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A big tip of the cap to the UW coaches
DerekJohnson
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The way our defense looked so crappy through much of the year, and the fear we all had when opponents dropped back to throw.... But as the season progressed, the coaches clearly did their jobs coaching up the kids, coaching up the DBs, instilling confidence, instilling improvement... If you would have told me in October that we would be playing Texas in a bowl game and the Longhorns would only have 3 points at halftime, I would have bet good $$$ against that happening.
Just a tremendous job by Inge/Morrell and the coaches and players on defense to get better. So very impressive.
Just a tremendous job by Inge/Morrell and the coaches and players on defense to get better. So very impressive.
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We were rock-solid on defense last night (2-3 gifted drops by Worthy notwithstanding).
To cover up the frightening lack of speed/talent in the secondary (and particularly CB) was a helluva job by the staff.
Other than Cameron Bright doing his Jackson Sirmon impersonation and taking a bad angle on the short pass the running back turned into a TD, our guys were pretty much in position to make plays.
Let's see how DL/LB recruiting goes the next few months, but I'm about to stick that plate of crow in the oven for wanting the defensive coaches shit-canned in October.
I gotta say, I’m pulling for improvement because I like Inge from what I’ve seen of him online.
Guys were completely out of position at the very beginning of the year…… they really did look. Absolutely clueless. They started to figure out figure it out and that defensive line. What a phenomenal job they did.
That being said. Adios to to cam bright. I still don’t know how he can’t cover a running back coming out of the backfield.
A good/great coach can make a below-average player average (not desirable, but sometimes necessary)
Make an average player above-average
Make an above-average player good
Make a good player great
A coach cannot make a below-average player great, or even good. You can coach them up one level, with teaching, buy-in, and commitment on both sides. It is how you see them as a recruit, and having vision taking them to the next level as a player.
Players get better or they get worse, and that is coaching. If the HC and staff can't sell the buy in, it doesn't matter how highly the TBS'ers rate them.
For me it is all about putting players into position to succeed. I see buy in, trust, commitment, and that is Deboer. To bring up a recently discussed topic, in the last 20 years, how many UW coaches win the Texas game? (A partial trick question, in that if Sark was facing Sark, it very well could break the space-time continuum)...
I clicked.
Seems like only two of us? wanted deboner from the start. Please correct me if I’m wrong @Baseman.
As @YellowSnow is my witness, I’m first and right on deboner.
Long story short, Jen tried fucking hard to fuck this hire up.
I feel like @Doogles was an early DeBoner prophet as well.