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Our OLine has underperformed, as a unit, for some years now. Draft picks not withstanding, what our OLine does as a unit is what really matters more than probably any other position on the field.

Elliott's OL has been middle of the pack to bottom 6 seasons in Sacks Allowed & middle to bottom 4 of 6 years in Rushing.

Sacks Allowed by year (SEC rank)
2010 - 30 (9th)
2011 - 30 (8th)
2012 - 38 (13th)
2013 - 23 (T7th)
2014 - 27 (11th)
2015 - 26 (7th)

Rush Offense by year (SEC rank)
2010 - 154/gm (8th)
2011 - 192/gm (3rd)
2012 - 138/gm (13th)
2013 - 198/gm (6th)
2014 - 161/gm (9th)
2015 - 154/gm (T10th)

here's a quick comparison in salary between Elliott ($430K) and a few notable OL coaches around the SEC/country.

Sam Pittman/UGA - $650K
Mario Cristobal/Bama - $475K
Matt Luke/Miss - $465K
Don Mahoney/UTK - $465K
Shawn Elliott/USC - $430K
Herb Hand/Aub - $420K
Jeff Grimes/LSU - $378K
Kurt Anderson/Ark - $370K

Rick Trickett/FSU - $585K
Robbie Caldwell/Pickens - $465K ($110K raise from 2015)
Stacy Searels/MiamiFL - $452K

is Elliott worth the $430K?

This post was edited on 9/13/16 at 5:19 pm

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Posted by scrooster

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Member since Jul 2012

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Posted on 9/13/16 at 5:27 pm to 1801

I may have heard it wrong, but the meeting I attended a couple of weeks ago ... we were told Elliott is now making $500k a year. That's half a million bucks a year for a mediocre to less than mediocre product.

I have not felt this cheated, like we are not getting our money's worth, since some of Brad Scott's staffs ... like Wally Burnham and some of those guys.

Edited: change "have" to "half" and I hate autocorrect.

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Posted by GameCocky88

Mount Pleasant, SC

Member since Dec 2015

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Posted on 9/15/16 at 5:10 pm to 1801

If Elliot's salary is seriously that close to Mario Cristobal I will throw up.

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