Breaking JoBu Out

[Boondock_St_Sker]

I assume you’re ‘lol’ is because you view this as the same short sighted, BS, knee jerk, placate the pissed off fan base move that I do?

He wasn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but he didn’t build the roster that gave us the group to work with up front.

This...by a LONG shot

JoBu wasn't THE guy but he was A guy that had a TON of momentum early in the season and had the D playing well. Not his fault the D Line was ass and the D Line coach was ass

He'll go back to the NFL

 

[Quint]

That may be true but I also believe a better DC could’ve gotten more out of the players we do have

Potentially a little more, but the DC isn’t going to change Jeudy into anything other than a 300+ lb blocking sled or age/mature the kids overnight.

Just dumb IMO.

 

[Juro]

I thought our DL and LB talent was way subpar, so I thought it would be difficult to blame the DC for that.

There were a lot of teams with subpar DL and LBers, but they can at least figure out how to stop the run.

 

[HerbRedman]

If your defense is out of position repeatedly and it is your job to coach your assistant coaches on where you want them...you kind of have to fall on the sword as the DC. However you also need a new DL coach and LB coach as they performed like absolute ass this year.

This is a good point. The misalignment was an embarrassment vs Michigan and it continued on whenever we faced good teams.

RE: PSU. When Rhule goes "first 8 plays someone was misaligned on each play"....I guess that's not a stirring endorsement of your DC, come to think of it.

 

[WillBoltsBurner]

Would not be opposed to promoting Eckler. At least interview him.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

Potentially a little more, but the DC isn’t going to change Jeudy into anything other than a 300+ lb blocking sled or age/mature the kids overnight.

Just dumb IMO.

hire a DC who can bring some front 7 with him please

 

[Irv]

Do the pro-Snow guys have any insight on exactly how ADA-compliant the stadium is before we roll his bones out there?

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

View attachment 63071

he can go be a DC at Toledo first. Time for Rhule to act like he is running a top 25 program.

 

[Quint]

hire a DC who can bring some front 7 with him please

I’m sure we could get White back.

He’ll bring ‘The Sack Man’ back.

I hope to hell he doesn’t hire based off of who can transfer in for a year.

 

[RedSavage]

Potentially a little more, but the DC isn’t going to change Jeudy into anything other than a 300+ lb blocking sled or age/mature the kids overnight.

Just dumb IMO.

I mean yea there’s the glaring deficiencies on the D that we’re all aware of talent wise but I still contend a better DC could’ve masked it and called a better defense with the talent we do have

 

[ChocaEgg]

Multiple reasons for my LOL...

1) We essentially helped force an extremely good DC out with the Butler hire who had only one year of DC experience over a decade ago
2) Rhule again showing he's not doing all that great hiring coordinators, as he will now be on his 7th

I'll stop there... for now.

Please continue

 

[Tonkasker]

Something tells me rhule wanted to be the first guy in the country to fire a DC this week

 

[Quint]

I mean yea there’s the glaring deficiencies on the D that we’re all aware of talent wise but I still contend a better DC could’ve masked it and called a better defense with the talent we do have

It’s so much harder to do than folks think, regardless of the front or the level of experience the DC has.

I thought some of what Butler did earlier in the year was outstanding. Once folks figure out our limitations and how he adjusted with mixed responsibilities and coverages, it was essentially game over.

 

[BIGSTICK67]

It was a bad fit here and that’s that

Don't disagree here.

Damn, I wish we could get someone like a Pat Fitzgerald that moved onto bigger and better things already.

 

[ZJSARENOTFREE]

Go get Justin Wilcox

 

[realbp]

Multiple reasons for my LOL...

1) We essentially helped force an extremely good DC out with the Butler hire who had only one year of DC experience over a decade ago
2) Rhule again showing he's not doing all that great hiring coordinators, as he will now be on his 7th

I'll stop there... for now.

I understand that TW wasn't exactly looking to stay either.

 

[Kaladin]

Multiple reasons for my LOL...

1) We essentially helped force an extremely good DC out with the Butler hire who had only one year of DC experience over a decade ago
2) Rhule again showing he's not doing all that great hiring coordinators, as he will now be on his 7th

I'll stop there... for now.

Go on

 

[JerryBones5]

he can go be a DC at Toledo first. Time for Rhule to act like he is running a top 25 program.

It sounds like he has the money to hire a big-name guy now. I think we are going to be very happy with this DC hire.

 

[Alcaus]

I liked JoBu the man but glad to see more proof Rhule isn't fucking around.

 

[rsmacke]

Any chance Garret and his new circle can give DJ Durkin a call and get some of his guys over here