he didnt but all he did was call grohs plays.
thats the point. he cant implement his system or plays or terminology midseason at all. so no one knows one öööö thing about him as a dc. period. this game or the five prior.
only person that would is pj when they talk philosophy and scheme. i already can see kelly is a three deep two deep shell coach and man under. backends dont change much. but the under does. that is a big ? for anyone.
and the other big ? is can he and how does he lay HIS d foundation scheme and plays. how well can he teach it. how well can he correct it? lay out his program. right now he didnt so that at all. so for me the answer is no. keep him on staff but hire a dc you do trust and let them choose a new dl and lb coach.
Yet we have five years of him on the defensive staff failing. I don't want a young DC, I want someone who has proven himself over a much longer time than a game and a half. You idiots who want a young guy are playing craps, not chess.
PJ will make the decision. But I doubt Kelly will be the next DC. This hire is essentially PJ's job and he is gonna get a rock solid DC.
My two cents: the defense was fired up today. They were fired up for F$U. I have to give CCK credit for that shift in attitude. I also saw solid fundamentals today. People sticking with their assignments and getting to the ball. Finally, the intensity was there like I haven't seen in YEARS on a GT defense. Our boys played mean today. I loved the chippiness at the end of the game. We need our defense to have some swagger and they had that today. I believe that's coming from Kelly and I'm ööööing excited about it. The man has his **** mind rite and has the **** minds of our defense rite. Hire the man. Let him build his defense and maintain this intensity.
If you were Paul and this is your last shot for a DC... giving someone a "shot" would be the last thing on your mind. Kelly will get it if he is the best available.
I like kelly, but this defense needs to be shaken up, emptied of old ideas, and refilled with a successful scheme.
I like Paul and want him to win. He need to pick the best DC not just the one who deserves a shot.
If you were Paul and this is your last shot for a DC... giving someone a "shot" would be the last thing on your mind. Kelly will get it if he is the best available.
I like kelly, but this defense needs to be shaken up, emptied of old ideas, and refilled with a successful scheme.
I like Paul and want him to win. He need to pick the best DC not just the one who deserves a shot
It should be emptied of the Groh ideas? Not sure I understand this statement. Also I dont believe CCK would be giving anything. He has earned it on and off the field
Isn't Kelly one of our better recruiters as well?
I dunno about that. Football coaching requires gigantic egos and most coaches are control freaks. I doubt he had much say when Groh was around.
Or the prior DC. My point was the db's haven't been very good and the soft coverage has been a constant during his tenure. The sad thing is that he may be all that we can afford because of our ööööty basketball coach.
You teach the Dbs what is being relayed from the DC. Your job as the assistant is to make sure that there technique is sound and the players eyes are in the right place. You do realize that CCK was here for Tenuta also? So coverage hasnt always been soft.
Yes, I realize that. I'm just not sold on him and think at least a little of our failures during his tenure are his fault.
I agree with this. I also think this is the best the D has played against the run all year.Anybody posting about UGA or any other game aside from this bowl are going retart. You think you can install a defensive scheme using just the bye week?!?!?
This was the first true test of him as a DC. Yes he had a wind to aid in throwing their QB off. But he also called great run blitzes and it looked like the DL was well schemed against the short pass game.
No one is saying he is an elite DC or will be successful. They are saying he earned the shot to be DC. Also, we don't have any money to afford a high end DC. Instead, we can invest money in an assistant coach who has a lot of energy and is a good recruiter.
Let's see what Kelly gives us.