Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

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Haven't caught up on the thread yet but, one thing I've noticed more than anything about this team is how much COACHING UP Rocker, Rumph, and Sherrer have been able to accomplish with our DL, LB's, and, specifically, our pass rush.

We're getting consistent pressure with guys who, for the most part, aren't highly rated (with the exception of a few, obviously) but...damn...regardless of their contribution on the recruiting side, those coaches are the bright spots on the field.

We were able to get away with having guys on staff like that during our heyday--guys like Dan Brooks and Chief weren't exactly known for their recruiting prowess...but their guys performed at a high level year-in-year-out.

My point is, every staff has guys who aren't great on the recruiting trail but EXCELL on the field.

I'll ride with guys like that, so long as they keep coaching at that level and land a few stars here and there.

@Atlanta VOL, agree or am I off?
 
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butchna said:
Would’ve been a sellers market for the Saints. Looks like a ride with Trubisky and see what the future brings type of season. With Kyle Long pretty much done for and switching Whitehair and Daniels back to last year’s positions, maybe working with Oakland’s (rapidly lowering) 2nd rounder, they can start shoring up that OL for whoever takes snaps in the future.
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you like Montgomery? I can’t decide if i think he’s a good RB or not
 
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SweetasSoda said:
This will be interesting. I think in today's world the coaches are not given enough time to really get the program going.
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I agree...when a guy comes in with high expectations like Morris, Frost and Taggart it is even worse. Pruitt should have had the benefit of almost no expectations considering what he walked into, and his lack of experience, but he really hasn't. A huge portion of VolIdiots are hating him unmercifully already. Did people really not expect him to have a steep OJT learning curve? That is purely the cause of the GSU fiasco, but it seems few understand that.
 
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Devo182 said:
Panthers did something interesting today I never thought about, but the math checks out.

Down 14, they scored and immediately went for 2. If you make it, you kick a pat next score and win. You miss, and you can make a 2 pt on the next attempt and still go into OT.

Obvious assumption here is you score twice near the end. Let's also assume all other things being equal (odds of winning in OT is 50/50). Let's say you convert 2 pters at 47% (the nfl average), so you lock in a win 47% of the time right off the bat. If you don't make the first, but you convert the 2nd attempt, and again win in OT 50% of the time, you win another 12.5% of the time (.53 * .47 * .5). Thus giving you a total 59.5% chance to win, versus the blanket 50% from going to OT.

Obvious adjustments needed for a particular team or situation, but it is so often profitable in the NFL, maybe a bit less so in college with a reported 41-44% conversion rate, but even then it has a +Expected Value too. And if you're like UT and absolutely terrible in the RZ, do you really want OT anyway?
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