Especially when you consider there's no limitation on coaching staff size anymore. He could augment to the current staff, and minimize any deficiency without actually having to fire or replace someone. Not the most ideal situation, but he could add Co-OL or Co-OC titles and just increase the pool of money for the coaching staff. Really no excuse.
Yup - the old ways no longer apply. Keep the staff that has proven they can get it done and reward them. Add more like them. Same with the players. The preference for always starting and playing older guys who "know" your system has to go. Adjust the system to the strengths of the top talent. System first HC's and coordinators will not last in upper level positions in today's game.
And who's fault is that? Nico is his dude. He's had him here for two years. Look, I don't know what's wrong with the offense. It's a shell of its former self. Just like the defense, it's very simplistic. Very little motion. Very little creativity. Very little deception. It seems to be even less than last year with Milton. I've said it multiple times, I'm not one of those that believe the offense left with Golesh. Something is up. I don't know why it's morphed into what it is.
Still ranks as the number one game that I was able to attend. I have rewatched the entire game multiple times over the years and it never gets old.
Agreed but let’s not pretend that him and WM have not been whipping boys for the previous two years with constant, relentless people on this site screaming that Heupel should fire them because they suck. Now everyone has moved on to Ellarbee and Pope and it’s virtually identical to the chatter about Banks and WM the previous two years. Hard to blame them for looking for different opportunities. Nobody wants to be crapped on constantly by their own supposed fans even though they know it’s the vocal minority. It just creates a toxic environment and is another obstacle for the staff to overcome. The national media trolls us because of our reputation. Rant over.
I think it’s a multitude of issues:
Players and talent matter. What you inherit matters. I find it comical that the same people screaming they should be fired literally non stop for over two years are now wondering why they would leave. Nothing personal I just think it’s not helpful to constantly want to fire coaches when you have no idea what is going on behind the scenes. It was literally identical to the Pope and Ellarbee echo chamber of this year. Not looking for a fight I just find it funny and tiresome.
When Heupel came here I thought it was a good thing because I thought he was a coach that could do more with less. His 1st two years reinforced that. The last two have called me to question that. In order to do more with less, you have to use deception, make the defense think (or offense). This team was very simplistic on both sides of the ball. That gets exposed against any team where you're outmatched talent wise. This showed up with GA and OSU.
i'm not sure how long you've followed TN. Going back to Majors, we literally ride every coordinators ass that comes through here. You think other schools are immune from that?
WR is a skill position. And is important to this offense, where they seem to be asked to do a lot, blocking, decoy, running screens for tough yards. But really watching Oregon, and OSU, same can be said of any offense.
