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Post by Maxell on Nov 21, 2021 16:23:21 GMT -5
Can this be fixed? Will we have a winning record? Can Coach Washington win the Big South next year? Can the offense score more points? Can penalties be reduced? Can we fix the QB position? Can the secondary improve?
Please vote.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Nov 21, 2021 17:55:22 GMT -5
If Coach Washington was a young head coach, I'd be more optimistic that he could Change. I'm not convinced that he can or is willing to change.
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Post by ohsixrain on Nov 21, 2021 20:11:15 GMT -5
It's not hard to fix but, the problem is his loyalty to his staff and THAT alone will keep him from turning things around. Sorry, I think Washington is a stand-up guy but, he needs a new OC and a QB coach. I think back to Broadway, his OC never lasted longer that 3 years under his coaching. It wasn't personal, it was business. Broadway knew what he needed his offense to look like and he didn't stop looking for OCs until he got the kind of offense he wanted. I think Washington should adopt that approach for offense, fix his secondary and get some discipline on his team that will turn it around. If they had a disciplined football team, they probably win at least 2 more games. But, oh well...I have no confidence in our staff at this point.
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Post by DOOMS on Nov 21, 2021 20:47:30 GMT -5
+1
It’s a very simple fix, but will Coach make the moves?
I honestly think all that needs to happen is an additional co-coordinator on offense and defense that both have serious attention to detail and discipline. You know, the areas where we’ve been lacking.
I don’t think for a minute Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno, or even Mack Brown are and we’re some X and o geniuses. Wash could probably coach rings around them in that regard. But what they could do was pick the right coaches and manage them, fundraise, get what they wanted from the administration, and close the deal on the recruits their staff went after. That simple. I have memories of watching all three of those guys looking absolutely dumbfounded on the sidelines to the point you wonder how they ever won a game. They knew how to be HEAD coaches and knew how to put people in place to make sure they succeeded. We already have most of the pieces imo. We just need two more and they all need to be compensated and held accountable by the head man. Any of that gonna happen? I doubt it.
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Post by aggie252 on Nov 21, 2021 20:54:45 GMT -5
+1 It’s a very simple fix, but will Coach make the moves? I honestly think all that needs to happen is an additional co-coordinator on offense and defense that both have serious attention to detail and discipline. You know, the areas where we’ve been lacking. I don’t think for a minute Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno, or even Mack Brown are and we’re some X and o geniuses. Wash could probably coach rings around them in that regard. But what they could do was pick the right coaches and manage them, fundraise, get what they wanted from the administration, and close the deal on the recruits their staff went after. That simple. I have memories of watching all three of those guys looking absolutely dumbfounded on the sidelines to the point you wonder how they ever won a game. They knew how to be HEAD coaches and knew how to put people in place to make sure they succeeded. We already have most of the pieces imo. We just need two more and they all need to be compensated and held accountable by the head man. Any of that gonna happen? I doubt it. Obviously 2 generational QBs help, but Dabo down at Clemson is a perfect example. Put the right people in place and let them do what they do.
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Post by aggie30 on Nov 21, 2021 21:08:34 GMT -5
+1 It’s a very simple fix, but will Coach make the moves? I honestly think all that needs to happen is an additional co-coordinator on offense and defense that both have serious attention to detail and discipline. You know, the areas where we’ve been lacking. I don’t think for a minute Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno, or even Mack Brown are and we’re some X and o geniuses. Wash could probably coach rings around them in that regard. But what they could do was pick the right coaches and manage them, fundraise, get what they wanted from the administration, and close the deal on the recruits their staff went after. That simple. I have memories of watching all three of those guys looking absolutely dumbfounded on the sidelines to the point you wonder how they ever won a game. They knew how to be HEAD coaches and knew how to put people in place to make sure they succeeded. We already have most of the pieces imo. We just need two more and they all need to be compensated and held accountable by the head man. Any of that gonna happen? I doubt it. Obviously 2 generational QBs help, but Dabo down at Clemson is a perfect example. Put the right people in place and let them do what they do. Accountability is needed from the players and coaches. Example: our guys have to become weight room junkies. I know we struggled with Covid. Our guys have to change the structure of their bodies. The strength and conditioning coaches and football coaches have to hold the players accountable. If they do not want to put the work in then it is time for them to move on. We want our guys to be successful in the classroom and on the field. That means they have to put the work in on both areas. We have the players to win but I am not sure about the structure and discipline. Putting these guys in a more structured environment in the off season will probably help the discipline (selfish penalties) on the field. If we want success we have to put the work in. It is really simple.
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Post by aggie252 on Nov 21, 2021 21:20:03 GMT -5
Obviously 2 generational QBs help, but Dabo down at Clemson is a perfect example. Put the right people in place and let them do what they do. Accountability is needed from the players and coaches. Example: our guys have to become weight room junkies. I know we struggled with Covid. Our guys have to change the structure of their bodies. The strength and conditioning coaches and football coaches have to hold the players accountable. If they do not want to put the work in then it is time for them to move on. We want our guys to be successful in the classroom and on the field. That means they have to put the work in on both areas. We have the players to win but I am not sure about the structure and discipline. Putting these guys in a more structured environment in the off season will probably help the discipline (selfish penalties) on the field. If we want success we have to put the work in. It is really simple. [ We had a good S&C coach, and if i remember correctly, we lost him to Greensboro College
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Post by Aggie77 on Nov 21, 2021 23:14:26 GMT -5
I have absolutely no confidence that he turns it around, if turn it around means a Big South Championship next year, about .500 is what I see.
