I’ve said it ad nauseam over the years on CiS in various threads. The only year that the LB’s played consistently at a high level under Manolo’s watch, was the first season that Shaq, Pinckney and McCloud were Freshmen.
There are articles and video interviews from that season where Manolo stated that the trio of LB’s was playing fast because he had barely given them any of the defensive playbook so not to overload their minds.
Guess what? After that season, Shaq, Pinckney and McCloud all started regressing, to the point where McCloud, who was once loved by most posters on CiS, and who most said had the “highest ceiling” of the 3 athletically, is now so bad that he is hated by the fan base.
All of our subsequent LB’s have looked like trash, too. The odds that every single 3* and 4* LB recruit is a bust after multiple recruiting classes is almost an impossibility.
Watching video lowlights posted by Roman earlier this season showing our atrocious LB play and the lack of instincts and awareness that our dudes show play after play is exhibit A. They all look like deer in headlights.
It is highly unlikely that these dudes that have been playing LB at a high level for most of their lives regress so much in college to the point that they look like they’ve never before played their position.
This leaves only one possibility for rational individuals that use logic and reason as part of their daily existence...Corch Manolo and his merry men are stunting the growth and development of our LB’s.
Think of it as a lab experiment. After thousands of trials (in this case plays during a game), the evidence is irrefutable. It is NOT the players, it’s the CORCHES and the scheme.
