Our 2020-21 Assistant Coaching Staff

[ghost2]

Now that things are mostly settled and the pieces are in place, what does the board think of this iteration of Manny's UM Staff? Personally I think we upgraded significantly on the offensive side, and I think getting those "same page" coaches in Lashlee, Likens, and Justice was a very smart move. I'm still not sold on the Banda/Rumph DB connection. I actually liked what I saw from Patke at ST this year. I like the mix of coaching experiences we have on staff, and it remains to be seen exactly how Ed Reed fits into this dynamic. Thoughts?


Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - Rhett Lashlee

Wide Receivers - Rob Likens

Running Backs - Eric Hickson

Tight Ends - Stephen Field

Offensive Line - Garin Justice

Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers - Blake Baker

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line - Todd Stroud

Strikers/Special Teams - Jonathan Patke

Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties - Ephraim Banda

Cornerbacks - Mike Rumph

 

[supersaiyanshel]

Baker's the weakest link imo.

I hope Manny is even more involved with the D this season.

 

[ghost2]

Yeah it sticks out like a sore thumb that we have two DCs and our defense really belongs to neither of them. Not good or bad on its own necessarily, just noticeable.

 

[chilltill]

Besides Stroud i wouldn’t mind a whole new defensive staff. But i think we should if the offense can be just as good or avg as the D.

 

[nystateofmind]

Patke is the best coach on staff.

 

[Sigma_Cane_7]

Lost me at Patke and Special Teams.

 

[ghost2]

Lost me at Patke and Special Teams.

I'm mainly talking about coverage and return units. Kicking and punting are more recruiting issues I think, so our kicking disaster and Hedley's success is kind of a wash, IMO.

 

[D-anon]

Our special teams were better under Patke.

I don't lay blame for Baxa. That was a recruiting mistake by Todd Hartley. Kid never should have been recruited. ***** missed half his field goal attempts his senior season

 

[SinisterCane]

Sigh next time can you lead with "I actually liked what I saw from Patke at ST this year" so I can stop at the reading up to that point, thanks

 

[freeman84]

I agree with you on patke imo. I think putting kJ for punt return and the put coverage was good. You can’t do anything about a kicker who is in his own head, but replacing him with a walk on that did significantly better was at least a good move.

 

[AUcane]

Have we ever had this white of a staff? Curious

 

[BermudaTriangle]

Hopefully Manny decided to get the offense right this offseason and will work on defense next year.

 

[ChrisLamar757]

Two black coaches huh?

VERY interesting...

 

[nystateofmind]

Two black coaches huh?

VERY interesting...

I thought Banda was black.

 

[BeastMode]

Have we ever had this white of a staff? Curious

36% of the staff isn’t white. Half the analyst and our chief of staff aren’t white. Not really sure what you’re getting at unless you are just trolling.

 

[Deleted member 16870]

I'm mainly talking about coverage and return units. Kicking and punting are more recruiting issues I think, so our kicking disaster and Hedley's success is kind of a wash, IMO.

I agree with the Patke assessment.

For Baker, I gave him **** last year at times but numbers also don't lie. He still had a top defense in the country. We should have not expected for him to be as good as a DC as Manny. That's unfair. But I do want to see how much he improves from year one to year two. I'm sure Manny will make those changes with him

 

[L A M P]

I think we have a very weak defensive staff, especially on the recruiting front. Would definitely like to see an upgrade to at least two of the five, if not more.

Very happy with the direction the offense went.

 

[Firesite]

Besides Stroud i wouldn’t mind a whole new defensive staff. But i think we should if the offense can be just as good or avg as the D.

I was thinking the same thing, wouldn't give a shxt if they all left.

 

[Jondone15]

I'm loving the offensive coaches! I think there gonna do big things and it's gonna help our defence

 

[AllAboutDaU]

Sigh next time can you lead with "I actually liked what I saw from Patke at ST this year" so I can stop at the reading up to that point, thanks

Baxa being terrible is not on patke. I thought special teams was improved from last year. However, the question still remains about patke the “striker” coach and recruiter. Finley actually took a step back this year. And he hasn’t been able to recruit. If i was allowed to only replace one coach on the staff it would be patke.