voladdiction
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Can Dooley get it done?
There's been a thousand reasons repeatedly rehashed on this forum for why he can't. Some of them involve objective analysis (0 for whatever). Some of them are just emotional tirades.
While there's not a whole lot of positives to consider, I'm trying to think of a few, in case Hart decides to stick with Dooley (which might be the case if there is no "home-run" hire willing and able to replace him).
So here are some positives, objectively noted:
1. O-line. Horrendous O-line play last year. But this year our O-line is playing fantastic (very few sacks, almost double in run production).
2. Super-Sophs. A.J. Johnson, Antonio Richardson, and Brian Randolph (before his injury - how significant his loss was to our secondary is almost incalculable). These are players who have been statistically productive and whom Dooley recruited and signed. Curt Maggit would likely be here as well, if he didn't have turf toe and a nagging shoulder injury. I would not call Devrin Young, Marlin Lane, and Justin Coleman super-sophs, but they've been productive enough on the field to show some promise.
3. Juco Studs. Cordarrelle Patterson and Daniel McCullers were BIG gets for us. Patterson is the most exciting player we've had here in years (and he didn't start practicing with the team until August). Getting two productive jucos in one year shows Dooley can find elite talent in the juco ranks.
4. Some really good hires in the off-season. Jay Graham and Sam Pittman.
5. Heart. I can't imagine how it feels to be these players who have given their time, sweat, blood, and tears for this season, only to be 0-5 in the SEC. But they haven't given up as the season has worn on, and played their guts out against South Carolina on Saturday.
I'm completely aware that the list of objective negatives are longer. No need to state those. They've been said over and over and over again on countless threads.
But what positives are we missing, just to be fair?
There's been a thousand reasons repeatedly rehashed on this forum for why he can't. Some of them involve objective analysis (0 for whatever). Some of them are just emotional tirades.
While there's not a whole lot of positives to consider, I'm trying to think of a few, in case Hart decides to stick with Dooley (which might be the case if there is no "home-run" hire willing and able to replace him).
So here are some positives, objectively noted:
1. O-line. Horrendous O-line play last year. But this year our O-line is playing fantastic (very few sacks, almost double in run production).
2. Super-Sophs. A.J. Johnson, Antonio Richardson, and Brian Randolph (before his injury - how significant his loss was to our secondary is almost incalculable). These are players who have been statistically productive and whom Dooley recruited and signed. Curt Maggit would likely be here as well, if he didn't have turf toe and a nagging shoulder injury. I would not call Devrin Young, Marlin Lane, and Justin Coleman super-sophs, but they've been productive enough on the field to show some promise.
3. Juco Studs. Cordarrelle Patterson and Daniel McCullers were BIG gets for us. Patterson is the most exciting player we've had here in years (and he didn't start practicing with the team until August). Getting two productive jucos in one year shows Dooley can find elite talent in the juco ranks.
4. Some really good hires in the off-season. Jay Graham and Sam Pittman.
5. Heart. I can't imagine how it feels to be these players who have given their time, sweat, blood, and tears for this season, only to be 0-5 in the SEC. But they haven't given up as the season has worn on, and played their guts out against South Carolina on Saturday.
I'm completely aware that the list of objective negatives are longer. No need to state those. They've been said over and over and over again on countless threads.
But what positives are we missing, just to be fair?
