If they don't get back into recruiting at at worst a top 25 level by next year then it's going to fall apart very quickly. I think Lake's a good coach but he's not good enough to make the kids of classes he's bringing in world beaters.
"This is a good team with a lot of questions. They barely played last year and didn’t practice much. They had something closer to an extended spring than a real season."
"The constant is the defense, obviously, nothing that they did last year with Jimmy [Lake] as head coach changed what he was doing as defensive coordinator under Pete [Chris Petersen]. It’s the exact same schemes and he’s bonafide, he can find and make NFL talent on that side of the ball. That’s going to be their signature on the field, although for Jimmy it’s more about an off-field team branding thing, bringing back swagger and being more aggressive in recruiting."
"Offense is what we’re watching. They’ve committed to running the ball, obviously they’ve had a string of good backs, their tight ends stand out too. It will be a really interesting quarterback battle in the offseason, I’d watch out for the freshman [Sam Huard]."
"John [Donovan] is the kind of OC who is really agnostic about a scheme, he’s going to try to fit to personnel and what’s available."
"Lake has talked a lot about what they won’t be, let’s find out what they are."
"The smartest move they can make is building a team that wins the North consistently, and to do that they’ve got to be as good as Oregon on the lines. The problem is that you can’t really do that with any consistency if you’re relying on the transfer portal, and it looks like he’s embraced that because they haven’t recruited as well as they probably should.”
"John [Donovan] is the kind of OC who is really agnostic about a scheme, he’s going to try to fit to personnel and what’s available."
Ummm is this a different John Donovan than the one in Montlake? I know this anonymous coach feedback stuff is mostly bullshit, but this was like asking a politician a question that they have zero knowledge in and you get a canned answer.
Also, hat tip to whichever old fuck coach used the phrase "dial up exotic blitzes" as an excuse for "can't stay in base personnel because we suck and have to bring the house since we can't get pressure on the QB" about Todd Orlando.
To be fair, Wazzu has never recruited in the top 10 but they have put together some strong teams… just sayin… it’s going to take more than recruiting top talent. He needs coaches
"John [Donovan] is the kind of OC who is really agnostic about a scheme, he’s going to try to fit to personnel and what’s available."
Ummm is this a different John Donovan than the one in Montlake? I know this anonymous coach feedback stuff is mostly bullshit, but this was like asking a politician a question that they have zero knowledge in and you get a canned answer.
Also, hat tip to whichever old fuck coach used the phrase "dial up exotic blitzes" as an excuse for "can't stay in base personnel because we suck and have to bring the house since we can't get pressure on the QB" about Todd Orlando.
Theoretically Donovan is able to completely change the scheme from week to week. Look at the difference from Oregon State to Arizona, we went from run the damn ball to throwing the ball all over the place.
We definitely weren't married to a specific scheme last year. The problem is you still have to know when to use which scheme, and be able to execute it.
To be fair, Wazzu has never recruited in the top 10 but they have put together some strong teams… just sayin… it’s going to take more than recruiting top talent. He needs coaches
To be fair, Wazzu has never recruited in the top 10 but they have put together some strong teams… just sayin… it’s going to take more than recruiting top talent. He needs coaches
Was this from Criscoball? With recruiting from the past cycle and the current cycle it's very possible Oregon could be better on the OL soon but I don't think even Crisco would trade the starters and depth at OL/DL right now, especially considering Thibodeaux is an OLB.
If Scott's phrase of uneducated comment and fitting into the narrative means this coach is 100% right as are the few hanger ons rational realistic adults still over there then I complete agree with him.
If Scott's phrase of uneducated comment and fitting into the narrative means this coach is 100% right as are the few hanger ons rational realistic adults still over there then I complete agree with him.
"They’ve built this famous reputation for how big they get in terms of personnel and how they could line up and maul you, but they’re starting to show spread pass tendencies. You can see it on film, they’re more comfortable throwing out of spread. The receiver they lost to the draft (Simi Fehoko) is going to hurt them. That’s the narrative around the team, that the skill position guys just haven’t been as elite as in years past. They’re not winning as much because they don’t have those amazing talents who force you to reckon with a vertical passing game."
start by saying 'they used to line up and maul you'
then move to 'theyre now starting to run the spread'
then say 'theyre losing games cause they havent have skill players 'in years past''
they were good* when the ran the ball a bunch, i dont think furd has ever had elite skill players**.
i really wish they put names with these quotes so we could see who the true PE coaches are.
"It’s hard to say what happens now. The biggest move for them was Jedd [Fisch] bringing in Don Brown. He’s been very good throughout his career and I think he’s the kind of coordinator who you can recruit to, which is rare."
his defenses regressed at michigan each year but yeah, he's good.
"Jedd is taking a lot of heat as a bad hire, but I don’t think a lot of guys were circling this job. There are budget issues and no talent. Just settle in on this one, it’s gonna be a while.”
fair poont, shit job, shit hire, here's a shit sandwich, take a big bite.
trooooooooj:
"The talent is there, the potential for Clay Helton to turn it around back to a national title contender is there, but that’s always been the case for that staff."
every fucking year the talent is there, every fuckin year.
