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This is rewriting history. The last time Manny coached he had Jaelen Phillips, Quincy Roche on that roster and Rambo. How did he do better with that roster when it clearly was a different roster?
One dude was a game wrecker on defense who went on to be a FRP and the other had the best season from a WR we’ve seen the last decade. Mario definitely deserves criticism for how this team performed or didn’t perform last year but calling this the same roster is just disingenuous.
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Agreed and I would say it was obvious that his boneheaded decision to go with his caveman four corners offense when he **** well knew that TVD was lighting it up in Lashlee's spread offense was one of if not the dumbest coaching decisions I've ever seen.
You are right that the above was key in making the talent seem worse that it was but we weren't exactly playing with AA caliber talent either. The fact is that Manny really destroyed this rooster through his incompetence on the trail and **** poor evals. Diaz and staff were also notoriously lazy to the point of being negligent. Then because he was a jock sniffing wannabe, he acted like he was one of the guys thus playing favorites and shunning serious hard working players who threatened his Club Med style culture. Diaz was a cancer and his incompetence set this program back years.
Golden/Donofrio were both goofballs in their own way with their stupid Defense and such but in terms of recruiting and building the rooster, they left Coach Richt a much better situation.
Stay out of it, grandpa. Unless you can tell me how his words mean something different. Biut you can’t and you won’t.
Now go fix your colostomy bag.
JaQuae Jackson
Francis do you ever sleep? ... I agree with your main argument 100%. Agree on WRs, DE, agree on RB and QB.
But IMO, we need another OT. I know everyone believes Rivers, Nelson (if healthy), the true freshman and McCoy (if healthy) will be good enough. I think that's wishful thinking. Move Rivers inside and get another starting OT, then we're where we need to be.
I would change, "we could also use a LB" to "we also desperately need another quality P5 LB and could use a second". That room looks super concerning unless you're running with freshmen.
Finally, we need at least one more quality P5 CB, probably a second. I've never been a fan of Porter, Couch has disappointed, and Roberts supposedly will be more S than CB.
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Thank you Sir.
How can they kick it out of Mario! He didn't play you reaching sinistercane. His players didn't but in
He did say in a round about way, It's the stigma of a black qbs.
so how did richt win 9 in year 1 w Goldens guys then? Mario deserves to be bashed for. last year and if you're caping up for last year then you're delusional. it was a poor coaching job by any standard.
there was enough talent to win more than 5 games. stop this. it was an absolutely poor coaching job.
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I am skeptical that Bryant will even come. WRs in their contract year (i.e. portal guys) are not about taking risks and jumping to a team where there is doubt that the passing attack will feature them. Guys like Addison, Zay, Worthy, et al were either going to go to a sure thing (i.e. Addison to USC) or stick with their comfort level after being assured they'd be featured more. Versus....Mario's reputation (last year at this time) as not being a passing friendly coach (right or wrong) or the one year track record of a generationally bad offense.
The only WRs of note we have a chance on are: 1) sofla kids that are playing elsewhere, or 2) some diamond in the rough in D2 that Alonzo has found. I would not count on any big time D1 kid coming here. JMO
LOL Sleep is for tortoises! Truth is I work nights and that has made me a night owl.
Yeah I agree with you about LB. I just thought that DT, CB and WR were more pressing concerns. Still you are right about how young we are there and I would take another LB in a second especially since it seems like Wes is going to take longer to come around that I had originally thought.
As far as the OT issue you mentioned, I may have to disagree there. From all accounts it appears as if Jalen Rivers is doing an excellent job at LT and he is backed up by one or two of Okunlola, Nelson and McCoy. Also, Javion Cohen can also play play tackle. It's true that you can never have enough linemen so if we went that route I certainly wouldn't complain. I just think it's farther down on the list of needs compared to WR, CB, DT etc...
Didn't say Mario don't deserve fault, he the head coach it's all on him! Once richt left and diaz got hired the coaching tanked so the players were being coached badly before Mario got there. Enough blame to go around for both Mario and Mannys staph!
I agree that both deserve blame but I expected a lot more from a 10 year veteran coach getting paid a lot of money. just how I feel. we paid 8 mill for 500k results.
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Nothing’s disingenuous. People are making excuses for the worst season in my sizable lifetime. That’s white-washing. Manny had Phillips and Roche and Mario also brought in Mesidor and Darrell Jackson.
And on the offense - you got Rambo??? Gattis would’ve wasted him too.
If the Manny staff from his final year, coaches last year’s team, we have a better season than the putrid bro-style filth we saw last year.
Hey, I'm still wondering myself but it let us know that the culture was really bad and Manny had lost control he really ****ed us over!
eh excuses bc the same culture bull**** infected the coaches Mario hired. they quit on each other and the roster. I hate the culture excuse though. we had bad culture with golden but it was enough for MR to win 9 games in year 1. good coaches find a way beyond the excuses. Mario will have a lot more tools at his disposal to win big here. well see how year 2 goes. I don't except 8 wins bc I think the roster isn't good esp w the turnover. just get to Bowl eligibility
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Phillips wasn't on mannys last team. Phillips left the year Rousseau did since they both got drafted in round 1 that same year (Phillips to the fins and Rousseau end of round 1 to buffalo). roche also left that year.
You already have a guy just like him in George.
I dont understand why Miami is after him so hard.
I agree bowl eligibility is the floor! One more win then last year. But I'm hoping for 8wins though
Even better since @AllAboutTheU included them when he called my post disingenuous. Lol I can’t remember. I just know Rousseau was gone but yeah, I remember now.
