A few things:
1. I agree that keeping the staff as is and hiring Patke would be an atrocious move. It doesn't make sense on any level. In general, bringing in Patke to be a coach doesn't make sense.
2. We have tremendous issues with the actual coaching on offense. We also have issues with special teams. This doesn't mean the defense is perfect, nobody is suggesting that. It just means, in terms of priority, those are the areas we should fix first. This also doesn't mean recruiting doesn't need help but given this exact staff just landed a top 5 class, perhaps there are higher areas of concerns.
3. Our staff today has strengths but there are numerous concerns. This was not a championship caliber staff:
- Jon Richt has a coaching position, even though no real program would hire him, this is one less coach we can employ. His son, like Patke, should be a quality assistant.
- You have two coaches coaching DBs, that isn't necessary. It also makes no sense given the flaws they combine to have.
So basically you have dead weight and that is before we add a coach. If it is Patke, or a defensive coach in general, there still is no one to help Richt coach his offense. In addition, why would anyone expect special teams to change much?
4. Given Coach Kul's track record at developing DL, the guy deserves the benefit of the doubt that he will be able to get the most out of what he has in front of him. This doesn't mean we shouldn't bring in great DL talent, it just means there are higher areas of concern.