Joel Thomas to Saints as RB coach?

yea, kind of a surprise. Arkansas Media hasn't even reported it yet.

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per Thayer on Twitter. weird. wasn't sure he would even get an extension a couple weeks ago, now going to the NFL

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Coaching college is not the same as NFL. Especially position coaches. Only so much to teach an NFL back and they are paid to be there. May not be the most enthusiastic recruiter either. Can only coach'em up so much. Especially at the RB position. And I've been less than impressed with our ball control(fumbles) and blocking by our backs. Not terrible, but definitely room for improvement. We'll never get the best talent unless our cheating improves. We have to maximize the kids we get. Beat Ole Miss, MSU, Mizzou etc. Win a few from Bama, LSU and Florida and then coach them up to the max. We MUST emphasize fundamentals. Look at the difference in our D with the same kids. Biggest difference I saw was better, more aggressive tacking and fewer big plays. Uncertainty and timidness leads to both poor tackling and big plays. Also they seemed to be "all in" even if they were outta position. If you frick up, don't quit, hit somebody, block somebody, follow the play. I have not seen those advancements in the backs. If anything, a regression in A Collins (could be from his work ethic from what I hear-but it's the RB's coach to make sure that doesn't happen).

Sorry for rambling, trying to find anything to occupy me other than the work I need to do.