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re: Maybe Smart wasn't ready for a head coaching job
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:42 pm to RhodeDawg
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:42 pm to RhodeDawg
I think he can go either way honestly. Long term.
My issue is that we seem to be giving him an incredibly long leash. If we got him on the cheap and we're waiting for him to learn OTJ, that would be one thing.... but he is into us for $3.75M a year... above a lot of proven HCs out there.
He has never been a HC. His biggest upside is he learned from one of the best. That means something for sure, but it does not guarantee success.
Then, we have his business plan... sounds great, but is it really very innovative or unique?
Recruiting, the guy can certainly recruit. No one ever accused Richt of not recruiting. In fact, he was accused of squandering talent. Will Smart recruit the right guys? Maybe.
Hiring ? His D seems ok, but he took a risk at OC and it seems to not have been a good one. This will be a black mark on his career I think.
Special teams... no improvement in fact we are most likely worse off.
I'm most dissapointed with the team he got paid $3.75M to coach this year. The excuses are laughable. There is just nothing that shows me he is making people better. Maybe a tad on D... but overall, no.
So, we can hang our hat on him being a great recruiter and a mentee of a legend that won a lot of NCs and was considered a top tier coordinator...
Where have I heard that one before????????????
My issue is that we seem to be giving him an incredibly long leash. If we got him on the cheap and we're waiting for him to learn OTJ, that would be one thing.... but he is into us for $3.75M a year... above a lot of proven HCs out there.
He has never been a HC. His biggest upside is he learned from one of the best. That means something for sure, but it does not guarantee success.
Then, we have his business plan... sounds great, but is it really very innovative or unique?
Recruiting, the guy can certainly recruit. No one ever accused Richt of not recruiting. In fact, he was accused of squandering talent. Will Smart recruit the right guys? Maybe.
Hiring ? His D seems ok, but he took a risk at OC and it seems to not have been a good one. This will be a black mark on his career I think.
Special teams... no improvement in fact we are most likely worse off.
I'm most dissapointed with the team he got paid $3.75M to coach this year. The excuses are laughable. There is just nothing that shows me he is making people better. Maybe a tad on D... but overall, no.
So, we can hang our hat on him being a great recruiter and a mentee of a legend that won a lot of NCs and was considered a top tier coordinator...
Where have I heard that one before????????????
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Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:23 pm to Peter Buck
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Hiring ? His D seems ok, but he took a risk at OC and it seems to not have been a good one. This will be a black mark on his career I think.
I agree with you here for sure. I'd add Beamer- I honestly think our TEs are better than they've shown- and some of it fundamentals...how to place your hands to catch a football.
Eta... Not to mention ST. Richt had better STs by coaching by committee without a ST coach.
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:32 pm to Peter Buck
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No one ever accused Richt of not recruiting.
Plenty have accused him of not recruiting to full potential, and struggling with OL and WR recruits. It's not a coincidence the 2 biggest weakness' on this team are directly correlated with that. Some call that reality, while you call that laughable excuses. You and your first round pick Pyke, speaking of a laughable idea. We can also add not having a quality experienced qb ready to play in 2015 or 2016.
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 4:05 pm to Peter Buck
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So, we can hang our hat on him being a great recruiter and a mentee of a legend that won a lot of NCs and was considered a top tier coordinator...
Where have I heard that one before????????????
So we can look forward to 15 years of modest success, then?
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