I’m not real high on Patke, I’ve been calling for his replacement for a few years now lol
But, every time I’ve ever asked anyone I know who knows him be it coach or player, the first thing they always say he’s very smart & knows the game. I think looking at the development of Rome Finley & Gil Frierson can attest to the idea that even when our Defense has been pretty bad particularly at LB play that the strikers at least have looked functional.
However, he’s also the ST’s coach & our inability to find a decent PR’er since JT4 left is a problem that he has to resolve.
He’s been one of Manny’s guys since Miss St so he knows the system better than anybody on staff, if he can’t get the LB’s in order then he probably won’t be here next year anyway.