StevoBevo
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I know we all say the same things every off-season and every coaching change “so-so looks bigger!”, “ the team looks faster!”, “The guys are working harder than ever”, “finally we can see what a real coaching staff can do with these guys” etc etc etc.
We love to believe it, we love saying it even more. But THIS time I can firmly and confidently believe the hype around our
S&C as well as our coaching upgrades. There’s plenty evidence to support our claims this time around.
1. Our S&C is big time (hear me out). There have been results across the board. Players such as:
DE Elijah Roberts: 270 -> 285
DE N Kelly: 227 -> 245 (while losing 2% in body fat)
LB Keontra Smith: 203 -> 230 (big time)
DE Chantz Williams: 250 -> 260 (lost body fat from 15% to 12%)
DL JHH: 270 -> 295 (not to mention almost 100lbs added to his bench over the offseason. For a team that seemed to get pushed off the LOS pretty consistently by bigger, more established teams that should be music to our ears. Not to mention an extra 25Lbs for JHH should do WONDERS)
DL Leonard Taylor: 290 -> 290 while going from 17% to 12% (maintaining that weight while going down in body fat is huge, that’s a considerable transformation especially for someone with the potential he has. He also added in an interview he went from being able to do 1 Full Pull-up to 8. As well as going from a 315 bench to a 375 bench.)
OL Jalen Rivers: lost 11 pounds, lost 5% body fat while increasing his squat from roughly 480 to roughly 615 according to a recent interview.
Other players worth noting for the off season are: CB TeCory Couch, OL Justice Olusewean (recently squatted 700Lbs), RB Donald Chaney, RB TeVonte Citizen, CB Jaden Harris, QB Jacurri Brown, DL Darrel Jackson, TE Elijah Arroyo, TE Jaleel Skinner
One thing I noticed from an interview with Jalen rivers was he mentioned how all of their workouts are football based, and specified by position. He also noted the last regime simply had them lift for the sake of lifting and getting numbers up. He Raved about Felders program and briefly mentioned how for Oline his goal is to get them stronger WHILE improving their ability as a offensive lineman through various exercises.
If what he says is even close to true I can expect ALOT of improvement across the board. Our Lines on BOTH sides are already bigger & stronger and I expect them to make a HUGE leap this season.
2. Our Coaching is night and day what he have possibly EVER had. From one of the best O-Line coaches in the country, one of the most experienced and successful DCs in the past 20 years. Experienced and highly successful DB, LB, TE & RB coaches. All across the board we have improved DRAMATICALLY from a coaching standpoint and a support staff standpoint.
Last year alone we lost to UNC, UVA, Michigan State & FSU ALL because of coaching. Namely blown coverages, poor Oline play, TERRIBLE tackling, poor energy and a straight up lack of fundamentals. (Not to even mention we almost lost to App State, Georgia Tech & kept it way too close to Virginia Tech).
Think about that. 4 out 5 losses was simply coaching. As some of us would say we snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory. We lost 38-17, 45-42, 30-28 & 31-28 and when you watch those games it was BLATANTLY obvious our coaching was sub par. The program was sub par, commitment to football was sub par.
Things are different with Mario. Last years team with this staff/culture present goes 11-1 no questions asked. I believe we have improved or at MINIMUM stood pat in all positions across the board on our team. Now I’m not saying that we go 12-0 and make the CFP. But I am saying that the normal cliches we attempt to bring up with every coaching change I think can finally be deemed true this time around. I think it will be obvious on the field how much our S&C/Coaching shows up on the field this year.
This year it’s no longer a cliche. It’s a fact.
We love to believe it, we love saying it even more. But THIS time I can firmly and confidently believe the hype around our
S&C as well as our coaching upgrades. There’s plenty evidence to support our claims this time around.
1. Our S&C is big time (hear me out). There have been results across the board. Players such as:
DE Elijah Roberts: 270 -> 285
DE N Kelly: 227 -> 245 (while losing 2% in body fat)
LB Keontra Smith: 203 -> 230 (big time)
DE Chantz Williams: 250 -> 260 (lost body fat from 15% to 12%)
DL JHH: 270 -> 295 (not to mention almost 100lbs added to his bench over the offseason. For a team that seemed to get pushed off the LOS pretty consistently by bigger, more established teams that should be music to our ears. Not to mention an extra 25Lbs for JHH should do WONDERS)
DL Leonard Taylor: 290 -> 290 while going from 17% to 12% (maintaining that weight while going down in body fat is huge, that’s a considerable transformation especially for someone with the potential he has. He also added in an interview he went from being able to do 1 Full Pull-up to 8. As well as going from a 315 bench to a 375 bench.)
OL Jalen Rivers: lost 11 pounds, lost 5% body fat while increasing his squat from roughly 480 to roughly 615 according to a recent interview.
Other players worth noting for the off season are: CB TeCory Couch, OL Justice Olusewean (recently squatted 700Lbs), RB Donald Chaney, RB TeVonte Citizen, CB Jaden Harris, QB Jacurri Brown, DL Darrel Jackson, TE Elijah Arroyo, TE Jaleel Skinner
One thing I noticed from an interview with Jalen rivers was he mentioned how all of their workouts are football based, and specified by position. He also noted the last regime simply had them lift for the sake of lifting and getting numbers up. He Raved about Felders program and briefly mentioned how for Oline his goal is to get them stronger WHILE improving their ability as a offensive lineman through various exercises.
If what he says is even close to true I can expect ALOT of improvement across the board. Our Lines on BOTH sides are already bigger & stronger and I expect them to make a HUGE leap this season.
2. Our Coaching is night and day what he have possibly EVER had. From one of the best O-Line coaches in the country, one of the most experienced and successful DCs in the past 20 years. Experienced and highly successful DB, LB, TE & RB coaches. All across the board we have improved DRAMATICALLY from a coaching standpoint and a support staff standpoint.
Last year alone we lost to UNC, UVA, Michigan State & FSU ALL because of coaching. Namely blown coverages, poor Oline play, TERRIBLE tackling, poor energy and a straight up lack of fundamentals. (Not to even mention we almost lost to App State, Georgia Tech & kept it way too close to Virginia Tech).
Think about that. 4 out 5 losses was simply coaching. As some of us would say we snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory. We lost 38-17, 45-42, 30-28 & 31-28 and when you watch those games it was BLATANTLY obvious our coaching was sub par. The program was sub par, commitment to football was sub par.
Things are different with Mario. Last years team with this staff/culture present goes 11-1 no questions asked. I believe we have improved or at MINIMUM stood pat in all positions across the board on our team. Now I’m not saying that we go 12-0 and make the CFP. But I am saying that the normal cliches we attempt to bring up with every coaching change I think can finally be deemed true this time around. I think it will be obvious on the field how much our S&C/Coaching shows up on the field this year.
This year it’s no longer a cliche. It’s a fact.