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Post by tapsgator on Feb 7, 2024 14:17:40 GMT -5
If this is true it's hilarious.
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 7, 2024 14:30:12 GMT -5
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 7, 2024 14:47:21 GMT -5
I'll probably forget something, but in this offseason of hilarity I believe we have now brought in:
1) A "GM" type based on his contributions to the rousing success that was Dimbo Fischer at Texas A&M
2) A new S&C guy who appears to have been a good hire but we are keeping the old strength coach and letting him coach football because he's always wanted to. Also he is going to be a motivational speaker on the side.
3) A new DB coach with 1 year of experience running a position group rather than being an assistant DB coach
4) A Defensive Line Coach who has never worked as a Power 5 position coach unless you include Interim Spring Defensive line coach
5) a new linebackers coach who just got fired at Auburn and will serve as the Defensive head coach
6) a kicking specialist who will serve as co-analyst/not allowed on the field to coach as the co-head of a new special teams department with the guy that was so successful last year.
I feel like Napier really gets it and his process and evaluation is on-point. I can't believe I ever doubted him.
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Post by g8rfan on Feb 7, 2024 14:53:41 GMT -5
I'll probably forget something, but in this offseason of hilarity I believe we have now brought in: 1) A "GM" type based on his contributions to the rousing success that was Dimbo Fischer at Texas A&M 2) A new S&C guy who appears to have been a good hire but we are keeping the old strength coach and letting him coach football because he's always wanted to. Also he is going to be a motivational speaker on the side. 3) A new DB coach with 1 year of experience running a position group rather than being an assistant DB coach 4) A Defensive Line Coach who has never worked as a Power 5 position coach unless you include Interim Spring Defensive line coach 5) a new linebackers coach who just got fired at Auburn and will serve as the Defensive head coach 6) a kicking specialist who will serve as co-analyst/not allowed on the field to coach as the co-head of a new special teams department with the guy that was so successful last year. I feel like Napier really gets it and his process and evaluation is on-point. I can't believe I ever doubted him. You’re forgetting the NIL guy from Negraska |
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Post by Mojave Gator on Feb 7, 2024 15:02:14 GMT -5
This is a total shit show. We have a defensive coordinator and a head coach of the defense. The HCD is a mentor to the DC, who calls the plays, which makes zero sense. We have two offensive line coaches, and a horrible offensive line, but no offensive coordinator. Napier refuses to address the elephant in the room, the terrible play calling. I believe that even with Graham Mertz at QB, with the right receivers and play design we could have a decent vertical passing game. We joke about Mertz checking down frequently, but a big part of the reason that he does is that he isn't given time to throw. It's hard to find receivers when you have a defensive lineman in your face all of the time.
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Post by g8rfan on Feb 7, 2024 16:46:13 GMT -5
This is a total shit show. We have a defensive coordinator and a head coach of the defense. The HCD is a mentor to the DC, who calls the plays, which makes zero sense. We have two offensive line coaches, and a horrible offensive line, but no offensive coordinator. Napier refuses to address the elephant in the room, the terrible play calling. I believe that even with Graham Mertz at QB, with the right receivers and play design we could have a decent vertical passing game. We joke about Mertz checking down frequently, but a big part of the reason that he does is that he isn't given time to throw. It's hard to find receivers when you have a defensive lineman in your face all of the time. I’ve been in a couple of organizations that were like this. It’s a tactic to avoid accountability. Bob thought Heather was going to update the spreadsheet but she maintains a different spreadsheet. This is the CFB equivalent in my opinion and it will not work. |
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Post by Mojave Gator on Feb 7, 2024 16:49:59 GMT -5
This is a total shit show. We have a defensive coordinator and a head coach of the defense. The HCD is a mentor to the DC, who calls the plays, which makes zero sense. We have two offensive line coaches, and a horrible offensive line, but no offensive coordinator. Napier refuses to address the elephant in the room, the terrible play calling. I believe that even with Graham Mertz at QB, with the right receivers and play design we could have a decent vertical passing game. We joke about Mertz checking down frequently, but a big part of the reason that he does is that he isn't given time to throw. It's hard to find receivers when you have a defensive lineman in your face all of the time. I’ve been in a couple of organizations that were like this. It’s a tactic to avoid accountability. Bob thought Heather was going to update the spreadsheet but she maintains a different spreadsheet. This is the CFB equivalent in my opinion and it will not work. It clearly doesn't work, yet the AD continues to indulge Napier's tinkering without addressing the real problems. |
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 7, 2024 23:02:44 GMT -5
