re: Coaching Changes Discussion - Chief locked up, what about rest?

All the 2012 OL committed before Sherman was fired. For some reason I thought Tipoti was still on the team, but apparently he left midseason. What happened there?

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We worked a short 5 yard slant with Swope and then Labhart that took the same amount of time to set up and discouraged LB blitzes

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the play you are talking about (mostly) is Y/H-Stick. It's a run pass option that the QB reads the LB on the snap. When the slot isn't covered and the LB is a step too far inside it is a quick slant or hitch. When the LB moves out to cover the slot, it's an inside zone running play. It's incredibly effective with a strong running game.

We in fact called this play a lot this year. But it always ended up a running play as opposing teams lined up the LB outside the box and took away the pass option on it. That should open up the running lane as it reduces numbers in the box. It didn't. Its failure has absolutely nothing to do with play calling but an inability to run the ball even with numbers.

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The read option is another good play as you get to leave the end/OLB unblocked

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We don't run read-option. We never have even with Johnny. We ran a speed option and that's about it. It's not a staple of our offense and adding it midseason is problematic because you have to practice it incessantly because it's about execution. You also need a balance around it by incorporating it into an overall package. One problem we had with some of our screen game is in effort to find more plays to work around the OL issues, we didn't create that balance and were telegraphing plays through formations and first movement. It's not as simple as just adding a play. It has to fit into the overall scheme.

Zone-read is entirely about OL play anyway though. Just because a guy isn't blocked doesn't mean the rest of the OL doesn't do anything. The entire concept of zone read is about creating a numerical blocking advantage by giving a defender a free rush and an assignment conflict. The success of the play isn't on the conflicted defender (he should never make the play) but on the rest of your blocking.

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None of that requires a good OL

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There are very few concepts that don't require a good OL. Triple Option is about the most valid as it's about misdirection (and this is why the Academies run it). But no one runs any offense well that doesn't have a good OL. It took Paul Johnson quite a bit of time to get his offense up to speed at GT even.

And suggesting we should have an elite offense without an OL is just silly. We ended up as like the 30th efficiency offense this year. I'm not exactly sure how you can make the argument it should be better while conceding the OL was awful. It was inconsistent and it desperately needs to improve. But labeling everything playcalling is overly simplistic.

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There are passing routes you can bait corners with (5 yard stops) and then go deeper on man, or split through shallow zones.

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Of course there are. But you are being purposefully naive to include this while saying OL doesn't matter. All these require OL play and isn't congruent with your argument.

MGoBlog is calling Durkin to UM under Harbaugh. So that would leave us Mattison? Or does Mattison stay on and take a demotion to co-DC, and we have to start calling the C-list?

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I am starting to think both sides are suckers- those who expect a flop hire along with those expecting the return of the Wrecking Crew.

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I agree. I think the "availability" (he was never coming here) of Muschamp at the outset set the (unrealistic) stage for fan expectations.

As far as the latter, we're never going to have anything resembling the Wrecking Crew or the dominant LSU/Bama defenses as long as Sumlin's offensive philosophy is in place. That includes if Chavis comes here for some reason ( ). It's simply not possible given how quickly his offenses score and/or go three and out. A good defense for us is one that can produce timely stops and stiffen in the RZ consistently. As img for anything more against the caliber of competition we face weekly is a pipe dream, IMO.

And that's a tough situation to ask a new DC to step into, I don't care what their track record is.

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Y'all are confusing what is public information with what is actually happening.

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the decision to replace Anderson happened after the ULM game

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Oh wow.

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Y'all are confusing what is public information with what is actually happening.

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Good point tmc.

Seems like Sumlin has proven he will run the ball if it comes down to it via the 2013 Arkansas game. it wasn't there this year as much. O-line did an ok job but nothing like 2013. Maybe he was trying to train Spavital on the job? That's detrimental to the reason Sumlin is the HBC. But then again, it is "his" team.

A name I'm keeping an eye on is Tee Martin (WR Coach at USC). Good recruiter. SEC ties. Coaching tonight. He didn't leave for home and UTk a few years ago but he's working for Sark now and may not like it (I've heard Sark is a bitch to work for).

FTR, pure speculation on my part. It would be Sumlin's biggest splash hire to date but we are passing on Wyatt for someone really big, I'm fairly certain of that. We'd probably have to give Martin something like co-OC or AHC title (which is why I find the supposed Christensen title interesting - not a Co, but RGC - as it leaves room for another puffed up title).

of course you would! We'd have a HR hire and SC would be

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It would be Sumlin's biggest splash hire to date but we are passing on Wyatt for someone really big, I'm fairly certain of that.

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I hope you are right. This position is close to the heart for Sumlin, I expect even a non splash hire to do a great job.

Thank for your Tee input! I would troll Tenn fans for months if it happened.

Heck I live poaching USC. Clancy Pendergast is my non-Chavis dream DC hire.