Coley hire can't be overstated

[drifters1234]

I thought Fisch always did a good job moving the ball from the 20 to the 20, but he was an absolute disaster in the redzone, and cost us wins (the KSU game last year stands out) with his redzone calls. His offense was also extremely streaky, it would get hot for 1-2 quarters, then **** the bed for 2-3 quarters. Never consistent, unless we were playing Duke. We aren't replacing a legend IMO

I think fisch simply did not trust the offensive line to get a push when we needed tough yards and in the red zone, so he resorted to gimmicky bull****. And there were a number of instances where our O line did not get it done in short yardage situations.

 

[drifters1234]

Fisch was great, great, great for the passing game. Our running backs seemed to perform very well under him, and whether or not we would have utilized the running game a little bit more if we had a better defense is unknown. He was very good here. The fact that we are getting offensive coordinators who are moving on up to the NFL speaks volumes about where this program is headed. That said, the timing of the announcement makes him a giant douche. It all worked out for us, however, as we snagged FSU's offensive coordinator and best remaining recruiter (and all the relationships he built, and talent evals he has made that come with him), it all appears to have worked out for us in the end.


Coley has a record that indicates he likes to pound the rock and run a balanced offense, which might work very well for us down the stretch. In year two of Coley, we will likely be breaking in a redshirt freshman quarterback, with Duke Johnson, Alex Collins, and hopefully Dalvin Cook and Sony Michel in the backfield. Ability to properly utilize the running game to hide potential deficiencies as a result of our inexperience will be critical in 2014, the year we envision this team really coming together on all fronts and approaching MNC levels of talent again.

Nothing about the hire makes fisch a douche. He earned a great opportunity and deserves credit, not ridicule. The douche would be the college coordinator who turns down a promotion to an NFL coordinator slot because of the perceived impact the timing would theoretically have on recruiting.

By your logic, Coley would be a far bigger douche, for accepting an arguably lateral position at his former team's biggest rival on the eve of signing day.

 

[Canesfan1899]

I always though the promise of what Fisch could become was a little better than what he actually was.

Don't get me wrong, I had great hopes for where our offense was progressing, but last year, it wasn't where I thought it could have been.

That said, the guy obviously has a ton of upside and a bright future, so I'd rather have kept him for another year or so.

I agree with this, he got too cute sometimes and as Lu pointed out he fizzled out against tougher defenses. He never really established an identity to hang his hat on when the chips were stacked against us.

With that said the passing game under him was very good, and the work he did with the QB's was exceptional IMO.