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Great MOAR 1st time coaches
This isn't DVD's first coaching gig btw. First P5 job though.
Great MOAR 1st time coaches
Didn’t listen and don’t care. My God if true though. My God.Buddy stole that info from the through the smoke podcast
Am I really supposed to believe that DVD didn't know how to align playing corner in Randy Shannon's scheme.....Really not trying to rag on the guy at all. I'm just not sure about how much he brings as a COACH. Recruiter I'm sure he's solid... but I went to school at the same time as he did (2007-2011) and know some of the guys who played with him but they were skeptical of the hire.
The consensus was that he wasn't a "cerebral player" aka wasn't good with the playbook when he was playing. Apparently he always had to be told where to line up by the Safetys or LBs. But he was fast enough to where he could get himself back into position. Sean Taylor apparently was the same way but he was... Sean Taylor.
In short, DVD is not going to be a guy to help with the game plan/chess match aspect of coaching the defense.
In terms of teaching technique, he was never one to go out and make a one on one tackle... so they were skeptical on how he would be able to coach a younger guy to the go out and do the same, In terms of coverage technique "turning your head around" they felt he could help with that aspect of being a DB.
Again, not trying to rag on him. He was always a good guy whenever I interacted with him. I think that whatever his coaching deficiencies are will hopefully be covered by T-Rob. I just pray his value as a recruiter is good enough to where he's a value add overall.
OP just made me ponder...
I wonder if my former teammates are questioning whether I can coach defense or not based on how I played 20+ years ago.
"All Macho cared about was hoes and chicken wings! How he gonna teach tackling to kids?!"
well to be fair you don't know anything about DVD's coaching ability. None of us doThat’s the only thing that make sense in keeping DVD. I believe his main role will be recruiting and being under TROBs wing for the time being.
Rumph was neither a good recruiter or teaching at least DVD brings one quality.
With our fans we won’t ever have 100% support DVD which is fine. I get it they want to see him prove it. I’m hear telling those non believers let’s pick this up next year when he gets us at least 2 elite cbs for this cycle.I understand the argument on both sides but haven't some of the posters on this board been clamoring for Manny to hire a DB coach that is all about recruiting and not as much about coaching? Given that DVD will basically be TRob's assistant it seems like that's exactly what we have. I don't really have a problem with how this is positioned.
I don’t see what’s the point of having a separate CB coach and T Rob as the DB coach when cbs is what he’s known for.
Recruiting
Did you guys notice that Clemson play to the boundary that DVD blew up is the same one they keep using on us? Like how are we unprepared for a play they have used against us for years.I’m not saying this to knock DVD at all. He was a good player for us. But over half those highlights are completions or good plays if the wr just catches the ball or the qb makes a good throw.
Really not trying to rag on the guy at all. I'm just not sure about how much he brings as a COACH. Recruiter I'm sure he's solid... but I went to school at the same time as he did (2007-2011) and know some of the guys who played with him but they were skeptical of the hire.
The consensus was that he wasn't a "cerebral player" aka wasn't good with the playbook when he was playing. Apparently he always had to be told where to line up by the Safetys or LBs. But he was fast enough to where he could get himself back into position. Sean Taylor apparently was the same way but he was... Sean Taylor.
In short, DVD is not going to be a guy to help with the game plan/chess match aspect of coaching the defense.
In terms of teaching technique, he was never one to go out and make a one on one tackle... so they were skeptical on how he would be able to coach a younger guy to the go out and do the same, In terms of coverage technique "turning your head around" they felt he could help with that aspect of being a DB.
Again, not trying to rag on him. He was always a good guy whenever I interacted with him. I think that whatever his coaching deficiencies are will hopefully be covered by T-Rob. I just pray his value as a recruiter is good enough to where he's a value add overall.
few things from this highlight...
1. I recall not particularly caring for DVD as a PLAYER when he was here, his highlight tape overall was meh, its 4 min long, shows each play twice, and the first highlight takes up a minute lol
2. All was almost forgotten when I saw him take out that BS clemson throwback screen. They legit have been running this play since '08-ish and DVD so far is the only one I have seen diagnose it and drop them for a loss.