Staff changes need to happen

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People are going to say I’m overreacting and all we had to do was make a field goal. However we should’ve won by 3 possessions today, but couldn’t get off of the field in critical times because we have guys on the field that shouldn’t be out there. Which was understandable early on under this staff, but we’re in year 5 and this staff has had 3 full recruiting cycles to get their roster constructed, and the defensive side of the ball looks just like it did in year 2. I know we had some injuries, but we should be at the point now where we don’t get blown off the line of scrimmage or have DBs don’t even get their hands up when the ball is in the air. I know Jermod McCoy is a first round pick, but it’s not like we’re missing 2 day 1 or 2 NFL picks on our DL. We never landed a true successor for Omari Thomas, and contrary to popular belief you still have to have a space eater in the middle that can draw and even get through double teams. We’ve also yet to land a HS corner outside of Rickey Gibson that can play with the ball in the air. Conyer and Goree were never SEC corners, Jordan Matthews was a bust or under developed, and Kaleb Beasley is playing safety. With the sample size we’ve had so far it’s not a stretch of the imagination at all that Jermod McCoy and Colton Hood are as good as they are because of the development they got at their previous schools. If we don’t start landing DTs and corners that are the same caliber as the DEs and LBs we’re recruiting we’re never going to take that next step. Heupel can’t just be another Dan Mullen who is a great offensive mind, but an above average staff builder and recruiter
 
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We were in position to beat arguably the best team in college football the last 5 years and we didn't execute. With a healthy Moi, Gibson and McCoy this game isn’t even close so chill out and see how the season plays out. This team still has a legitimate shot at being 11-1 with some lucky breaks.
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
You're complaining about our starting DTs and CBs. You know we were down 2 starters at DT and 2 starters at corner, right? You seem dumb, no offense
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No, I completely understand that. However we got absolutely manhandled up front today. We also got gashed consistently by Syracuse. There shouldn’t be that big of a drop off 5 years into a staff’s run. If we recruited better on the interior we wouldn’t feel as big of a hit when a DT went down. As far as corner goes we’re still seeing the same problems we did in 22. The coverage is good, but they can’t play the ball when it’s in the air. When you have the same issues year after year after year in a position room it means the position coach isn’t cutting it
 
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VawlIn said:
No, I completely understand that. However we got absolutely manhandled up front today. We also got gashed consistently by Syracuse. There shouldn’t be that big of a drop off 5 years into a staff’s run. If we recruited better on the interior we wouldn’t feel as big of a hit when a DT went down
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I wonder if coach Garner knows this?
 
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VawlIn said:
People are going to say I’m overreacting and all we had to do was make a field goal. However we should’ve won by 3 possessions today, but couldn’t get off of the field in critical times because we have guys on the field that shouldn’t be out there. Which was understandable early on under this staff, but we’re in year 5 and this staff has had 3 full recruiting cycles to get their roster constructed, and the defensive side of the ball looks just like it did in year 2. I know we had some injuries, but we should be at the point now where we don’t get blown off the line of scrimmage or have DBs don’t even get their hands up when the ball is in the air. I know Jermod McCoy is a first round pick, but it’s not like we’re missing 2 day 1 or 2 NFL picks on our DL. We never landed a true successor for Omari Thomas, and contrary to popular belief you still have to have a space eater in the middle that can draw and even get through double teams. We’ve also yet to land a HS corner outside of Rickey Gibson that can play with the ball in the air. Conyer and Goree were never SEC corners, Jordan Matthews was a bust or under developed, and Kaleb Beasley is playing safety. With the sample size we’ve had so far it’s not a stretch of the imagination at all that Jermod McCoy and Colton Hood are as good as they are because of the development they got at their previous schools. If we don’t start landing DTs and corners that are the same caliber as the DEs and LBs we’re recruiting we’re never going to take that next step. Heupel can’t just be another Dan Mullen who is a great offensive mind, but an above average staff builder and recruiter
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Get off the dope
 
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