Maybe we should do this, maybe we should do that. Gawd man how many years do we have to go over the same sh*t. Look, I agree Coach D isnt getting it done, but Al is NOT going to fire his DC in the middle of the season, when we are still 7-2 and technically still ranked. I mean we have a BRAND NEW OC this year, and if he fires coach D, we will have a NEW DC next year. You guys DO realize that continuity in coaching is one of the BIGGEST things that has hurt us during the last few regimes. As bad as Shannon and Coker were, things were made MUCH worse by the musical chairs among coordinators and staff so that players NEVER had the same coordinators for more than 2 seasons or so.
Great teams have guys that have been there a LONG time. Think Stoops or Strong at UF, Muschamp at Texas, Foster at VT, Im not saying we should have coordinators, ESPECIALLY substandard ones sitting here forever, but an HC HAS to take this into account. Weve spent 3 years moving to a 3-4 system, and now we sh*tcan Donoforio, and we have to start from scratch. That is GOING to cause us issues. So while I AGREE that Coach D has to go, the cavalier way guys here just act like its a NO BRAINER, and AG is a moron for not doing it right now, is totally childish and unrealistic. The HC has to factor what effect a radical change on Defense is going to have on his team, especially having just brought in a whole new OC this year.
Now what I think absolutely NEEDS to happen, and ASAP, we need to find a LB coach. I would take LB coach duties away from Donofrio ASAP. Our LBs are totally lost and do not look well coached. They are useless in coverage, even DP, and are either in the wrong place, or stuck in glue while the play passes them by.
Another thing is AG needs to sit down with Donofrio and say, "enough with the multiple sets and hybrid sh*t. PICK ONE and stick with it. Lets focus on the strengths of the guys we HAVE now. To me, that would be more of a 4-3. Porter and Robinson are MUCH better 4-3 guys, and so is Chick. Renfrow Im sure can adapt. I think this will also help the LBs just focus on a few areas of responsibility, instead of trying to remember which set they are in play after play.
And can we PLEASE at least have some common sense on how we bash the staff here? I mean these guys arent MENTALLY RETARDED. They see the same things we do. If Highsmith is still out there playing, why do you think that is? You think these coaches WANT to lose? The reason we have guys like Cornelius and Highsmith on the field, is because the guys behind them are obviously not getting it done. They may have more natural talent, but they probably have no clue what their assignment is on the defense, and as such, really dont do much for us. Because as much as we all want to believe that a guy like Jamal Carter is a superhero with his talent, if he's on the wrong side of the field when we are in a cover 2, and the other team burns our CB, were going to give up BIG plays.
All Im saying is, lets have a little perpective and common sense here. We have a serious problem on Defense, and some changes HAVE to be made, but all this AG sux if he doesnt fire Donofrio right now, and the coaches are all stupid because they keep letting so and so play, we are just VERY thin at some positions and our talent is NOT anywhere near where it needs to be. WE are still in the 98 Canes type era, not the 2000 ones. There is young talent here, but its going to take some time.
