Agree or Disagree, or Whatever . . . .

Wartdawg, you are spot on about Nick Saban having "other thoughts".

Wonder what Gus Malzahn thinks about this proposal?

Watched the Super Bowl and enjoyed the officials letting receivers and defensive backs go at it.

My opinion, the game has been taken away from running backs, offensive linemen denied to fire off at the snap and go up beside (excuse this) the defensive linemens helmets. Too much of the game being placed on the quarterbacks shoulders. I remember when there were 10 others on the offensive side. Call it team I think.

Saying that, I realize the offenses of today are given more operating space in the rule book. Goes back to what sadlerdawg said, let's even this thing up and let the young men play football.

Television loves offensive football. Gives the commentators an opening to low rate the defense.

Wartdawg, you are also right about the question being split, probably very close to 50/50. Offensive head coaches lean to open offenses. Defensive coaches of course want some things to go in the other direction.

Point here . . . .

Nick Saban is a noted defensive head coach. Record speaks for itself.

mark richt is a offensive head coach . . . . when is the last time or how many times in his head coaching career has his defense shined?

How many running backs and quarterbacks are in Athens? Yes, they get hurt. Offensive linemen, guess an ace bandage is all that is needed.

We need all the RB's and QB's we can get Buc...

With our O-line, lord knows those guys are going to be taking some hits!


Just makes me shake my head sometimes.... A great RB looks only good when he has a poor line in front of him, but a great line makes just a good back look great. Seems like a no brainer to me.

Wartdawg wrote: We need all the RB's and QB's we can get Buc...

With our O-line, lord knows those guys are going to be taking some hits!


Just makes me shake my head sometimes.... A great RB looks only good when he has a poor line in front of him, but a great line makes just a good back look great. Seems like a no brainer to me.

Certainly not rocket science.

Amazing how many people try and make things harder than they really are.

I truly believe what I am about to type.

Believe that there have been many offensive and defensive linemen (and others) to play in Athens that did not have the full benefit of being coached up. Said before, I used coach'em up many times in closing. It was said for a reason. About the middle of the 2013 Season I realized that was not the case. Easily seen if watching what was coming out of Athens. Some speak about Vanderbilt, and that is truthful, but that was far from the beginning.

Young men come in from high school, and there are a few that are miles ahead of others on the team because of one thing or another beside talent. That is coaching. There are really good football coaches in high school, and of course like college, there are some that don't know how to teach the entire game.

Once a head coach understands he has a good group of assistants under him, results on the positive side show themselves sooner rather than later.

Jeremy Pruitt understands that he needs a good group of assistants. He also knows who those assistants are. That alone will make our defense better. How much better . . . . that depends on the coaching.

Too many things have changed in a short time for me not to believe many or most of those changes are because of Pruitt. I keep looking at what our head coach said after Pruitt's hiring. Said he is "energized". That one word tells me all I need to know about our program. It has a chance to reach new heights, but I still have to say this . . . . richt, stay the hell out of the way. Be the head coach for the press, and the "group", leave the "coaching up" to those that understand how that is accomplished.

Just a bit away from the subject, but not really. This young man knows what he is doing. Not waving his arms, plays the game he knows extremely well. Takes practice and confidence to move up the ladder. All walks of life.