JIMMY LAKE DC, KWAT CO-DC
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I think it’s time Lake gives Smalls a phone call
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Obligatory were Dawgs1-205 already spoken for?! Otherwise, spot on take... this move is really puzzling to me too. Taking playcalling away from Kwat, something by any objective measure he's excelled at, and giving him more time to recruit, something by any objective measure he's failed at, is curious.dawgs206 said:Pros:
-We keep Lake on staff.
Cons:
-Our best position coach is no longer a position coach.
-One of the best DC's in the country is no longer the DC.
-Our best recruiter now has more responsibility in game planning and our worst recruiter has more responsibility recruiting.
Hopefully Lake can help with recruiting more positions than DB, but who knows how that will go. It still seems like a somewhat awkward move because I doubt Lake feels like he is in complete control of the defense and that is probably something most DC's covet. I agree this is a 1-2 year move. 81% chance this works out until it doesn't.
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I hope the LinkedIn theory, in that nothing internally is actually going to change, is what's going on. Doesn't seem like something Pete would do though.
This is bad. -
Damn guys who the fuck knows the reason behind it or what practical differences it even makes? Quit worrying your pretty little heads about it.
But...my guess is they mutually agreed on a change of titles and there won't be much if any changes to how calls are made in game. -
The only real positive change from my standpoint is that Lake can now recruit DLs and DEs (even though we don’t play DEs). He now has legitimate oversight over these positions.dawgs206 said:Pros:
-We keep Lake on staff.
Cons:
-Our best position coach is no longer a position coach.
-One of the best DC's in the country is no longer the DC.
-Our best recruiter now has more responsibility in game planning and our worst recruiter has more responsibility recruiting.
Hopefully Lake can help with recruiting more positions than DB, but who knows how that will go. It still seems like a somewhat awkward move because I doubt Lake feels like he is in complete control of the defense and that is probably something most DC's covet. I agree this is a 1-2 year move. 81% chance this works out until it doesn't.
We’ve been making fun of Kwiatkowski’s recruiting for months. Now he has some help. We just celebrated Bush Hamden coming back to UW in part because he is a great recruiter. Are we also afraid he’ll be too consumed with game-planning?
Lake recruiting ALL positions is a benefit. Otherwise this seems like a one-year reprieve from the inevitable - Lake leaving. -
Saban wanted him as his DC nuff said.dnc said:There's a lot more ways for this to go badly than to go well.
Really hard to imagine it making us better. -
Komo 4?RhythmicSlappingDawg said:
Saban wanted him as his DC nuff said.dnc said:There's a lot more ways for this to go badly than to go well.
Really hard to imagine it making us better.
Also, Sark is a great OC. Being an alcoholic has nothing to do with his intelligence or talent as a game planner and play caller. He's good enough for Alabama and the Falcons. I think the opinions of the people who made the decision to hire him hold a little more weight than yours.
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If true, I’m surprised Lake turned that down. I can’t remember an Alabama DV that didn’t get a good head coaching job.RhythmicSlappingDawg said:
Saban wanted him as his DC nuff said.dnc said:There's a lot more ways for this to go badly than to go well.
Really hard to imagine it making us better. -
Saban shitcanned him after one game. He was never going to be the Bama OC in 17, he was a placeholder. Saban isn't completely FS. Dan Quinn is though. That speaks volumes.dnc said:
Komo 4?RhythmicSlappingDawg said:
Saban wanted him as his DC nuff said.dnc said:There's a lot more ways for this to go badly than to go well.
Really hard to imagine it making us better.
Also, Sark is a great OC. Being an alcoholic has nothing to do with his intelligence or talent as a game planner and play caller. He's good enough for Alabama and the Falcons. I think the opinions of the people who made the decision to hire him hold a little more weight than yours. -
Also, the defense is Saban's baby. He NOGAF about the offense and leaves them alone but the defense.dnc said:
Komo 4?RhythmicSlappingDawg said:
Saban wanted him as his DC nuff said.dnc said:There's a lot more ways for this to go badly than to go well.
Really hard to imagine it making us better.
Also, Sark is a great OC. Being an alcoholic has nothing to do with his intelligence or talent as a game planner and play caller. He's good enough for Alabama and the Falcons. I think the opinions of the people who made the decision to hire him hold a little more weight than yours.
