re: Charlie Strong to be the new defensive play caller?

Thank God! Best news I've seen this morning.

Some folks and some are saying it is true. My truth will be filled Saturday if we look different.

You're only allowed a certain number of on-field coaches. Strong isn't currently one of them. Who is going to take a demotion and go off field in week 3? Also, as an analyst, he isn't allowed to coach during the games.

If Saban wants the plays called differently, HE could call the plays. At his presser yesterday he said the calls weren't the problem it was the execution. How would he then on the same day make a change with play caller?

This feels like wishful thinking by our fan base and squinting at the tea leaves to try to see what we want.

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This feels like wishful thinking by our fan base and squinting at the tea leaves to try to see what we want.

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I just hope these people really hear themselves suggesting these ridiculous "cloak and dagger" staff changes that violate NCAA policies

...or the people who are back on their shtick again.

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You're only allowed a certain number of on-field coaches.

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He isn’t going to be on the field it’s only ever been a play caller according to some.

What I can't grasp is why has Nick retained Pete for three years at any position. The mistake with Tosh only went downhill with Pete.

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I just hope these people really hear themselves suggesting these ridiculous "cloak and dagger" staff changes that violate NCAA policies

...or the people who are back on their shtick again.

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Everyone's a lawyer/code breaker when it comes to their Golding getting fired wishes/maintaining their schtick. "Ahh, interesting wording by credible sources A through Z there in their unanimous debunking of this rumor started by kind of random tweeter - notice they didn't rule out that we've developed a mind-control/telepathic instruction device by which Strong will call plays through Golding's body. Have sources confirming this."

I get it though . Watching Saturday's defense sucked unbelievably badly and I want Golding canned as much as anyone.

Let’s be clear: Saban said it wasn’t the play calling, it was the execution. That is a true statement. But dig deeper. What Saban didn’t say, but there’s plenty of circumstantial evidence to back it up is the execution was bad because the players don’t know their responsibilities, don’t know what the frick to do. They are playing confused, overthinking and therefore not playing fast, not playing well, and not tackling well. We howled last year that the LB’s were a step slow and didn’t know what to do and we blamed it on them being freshmen, not ready to play. Well this year, the LB’s are experienced and still are a step slow and still don’t know what to do. And our youthful secondary is lost. Pete Golding can’t coach/teach. He may know the scheme like a savant but he can’t convey it to the players. And he’s too stupid to simplify it down to something the players can grasp and run with. There’s enough talent over there that if you just give them base responsibility and turn them loose, we’ll be ok. They will make some plays. But right now, they are confused, frustrated, and unsure and playing with no confidence in what they are doing and it shows in the results.

Golding has got to be demoted down to an analyst and let Saban and Strong simplify the defense down to something the guys can grasp with a rock solid knowledge and let them play. If we get burned because we’re in the wrong call, so be it, but don’t get burned because they are going at half speed because they don’t know what the frick they are supposed to do.

I really am hopeful that lane just had a great game plan vs Alabama and we kinda got caught on our worst game of the year on defense. If not this weekend will be tough to watch because Georgia is going to try and big boy us I think.

The calls aren't the problem, the coaching is. This guys are lost and aren't being coached well at all.