How is he supposed to get Herbert ready when he's injured?
I'm not saying Searles is coaching well because I'm sure we could find someone that makes this unit serviceable. But his recruits are still young and have been injured. I can't 100% point the blame on him. The scheme does him and his unit no favors at all.
He's recruited well and got players that are Miami caliber in here, unlike Kehoe who brought in Mahoney, Milo, Gauthier, Jahair Jones, and Loftus.
After next year, there are no excuses because the talent is where it needs to be and Scaife will be a serviceable LT, at the very worst and he could actually be a very good LT. He will also return Donaldson, hopefully he plays nothing but guard and the tackle experiment is over. Gaynor will fill right in at C, Boulware at LG, and he'll have guys who have been here 3+ years competing for other spots.
If we can replace him with someone better I'm all for it this off season. But if we're gonna get someone who can't recruit or isn't a good enough coach to cover Richt's play calling flaws... whats the point?