"They don’t seem to have as many flaws as in recent years, obviously they have a great QB recruiting class."
did this fuck not watch the p12 championship?
"They don’t have that juice anymore, even during (Lane) Kiffin into Sark (Steve Sarkisian). That’s because the culture turned on them so bad. The problem now is that they’re not the showtime brand they used to be.”
this is what happens when you hire shitty coaches.
bruins:
They’re not operating with any signs of ‘win now.’ You don’t see any desperation.
gonna be chippers 4th year and aint so much as a cunt hair away from a bowel game.
oregon:
"Noah Sewell is an absolute monster. He’s gonna be ridiculous."
it feels like a bit much to overvalue an ILB like this
"Recruiting-wise, they’re dominant. Mario [Cristobal] is going to push them to a level they’ve never been at, including Chip [Kelly].”
agree with the first part but i dont think mario can coach.
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"This is a good team with a lot of questions. They barely played last year and didn’t practice much. They had something closer to an extended spring than a real season."
"The constant is the defense, obviously, nothing that they did last year with Jimmy [Lake] as head coach changed what he was doing as defensive coordinator under Pete [Chris Petersen]. It’s the exact same schemes and he’s bonafide, he can find and make NFL talent on that side of the ball. That’s going to be their signature on the field, although for Jimmy it’s more about an off-field team branding thing, bringing back swagger and being more aggressive in recruiting."
"Offense is what we’re watching. They’ve committed to running the ball, obviously they’ve had a string of good backs, their tight ends stand out too. It will be a really interesting quarterback battle in the offseason, I’d watch out for the freshman [Sam Huard]."
"John [Donovan] is the kind of OC who is really agnostic about a scheme, he’s going to try to fit to personnel and what’s available."
"Lake has talked a lot about what they won’t be, let’s find out what they are."
"The smartest move they can make is building a team that wins the North consistently, and to do that they’ve got to be as good as Oregon on the lines. The problem is that you can’t really do that with any consistency if you’re relying on the transfer portal, and it looks like he’s embraced that because they haven’t recruited as well as they probably should.”
Ummm is this a different John Donovan than the one in Montlake? I know this anonymous coach feedback stuff is mostly bullshit, but this was like asking a politician a question that they have zero knowledge in and you get a canned answer.
Also, hat tip to whichever old fuck coach used the phrase "dial up exotic blitzes" as an excuse for "can't stay in base personnel because we suck and have to bring the house since we can't get pressure on the QB" about Todd Orlando.
We definitely weren't married to a specific scheme last year. The problem is you still have to know when to use which scheme, and be able to execute it.
Let's go Cascade Front II!!
"They’ve built this famous reputation for how big they get in terms of personnel and how they could line up and maul you, but they’re starting to show spread pass tendencies. You can see it on film, they’re more comfortable throwing out of spread. The receiver they lost to the draft (Simi Fehoko) is going to hurt them. That’s the narrative around the team, that the skill position guys just haven’t been as elite as in years past. They’re not winning as much because they don’t have those amazing talents who force you to reckon with a vertical passing game."
start by saying 'they used to line up and maul you'
then move to 'theyre now starting to run the spread'
then say 'theyre losing games cause they havent have skill players 'in years past''
they were good* when the ran the ball a bunch, i dont think furd has ever had elite skill players**.
i really wish they put names with these quotes so we could see who the true PE coaches are.
*except when they play us
**again, when they play us
"It’s hard to say what happens now. The biggest move for them was Jedd [Fisch] bringing in Don Brown. He’s been very good throughout his career and I think he’s the kind of coordinator who you can recruit to, which is rare."
his defenses regressed at michigan each year but yeah, he's good.
"Jedd is taking a lot of heat as a bad hire, but I don’t think a lot of guys were circling this job. There are budget issues and no talent. Just settle in on this one, it’s gonna be a while.”
fair poont, shit job, shit hire, here's a shit sandwich, take a big bite.
trooooooooj:
"The talent is there, the potential for Clay Helton to turn it around back to a national title contender is there, but that’s always been the case for that staff."
every fucking year the talent is there, every fuckin year.
"They don’t seem to have as many flaws as in recent years, obviously they have a great QB recruiting class."
did this fuck not watch the p12 championship?
"They don’t have that juice anymore, even during (Lane) Kiffin into Sark (Steve Sarkisian). That’s because the culture turned on them so bad. The problem now is that they’re not the showtime brand they used to be.”
this is what happens when you hire shitty coaches.
bruins:
They’re not operating with any signs of ‘win now.’ You don’t see any desperation.
gonna be chippers 4th year and aint so much as a cunt hair away from a bowel game.
oregon:
"Noah Sewell is an absolute monster. He’s gonna be ridiculous."
it feels like a bit much to overvalue an ILB like this
"Recruiting-wise, they’re dominant. Mario [Cristobal] is going to push them to a level they’ve never been at, including Chip [Kelly].”
agree with the first part but i dont think mario can coach.