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Nice thoughtI wonder if Louisville wanted the alum as the OL coach, but he was green, so they brought in Williams as “quality control” to give him a hand.
Nice thoughtI wonder if Louisville wanted the alum as the OL coach, but he was green, so they brought in Williams as “quality control” to give him a hand.
As a team this year SU was 75th in the country pass blocking. Purdue was 76th. Run blocking Purdue was 90th, SU was 117th.
2020 is probably the best indicator.
2021 the line was solid and we had a FR gain nearly 1,000 yards because he was so good at making people miss.
I would agree. I think we have the guys to bring in high quality recruits without the OL coach being the guy pulling them in. We don’t need a recruiter as much as we need a sound developer.3 years. Fairly certain, he was quietly asked to leave, after the 20 season(before the final game). Cav wasn't a master Technician. X O guy. That's fine- depending. He coached the 1st 5 or 6 guys. Often the GA will take care of the others, but that wasn't happening. In a player called meeting, the oline decided that the top guys would work with helping to coach the rest. Again - Cav was busy with the starters, and GA's often work in developement...
Schmidt WAS a technician. He was able to find a little more time for the underbelly. They had way more to work on, from the get go. That can take a while, but Bergeron picked it up the quickest. (In Schmidts second year) Schmidt is why he's in the NFL. ;-) He was a good developer.
Dunno squat about Williams, but Purdue fan forum wasn't kind. They have no clue what he was dealing with- as fan forums do. That being said, he did have a top 5 line in the B10, at least once.
I think we need a Master Technician - with a similar GA to work with the underbelly. That last part is important. Takes a couple years. If Williams (and his support) are those guys? Cool! We shall see. ;-)
What was LVille?
38 and 78. But he wasn’t the OL coach.
Because 2020 falls in line where it was in 2018-2019. In 2021, Purdue had an RB who broke the most tackles in a decade and was able to make people miss in the open field - not an OL indicator.Why wouldn’t 21 be the better indicator.
I thought the grades for OL are based strictly on how a given OL does carrying out their assignment on a given play. The grader doesn’t keep watching to see how many yards the RB made making people miss in the open field afterwards.Because 2020 falls in line where it was in 2018-2019. In 2021, Purdue had an RB who broke the most tackles in a decade and was able to make people miss in the open field - not an OL indicator.
Makes sense.I know. I was more talking about the talent he brought in. I answered 20 and 21 because that’s what he asked for for some reason. I’ll check 22.
Maybe there will be a second OL Coach?
I guess that’s true. I have no idea. Surprised there was improvement because I thought the line that year was pretty shaky.I thought the grades for OL are based strictly on how a given OL does carrying out their assignment on a given play. The grader doesn’t keep watching to see how many yards the RB made making people miss in the open field afterwards.
Am I wrong on this?
I’m guessing the dazzler wasn’t dazzled by Fran?It’s certainly a red flag
Addazzio is probably still being paid by TAMU. Make no mistake, my 1st choice for power run. His pass pro was poor for them...I’m guessing the dazzler wasn’t dazzled by Fran?
This is the best we can do?
Maybe he is the Coach Redd of the OLMaybe there will be a second OL Coach?
It sounds like Williams wasn't much of a recruiter, but might be able to develop some guys if another, better recruiter sets the tableAs a team this year SU was 75th in the country pass blocking. Purdue was 76th. Run blocking Purdue was 90th, SU was 117th.
Yeah so not every hire can be a homerun. If Nixon has ties to this guy it is what it is. My guess would be if the oline is trash in a year, Fran wont wait a second year to replace him. Let’s see how it goes.
important hire, seems well idk a gamble. Wanted someone a little more known. IMO the poor Oline is what sealed Dino’s fate, and the qbs cannot keep getting injured.
Of course tbd on this hire. We shall see.
I agree but it seems like another Cav as Nebraska forums told us we wouldnt like him either and we didnt so theres that.I would just say that Fran wouldn't make this hire if he didn't know something that we don't. Fran didn't come here to lose.
True. But I've been around here long enough to have been through quite a few coaching changes.I would just say that Fran wouldn't make this hire if he didn't know something that we don't. Fran didn't come here to lose.