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MM was the right hire at the right time. We needed a turnaround specialist. If he was going to stick around here, he needed to turn it around and then take it to the next level. He wasn’t able to take the program to the next level, but he did resurrect it from the train wreck it had become under Hawkins and Embree. Hopefully for MM, he will get another shot as a HC somewhere and learn from his mistakes here. Good man, solid coach, needed to move on.
Thank God MM really turned us around
we went from a dumpster fire to a clean foundation with some shiny facade installed. He left us better than he found us. That's a low bar, but it is a positive.
I think HCMM has earned a reputation as a head coach you can hire if your program is a dumpster fire and you're not interested in taking certain shortcuts the NCAA might not like or could result in bad press around the off-the-field incidents. But if your aspirations for your program are above what Duke is achieving under Cutcliffe, he's not your long-term answer.
He’s too small. Not sure TE5 gets many snaps.
I read one report about him being a pretty natural receiver, more than the other TEs. He's also pretty good with blitz pickup and has shown he can be an effective runner. Isn't horrible as a lead blocker.
I remember him making a few nice catches out of the backfield. One in particular against CSU last year that went for a TD. I agree that there should be some ways to get him involved on offense that will create some mismatches for opposing defenses. I’m rooting for the kid. He’s never lived up to his recruiting hype, but I don’t think that was due to lack of effort on his part. I’d call it hindsight, but many here thought he’d be better suited at linebacker when he came here. Thing is, he’d have a hard time finding the field at ILB on this team, too.
According to a certain offensive player who was at my house yesterday, Tucker is absolutely a fanatic for everyone knowing all of their assignments and the bold above is at the top of the list of things that are not true. Unless you weren't here this spring, you better know the entire playbook well.
I didn't mean "know it", which is why I didn't say that. I was talking about being good at it. MT talks a ton about fitting the system to what the players can do well. I'm expecting MT and staff to handle Jones like the Chargers did with a young Antonio Gates who came in out of college basketball and hadn't yet developed a high football IQ. There are things that Jones can do that very few TEs can -- and things that he's going to be kind of bad at.
Too bad he took too long to make a position change. Wonder how he would look at the Star position on D
Sorry - misread that. I hear he's vastly improved. I think Pupunu may be a gem in fact.
That position is complex, athletically and intellectually. Taylor struggles big time in open practice with basics like alignment, stance and assignments. Bish? No.
Awful. The Star position needs to be the most athletic and versatile player on the defense. Fast, quick and athletic enough to cover slot receivers, and big/strong enough to blitz and provide run support.
I read late last week that we had a Dylan Thomas sighting with him making some plays. He was the recruiting gem of his class at WR, so it was good to hear that he isn't a bust yet, just a guy who needed to get healthy.
That and the running game.
