by the time Manny got here) has been abysmal. Safety has recently gotten better, but the young guys don't play. Part of running a particular scheme is being able to identify guys who can run it. We've been horrendous at that.
There aren't any sure things out there and we don't have the war chest to outbid a lot of schools for whoever the hottest name is, so whoever we get will probably have some blemishes.
But no more fool's gold, please.
******** up the next hire could potentially be irreversible.
Here are a few. Add/subtract if you like.
1. Has had some success running a P5 program — Too many G5 guys have flamed out recently when they moved up to the P5 level. We need someone who knows what the **** they're getting into. If we're going to gamble on a coordinator or G5 guy, he should at least be someone who was an assistant at a top-tier program, but I'm leery of that path at this tenuous moment for our program.
2. Has a track record of well coached and prepared teams — Watching Miami, it's striking how ill-prepared we always are. Drops, missed tackles, penalties, boneheaded plays. Ever week we wait for these fatal errors, and every week they happen. Dropped TD, penalty, missed chip shot FG, dropped INT, etc... And we ALWAYS lose focus after seizing momentum. This has been happening for years. We'll score a TD, then give up a 50-yard kickoff return, and the other team will score in three plays. We'll get a huge defensive stop, then fumble two plays letter. We need a coach with attention to detail who's willing to hold guys accountable. Because that's not showing up on gameday.
3. Has sound schemes on both sides of the ball — At this point, I don't even care what we run schematically so long as we have coordinators who know how to run it AND recruit to it. Manny's defense looked good with veteran LBs and safeties to clean up all the kamikaze blitzing and slanting. But LB recruiting behind Shaq and Pinckney (who were already committed by the time Manny got here) has been abysmal. Safety has recently gotten better, but the young guys don't play. Part of running a particular scheme is being able to identify guys who can run it. We've been horrendous at that.
There aren't any sure things out there and we don't have the war chest to outbid a lot of schools for whoever the hottest name is, so whoever we get will probably have some blemishes.
But no more fool's gold, please.
******** up the next hire could potentially be irreversible.
