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Message: [QUOTE="Crusty, post: 1272663, member: 2265"] My initial reaction was OMG another band member. After reading the first three pages of this thread, I decided to have a cup of coffee and think about it a bit. Now that I have my caffeine and am awake: [LIST=1] [*]I realize I have to view everything through the prism of a tight budget. [*]I realize that we are limited in our choices as not all candidates will come here (yet). [*]Perhaps not all the coaching changes have been made yet. [*]Shafer believes in "letting his coaches coach." [/LIST] With those caveats and the knowledge that I have no idea if Moreland can coach or not, I think this hire may say much about where we are headed. This is Lester's hand picked hire and I think it means that he is planning on running the Elmhurst offense - not something new. (Why would Lester do anything different than what he knows?) I think it suggests that there will be no surprises - we will see a heavy offense with an emphasis on the run game together with a great deal of play action and perhaps, play option. Shafer is all in on his new plan (he won't get a change to have another). Forgetting about my preferences, I can't say that this approach doesn't make sense. Shafer has given the reins of the offense to Lester with the full knowledge of what to expect. I think that is Midwestern smash mouth football. If you can't find the next Donovan, then beat them with numbers. Run 65 percent of the time, shorten the game and rely on defense to keep you in every game. No blowouts, couple of upsets and bowl games every year. The recruiting changes and this coaching hire seems to be in concert with this view. Plenty of big lineman, tight ends and power backs in the MW. I really want these these guys to succeed and I don't care how they do it. [/QUOTE]

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