This is a total shit show. We have a defensive coordinator and a head coach of the defense. The HCD is a mentor to the DC, who calls the plays, which makes zero sense. We have two offensive line coaches, and a horrible offensive line, but no offensive coordinator. Napier refuses to address the elephant in the room, the terrible play calling. I believe that even with Graham Mertz at QB, with the right receivers and play design we could have a decent vertical passing game. We joke about Mertz checking down frequently, but a big part of the reason that he does is that he isn't given time to throw. It's hard to find receivers when you have a defensive lineman in your face all of the time. Yeah, I think there's a number of reasons that Mertz has and will always struggle to push the ball downfield but one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, is our play-calling, approach to QB coaching, and offensive scheme. Mertz doesn't have a strong enough arm to throw off platform and he's not athletic enough to threaten the defense with his legs. This makes blocking for him much harder especially against the better SEC defensive lines, particularly the ends that don't need to maintain any semblance of rushing lane/gap integrity. Combine that with an awful lot of putting lipstick on the pig when it comes to bad recruiting and regression in the transfer portal and it's a tough ask. The biggest thing is, this is what Cajun Willie wants the offense to look like. Dink and dunk and run between the tackles. In 2022 with an uber athletic QB who was more accurate at 50 yards than 5, an explosive freshman running back, a big receiver for jump balls and a fast one for go routes, and a line that all 5 guys will likely wind up on NFL roster and quite possibly get starts, the first half of games, when games were tight, and if we were ahead he would go to these weird misdirection plays that relied on the hope that you would get the whole defense flowing one way with the fast guys and then throw back to a slow guy. Also, he never designed runs for a 240 tank that regularly had one of the top 3 ballcarrier speeds in the country. So, sometimes, hell a lot of times Gutsy Graham isn't checking down, he's just running the play. That's always been Mertz's thing. He runs the play that's called or he takes a sack. At Wisconsin Chryst wanted him to be what he came in as which was a 4 star kid based on arm talent, he showed it in flashes, but he would force balls and turn them over. So, he gets to UF and he's been coached to be conservative, the offense is conservative, the play calls are conservative, and the Defense is so bad that good Defenses are in prevent the entire second half, and we get record setting completion percentages but an offense that regressed in every meaningful measure even with garbage time scores and going against some epicly bad Defenses in the only close games we had. The craziest thing to me is that he truly believes that this is working, he continues to somehow ignore sign after sign that he should make adjustments and if anything goes even further down the rabbit hole. It is really odd |
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 8, 2024 11:56:39 GMT -5
I seriously can't believe that he didn't hire a special teams coach or an Offensive Coordinator. His on-field staff is largely unchanged from a structural standpoint other than adding a defensive head coach and replacing 3 guys who have legit qualifications with 3 guys that aren't going to question anybody's authority because they're just happy to have a job at a Power 5 school. He's gotta be trying to get fired at this point.
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 8, 2024 14:08:43 GMT -5
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 8, 2024 14:15:52 GMT -5
This is legitimately funny. Cajun Willie is gonna go down his way.
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Post by g8rfan on Feb 8, 2024 17:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by g8rfan on Feb 8, 2024 17:37:24 GMT -5
It’s like he really doesn’t know what the GD plan is. The guy couldn’t give a direct answer at gunpoint. He just keeps saying words and then at the end he hopes they make sense.. |
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Post by tapsgator on Feb 9, 2024 9:12:27 GMT -5
I think he's trying to get fired but not for cause. Has to be it. He can't have this career arc with such a complete and total lack of awareness and common sense.
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 10, 2024 9:22:55 GMT -5
Finally made it through most of this, and sounds like we are primed to blow the lid off of this thing — to borrow a phrase from the Zooker — in year three. Our walk on pool is larger than ever, so that should improve the roster. I guess, more than ever, the Mark Walhbergs out there feel they have a shot at making the team. Also, I am super pumped we have so many different coaches out there “sort of managing” certain things and also “in charge of to a certain degree” of stuff. Can’t wait. |
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Post by g8rfan on Feb 10, 2024 10:32:54 GMT -5
Yeah when everyone has input and no one has accountability you’re gonna have a bad time.
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Post by wahhappen on Feb 10, 2024 23:54:19 GMT -5
This sets up nicely for 2025. After a disastrous 2024, Napier will fire one of his OL coaches, promote Callaway to OC, and proclaim himself as the head coach of offense. Then he will name a director of prime coaching (not to be confused with head coach) that is kind of responsible for managing the overall performance of the program to a degree. This person will also be kind of a mentor for Napier until he can get a full grasp of his role. This will buy him another year since the first two didn’t count due to not yet having his full process in place.
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