1. Can this be fixed? Yes, but we went 11 weeks this year with answers like, "If I knew what the problem was, I could fix it", or something like that.
2. Will we have a winning record? Maybe, a winning record is 6-5 and it assumes we will be better next year. I'm not sure we can beat NCCU or Norfolk next year, they will be better. Campbell comes on the schedule, we travel to RMU, MU, and GW.
3. Can Coach Washington win the Big South next year? Naw, just my opinion based the week to week lack of improvement we experienced this year. That would be a huge jump!
4. Can the offense score more points? Sure, but see #1.
5. Can penalties be reduced? Naw, it's in our DNA now.
6. Can we fix the QB position? Sure, but not in a year.
7. Can the secondary improve? Sure, but wasn't that the question asked receiving the response in #1.
I don't think our problems are a quick fix. While we are in remedial tutoring on fundamental issues, other teams are refining all aspects of their program getting better every day with execution.
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Post by DOOMS on Nov 22, 2021 10:07:12 GMT -5
Can this be fixed? Will we have a winning record? Can Coach Washington win the Big South next year? Can the offense score more points? Can penalties be reduced? Can we fix the QB position? Can the secondary improve? Please vote. It can be fixed. Wash can win the Big South next year. The offense can score more points. Penalties can be reduced. We can fix the qb position. The secondary can improve. How? Two additional staff positions, one on the offensive side and one on the defensive side. Both with former head coaching and/or coordinating experience at top level FCS programs that called for a lot of attention to detail and discipline. One is the assistant head coach. The other is the associate head coach. Add two grad assistants, one to work on digital media in addition to a particular position, and the other to work on game management in addition to a particular position. Barnette and Coard become co-offensive and co-defensive coordinators respectively alongside the newcomers who will help Coach Wash settle into more of an overseer role and take the burden of doing too much for too little off Barnette and Coard. The offensive co-coordinator has to bring a highly aggressive offensive system to merge with Barnette's system. The days of running over people and sitting on the ball are gone. The defensive co-coordinator has to be able to create turnovers. Lots. Will it happen. It's up to whether Wash likes the job or not. Cause if he doesn't do it precisely as I typed above, we'll do much worse next year and he'll be gone. Broadway had a former head coach as his offensive coordinator and a longtime defensive coordinator as his defensive coordinator. There was no way Coach Washington was going to replace Coach Broadway and lose both roles and do anywhere near as well with less. He has to recognize that in order to be successful. He should've recognized it from the beginning and demanded it at the time he was handed the job. They weren't about to say no, there was no other plan to replace Broadway. Broadway went 4-6 his first season at Central. That was his first season as a head coach. He fired and replaced both coordinators at the end of the season and never looked back. Not saying Wash has to fire anybody, but I am saying he must make a solid assessment of his staff and program, and how he will right his ship. He needs to use his contacts. He's a former Steeler and a very friendly and likeable person. I'm sure he could get some assistance in supporting his squad and/or coaching if he just asked. My personal goal for Coach Washington is for him to be the Big South coach of the year and even Eddie Robinson FCS coach of the year next year. I'm hoping he can follow the above blueprint or something similar to that success, and without having to work his behind half to death or stress himself to an early demise in the process.
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Post by TOPPDOGG on Nov 22, 2021 13:56:23 GMT -5
This staff is pretty stubborn. Their insistence on running that RPO with Jah-maine when everybody knows it is coming is one prominent example. I have little confidence major changes will occur without outside intervention.
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Post by moaggie22 on Nov 22, 2021 15:49:55 GMT -5
I’m hoping for big change but not expecting it. Reason, we went 11 games with no adjustments nor corrections. I was all for giving Coach Wash another year to right the ship. BUT if some of the things are accurate posted in another thread, team acting a fool to the point that GW needed an escort just to get on the dang bus as Coach Wash drives off into the sunset are true, then no he and most of the staff need to go. This team has been picking fights all year with other teams. So what if the other team might be popping off, it’s called discipline which we have none. This is much more than just X’s and O’s. This goes to the heart of creating the right culture at our university and football program.
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Post by pj on Nov 22, 2021 17:08:43 GMT -5
To me, YES. There is a lot of soul searching going on. Over the winter and into the spring, I have full confidence in Coach to access His program.
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Post by SixtiesAggie on Nov 22, 2021 19:49:14 GMT -5
To me, YES. There is a lot of soul searching going on. Over the winter and into the spring, I have full confidence in Coach to access His program. I'm sure that coach Washington and his assistant coaches will make assessments of why they could not meet the challenge. They have to accept whatever the truth is about their performance and what they have to do to correct this present fiasco. You see, we have already played and beaten much better teams than the teams in our present conference. We need to stop with the shade on the MEAC, and start preparing for the enemy down the road. We just need to start using experience and intelligence in our game preparation, and we stop arguing about how good we think that they are.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Nov 22, 2021 21:19:24 GMT -5
You would think that if you had 600 days to analyze your competition, you would have plenty of time to develop a defensive and offensive game plan, plus a backup plan. But we entered this season like it was our first year in organized football. That's why I don't believe Coach Washington and his staff can fix the problems on or off the field. They just looked confused the whole season.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Nov 22, 2021 21:35:22 GMT -5
You would think that if you had 600 days to analyze your competition, you would have plenty of time to develop a defensive and offensive game plan, plus a backup plan. But we entered this season like it was our first year in organized football. Thank you. We did not use that time wisely.
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