Coach Gregory’s LB Legacy: How have UW’s linebackers fared under Bob Gregory’s tutelage?

BCoveysLifeInsPolicy

https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/2/9/22263367/coach-gregorys-lb-legacy-linebacker-ilb-recruiting-development-uw-washington-huskies-football

The article meanders a bit, but some chinteresting data.

BCoveysLifeInsPolicy

@Woof do you have a more succinct take? You always seem to have data-driven posts.

PurpleBaze

Hey! You're not Taft!

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

PurpleBaze said:

Hey! You're not Taft!

But he's a reasonable substitute.

LebamDawg

how did they get under his tutelage? and did it hurt Gregory?

chuck

I couldn't get through it. Condense the data into a table or two. That's not readable.

dnc

As always, fuck UWDoogPound

BCoveysLifeInsPolicy

chuck said:

I couldn't get through it. Condense the data into a table or two. That's not readable.

I just skimmed through the tables and ignored most of the block text analysis. It could certainly use an extract/TL;DR. The comments by other people are a bit more helpful, I think.

puppylove_sugarsteel

UW hasn't had an imposing middle backer in 2 decades

BCoveysLifeInsPolicy

puppylove_sugarsteel said:

UW hasn't had an imposing middle backer in 2 decades

We've had at least a couple imposing inside linebackers in that time...but perhaps they weren't playing "middle" linebacker? Donald Butler and Azeem Victor are the two who immediately come to mind.

RaceBannon

BCoveysLifeInsPolicy said:

puppylove_sugarsteel said:

UW hasn't had an imposing middle backer in 2 decades

We've had at least a couple imposing inside linebackers in that time...but perhaps they weren't playing "middle" linebacker? Donald Butler and Azeem Victor are the two who immediately come to mind.

Donald Butler would play on any husky team

chuck

BCoveysLifeInsPolicy said:

puppylove_sugarsteel said:

UW hasn't had an imposing middle backer in 2 decades

We've had at least a couple imposing inside linebackers in that time...but perhaps they weren't playing "middle" linebacker? Donald Butler and Azeem Victor are the two who immediately come to mind.

Butler was a big, fast, imposing MLB. At times he was the defense, just like Cooper before him and Foster after. Butler played MIKE, Cooper played WIL, and Foster mostly SAM, but all three were the best player on the team at their peak.