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Mizzou hiring Steve Wilks as DC

Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:44 am
Posted by kczoutiger
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Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:44 am
Solid hire IMO

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Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
Member since Sep 2012
24932 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:46 am to
Was that the bouncer from Jerry Springer?
Posted by TheCheshireHog
Cashew Chicken Country
Member since Oct 2010
40851 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:49 am to
He bounces around from job to job. That might be what you’re thinking about.
Posted by ColoradoAg
Colorado
Member since Sep 2011
21478 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:51 am to
That's an interesting hire. Hasn't worked anywhere for years
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
18188 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:52 am to
When Brian VanGorder was still available?
Posted by rockiee
Sugar Land, TX
Member since Jan 2015
28540 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 10:54 am to
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He bounces around from job to job. That might be what you’re thinking about.


Damn, I see what you are talking about. Seems like his peak is 2-3 years at a job.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
17938 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:04 am to
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Hasn't worked anywhere for a year


Fixed it for you.
Posted by UMRealist
Member since Feb 2013
35360 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:06 am to
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Was that the bouncer from Jerry Springer?

I was thinking the same thing.
Posted by Athos
Member since Sep 2016
11878 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:12 am to
anyone actually know if he’s good... in anyway? Hard to evaluate a guy that jumps ship like crazy and hasn’t been in college in fifteen years.

Only thing to go on really is the play of the secondary for the Domers in 2004 and the Huskies in 2005.
Posted by gohogs141
Fayetteville
Member since Jun 2011
7511 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:21 am to
Getting a former NFL head coach seems like a nice hire for a DC. Only question would be if he knows how to gameplan against college style offenses being in the league for so long.
Posted by Athos
Member since Sep 2016
11878 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:26 am to
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Getting a former NFL head coach seems like a nice hire for a DC. Only question would be if he knows how to gameplan against college style offenses being in the league for so long.


That’s what we thought for Dooley.

Granted, Wilkes has far more NFL experience than Dooley had.

As for adaptation. I suppose it’s good the NFL has incorporated many college O parts the last several years as far as transitioning goes.
Posted by Tiger_Claw
Little Rock, AR
Member since Nov 2013
5111 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:28 am to
I like it. Seems to be a solid hire.
Posted by boilertiger
Member since Dec 2011
92 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:34 am to
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Getting a former NFL head coach seems like a nice hire for a DC. Only question would be if he knows how to gameplan against college style offenses being in the league for so long.


The guy has good scheme specifically in the secondary. He also has leadership traits given his endorsement from Ron Rivera.

You're right though regarding game planning and terminology. He will need to dumb things down to be taught to student athletes. Needs to be a teacher.
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
19229 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:48 am to
He turned down the an Assistant HC job in Washington last year.

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Posted by Jmill88
St. Louis
Member since Feb 2016
1088 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 11:49 am to
Apparently that is why he wanted to get back into college. I think he has younger kids. Heard he turned down a job with the Redskins last year.
This post was edited on 1/21/21 at 11:52 am
Posted by PorkSammich
North FL
Member since Sep 2013
14204 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 12:09 pm to
Were Mizzou players even alive last time he coached college football?
Posted by Serraneaux
South of 30a
Member since Mar 2014
19548 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 12:10 pm to
who?
Posted by McMillan
Member since Jul 2018
5866 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 12:24 pm to
Hope this isn’t a Woody’s Wagon like hire.
Posted by Athos
Member since Sep 2016
11878 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 12:39 pm to
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The guy has good scheme specifically in the secondary. He also has leadership traits given his endorsement from Ron Rivera.



What is his secondary scheme? The only Mizzou schemes I remember are Tampa 2 and all the shitty ones following.
Posted by JesusQuintana
St Louis
Member since Oct 2013
33366 posts
Posted on 1/21/21 at 12:50 pm to
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That's an interesting hire. Hasn't worked anywhere for years


Lol, what?

He was a DC in the NFL in 2019. He took exactly 1 season off. He’s only 51, and with all the NFL experience I think he will play well on the recruiting trail. He’s typically ran a 4-3 with heavy pressures and a lot of zone behind that, but I don’t think he’ll run that in college ball. More likely a 4-2-5

Our best player on defense plays “Star” or whatever you want to call it. The safety that plays close to the LOS
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