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Re:Fire Willie Martinez

#57 3 years, 6 months ago
I agree with prozack. I have been on here calling for WM's head on a pike. Sometimes I have to step back and rethink my position.

I know the DB's are suspect. We are ranked ~80s nationally in pass defense. I could have a ton to do with our lack of pressure. As said by CMR himself we have brought blitzes, changed coverage schemes, etc. Nothing seems to really work. At some point we have to actually question the talent and not the coaching.

I pose the question to all of you. Where does coaching stop and talent begin? We all know not all recruits turn into superstars. I know we are young but when does that excuse expire?

Anyways I figured we would lose 2-3 games. I guess I'm just disappointed that we weren't competitive in those 2 losses. I wanted to believe in a title season. I did believe. Unfortunately it came to an end at the half vs Bama and was crushed in Jax.
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Re:Fire Willie Martinez

#58 3 years, 6 months ago
IMO, talent can overcome bad or suspect coaching (LSU last year with \"Sparky\") as well as great coaching can win with average talent (Wake Forrest and Grobe). Don't believe you can draw a distinct line in the sand where one ends and the other takes over. Basically, recruiting is an educated \"crapshoot\". Some recruits are a sure thing (AJ Green) and some you just don't know. Great players make coaches look like a genius as well as average players can..., well........our D. Hard question, don't know the answer.......but do know this......great recruiting is THE answer over marginal coaching....the proof....UF!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#59 3 years, 6 months ago
\"Football is not a contact sport. Dancing is a contact sport. Football is a collision sport.\" Vince Lombardi
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Re:Fire Willie Martinez

#60 3 years, 6 months ago
Ballgames are won in the trenches. Speed on defense also allows you to stunt more often. I hate to give UF any credit, but they play a very aggressive defense with a lot of blitzing. Speed allows that. Looking back to our last year's defense, what was the difference? We had speed on the ends and power to stop the run in the middle. Unfortunately, injuries have hurt us this year in the middle. Don't get me wrong, we have talent in the middle, but losing Jeff Owens really hurt us in stoppintg the run.Atkins and Howard could pin their ears back and GATA. Our line accounted for 28 1/2 sacks of our 42 as a team. (We have 17 this year with Curran leading with 3.) Getting to the ends, I believe we have talent there also. I think our problem is getting up the field. Our ends need to get on the opposing tackles shoulder and and containment and the sacks will improve. We were toasted all day last week by a primitive offense thay kept getting around the corner. All UK had to do was get a hat on a linebacker and they got the corner. If we can't get pressure from our ends, we have to get containment which would allow more stunts. I think our DB's feel like they are playing a flag football game, chasing the WR's all over the field, while the QB sits back and waits for them to get open. I respect CWM for what he's done in the past, but this is a \"what have you done for me lately\" business. IMO, he has to show some flexibility and some improvement in his schemes or he has to go! I hope he turns it around and we GATA!
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#61 3 years, 6 months ago
Great quote from DawgSpeare (actually I guess its from Lombardi)- our db's seem to think they're playing a game of touch in the playground. I agree that Martinez needs to go - players may not be performing, but the buck stops with the coach. As I'm new, don't know the overall impression around here but I've never been impressed with Bobo, to be honest. Think we're successful on offense in spite of his playcalling - we just are lucky that we have good enough players in the skill positions to make good things happen.

Richt is the best coach we've had since Dooley and feel lucky we have a class act like him running our team. I just have to look back at Donnan to see how far we've come - not just in results but in quality.

As I'm typing this I'm watching our worthless db's allow an auburn receiver run through 5 arm tackles...pathetic.

As I mentioned, I'm new here - fan all of my 38 years, both parents went to UGA, dad played for them under Coach Butts, and we've had the same season tickets since before I was born. Favorite ever player (minus Herschel of course) was Terry Hoage, with an honorable mention to Thomas Davis.
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#62 3 years, 6 months ago
charlestondawg, welcome aboard. Won't say much at this point, will have some things to put forth later. You make a couple of excellent points.
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#63 3 years, 6 months ago
welcome charlestondawg.....totally agree with you. Bad D, can't tackle a lick and either CWM is marginal or our talent is marginal. I do know our DB's are terrible (about to include A. Allen in that statement....he MUST lead the SEC in interference penalties!! But good against the run)
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