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2016 was the best coaching job from Spring to New Year ’s Eve of the last 9 years. Football is a line of scrimmage game. To win 8 FBS games while being overmatched at the line of scrimmage in most of them is virtually a miracle.
The coaches on both sides of the line of scrimmage did a good job. I am glad that Ted Roof is the DC, and that folks on this board are not the DC. We had 4 new starters at DB--positions where experience counts, and experience playing together counts. If we had been more aggressive on D as many here advocated, it would have been a disaster. The DBs got better as the year went along—credit coaching—and as they did, the D became more aggressive.
Like many, I was critical of the LBs, but in fairness, when the DL is not protecting the LBs, they will be marginalized. Recruiting on the DL has to improve to take the next step. More OL depth is also needed.
A really good job by the staff in 2016. The area for improvement is between now and the first Wednesday in February. Let’s see how they do.
PS: Candeto has big shoes to fill.
The coaches on both sides of the line of scrimmage did a good job. I am glad that Ted Roof is the DC, and that folks on this board are not the DC. We had 4 new starters at DB--positions where experience counts, and experience playing together counts. If we had been more aggressive on D as many here advocated, it would have been a disaster. The DBs got better as the year went along—credit coaching—and as they did, the D became more aggressive.
Like many, I was critical of the LBs, but in fairness, when the DL is not protecting the LBs, they will be marginalized. Recruiting on the DL has to improve to take the next step. More OL depth is also needed.
A really good job by the staff in 2016. The area for improvement is between now and the first Wednesday in February. Let’s see how they do.
PS: Candeto has big shoes to fill.