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Stacey Searles needs to find a new home

ShadowSpring said:
Where did I say that sir?

It's one of the 3 issues and the one least mentioned. It's also the foundation of everything on O.
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3 issues? Comical.

Searles may suk deck but I wouldn’t be shocked if a competent OC had this OL looking much better.
 
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Best case scenario I see unfolding is canning Searles and hiring an OC\OL combo. Not sure if there is anyone out there to fit that mold.
 
ShadowSpring said:
Yes. I am very curious about Conoly's comment regarding our OL playing too high. I believe @Lance Roffers pointed this out a time or two as well.
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What they are referring to is that for an OLman there are a couple of critical things that have to happen (aka: leverage and control) - 1) they have to get underneath the d-lineman and pop him up 2) They have to bend their knees and set a good balanced stance 3) good hand/foot work and never stop moving. We fail at all three. If you watch 80% of the time we are high up (the D got the underneath == control), they are leaning over and extending (making them off balance and easy to shuck, drive back), and they don't have solid foot/hand work (allowing separation, push back). Offensive line coach is a technician (Saban talks about this in that oline is very technical and you really don't hire them for recruiting or other jobs). Not to mention there is a ton of communications and blocking schemes that each position must learn and adapt for each defense they encounter. If you watch when an offense comes up to the line the oline is talking and pointing and/or gesturing down the line. This is critical. Its almost like a very sophisticated dance. You really need to have a top level technician coaching them. Or you need 5* Jr/Sr filled line across the line. Just my opinion, but really don't see Searles getting it done. His success has come when he had 4 & 5 star Jr/Sr talent which hid a lot of his coaching issues.
 
kryptonite said:
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OP...
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ShadowSpring said:
This guy has done the least with the most on the staff for 3 years solid. During the Savannah State game where we should've just ran all over them at will, we were pushed back and busted in the mouth for the first 45 minutes of the game. Check out what former FSU OL Forrest Conoly had to say. Go to the 52:25 and then the 1:00:25 marks in the video. He was ragging the OL for not making first contact, playing too high, and not being physical. This has bothered me all year. Something is wrong. This 2018 OL is no better than the 2016 OL. Maybe even worse.

Step #1 in fixing this offense has got to be replacing Searles.



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But, but, but he has the #3 offensive line in the ACCOUNT according to pff.
 
Consigliere said:
3 issues? Comical.

Searles may suk deck but I wouldn’t be shocked if a competent OC had this OL looking much better.
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This is the new game - scapegoating assistants. Never mind he was hired by Richt and its Richt who has the power to make a change in the off-season

And yeah, that system probably doesnt help matters
 
I'm not blaming this dude . I'm blaming the dude that hired him. Go look at butch Davis' staff when he was here and then look at Miami's current staff. Look at who butch Davis had in the booth and then look at this current group whoever that is. smh.


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k9cane said:
This is the new game - scapegoating assistants. Never mind he was hired by Richt and its Richt who has the power to make a change in the off-season

And yeah, that system probably doesnt help matters
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Welcome to Richtirement.
 
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I’m no OL guru, ****, average Joe knowledge. But hasn’t Donaldson gotten worse since he got here? Seems like he played better right out of HS?
 
gatorsSUCK! said:
I’m no OL guru, ****, average Joe knowledge. But hasn’t Donaldson gotten worse since he got here? Seems like he played better right out of HS?
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hes playing out of position bc we didn't have game ready tackles coming into the season
 
fllcane said:
What they are referring to is that for an OLman there are a couple of critical things that have to happen (aka: leverage and control) - 1) they have to get underneath the d-lineman and pop him up 2) They have to bend their knees and set a good balanced stance 3) good hand/foot work and never stop moving. We fail at all three. If you watch 80% of the time we are high up (the D got the underneath == control), they are leaning over and extending (making them off balance and easy to shuck, drive back), and they don't have solid foot/hand work (allowing separation, push back). Offensive line coach is a technician (Saban talks about this in that oline is very technical and you really don't hire them for recruiting or other jobs). Not to mention there is a ton of communications and blocking schemes that each position must learn and adapt for each defense they encounter. If you watch when an offense comes up to the line the oline is talking and pointing and/or gesturing down the line. This is critical. Its almost like a very sophisticated dance. You really need to have a top level technician coaching them. Or you need 5* Jr/Sr filled line across the line. Just my opinion, but really don't see Searles getting it done. His success has come when he had 4 & 5 star Jr/Sr talent which hid a lot of his coaching issues.
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Yeah, our guys seem to be bending back, getting pushed around. Thx.
 
PatrickCane said:
He's mediocre, and he is working with Jahir Jones and Hayden Mahoney. St Louis is very average and he has a true FR at right tackle. We need better OL talent and I bet his coaching magically improves when that happens.
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he has recruited very well the last two years. brought in a bunch of highly regarded kids. no OL coach is going to kill it with the upperclassmen we have.
 
Mklein13 said:
Donaldson has been playing out of position, St. Louis has regressed, Jones and Mahoney aren’t Searles recruited guys. Next years line will def be better (Let’s hope). You get Neal and another quality guy then you have no excuses.
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Donaldson and Herbert were highly rated. Herbert has just been fighting through injuries. Gaynor well highly though of locally.
'18 class has 3 4 star kids. I dont know how good he is but inheriting jasir jones, mahoney, bar milo, isnt a far way too judge someone. St. Louis is servicable but not a stud. you guys think this is all so easy to solve. OL guys take a couple years to develop.
 
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We know how this story goes, all too well.
Coker threw Kehoe on the altar to save his own ***, rather than falling on his own sword.
My guess is Searles shall meet the same fate at the end of the season..
 
linesniper said:
We know how this story goes, all too well.
Coker threw Kehoe on the altar to save his own ***, rather than falling on his own sword.
My guess is Searles shall meet the same fate at the end of the season..
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keHoe was brought back and proved he was trash and part of the reason were stuck with the upperclassmen we have. very hard for OL to excel as frosh. I'm not thrilled w the job searles has done, but i do wanna see if he or someone else can develop the kids he brought in the last few years.
 
What happened to George Brown? I remember he was in the starting rotation early and now I don't think he's taken a single snap. Did he get hurt? No way he's worse than Jones or Mahoney.
 
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