Bammerboy321
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All I know is it will be hard to be invested into this season if Grantham is our DC.
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JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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JMO but we might be looking at another coach on defense leaving in addition to Pete and Charles. I believe if Nick wants to get JP as his last DC he may consider a one hurt fix or even going to Aug 1st if he must. If that means not naming a DC this spring and allow Todd to be an on the field coach until Aug 1st then lets get it on. JP can be an analyst until the deal is sealed with the NCAA.
We'll see.
ElephantStomp
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I’d rather have a different DC and keep those two as analysts
JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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JP isn't going to be any analyst unless it's for a 6 month period. Nick needs JP just as bad as JP needs Nick.
ElephantStomp
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I don’t believe Nick needs him, he can get damn near anybody he wants
Scrape&Search1032
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He clearly wants him. He's going through all this bullshit to bring him back, so I expect him to be here barring any fuckery from the NCAA.
Bammerboy321
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I'd honestly would have liked to have seen what Jim Leonhard could have done here. It sucks that Schumann didn't want to come here.
TideatMileHigh
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Womp womp sucks to suck
Bammerboy321
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I'd get it if they were hiring someone decent, but getting upset because you couldn't get Tosh Lupoi is like us getting upset because we didn't keep Golding. Both are pretty 'meh'.
Scrape&Search1032
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He's off to the NFL. And we don't know if Saban ever talked to Schumann at all. Maybe a phone call, or something like that. But nothing ever came out about him and the job. Woudk love to have him here as well, but if we get Pruitt.... I'll be more than happy.
Justneedme81
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Where you get the idea Leonhard is off to NFL?
Scrape&Search1032
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A good number of teams are going to need a DC after the season. He's going to be targeted, and he has made it known that he would go back to the NFL if offered. If Green Bay goes after him, he's most certainly taking it.
My understanding is they talked. But, Saban has been talking to a LOT of folks... most of it stays quiet because it's Saban.
Scrape&Search1032
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Was he offered, or was it just to talk to him about the potentiality of the job?
I don't think it ever got that far. Doubt we will ever know, a least anytime soon.
Scrape&Search1032
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That's what I figured happened. Maybe a contingency in case hes not able to get Pruitt for whatever reason.
It's going to be someone familiar with his system (to some degree) and there's only so many of those fish in the pond. That's the big reason the Grantham option is out there... he's one of those fish. The key, and I feel like a broken record here, is just getting Pruitt in the building. The higher the staff position, the better (obviously)...
Scrape&Search1032
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If we couldn't get Pruitt to be the DC for whatever reason, or Schumann.... I'd rather Bama get Charlie Strong. I like Granthams blitzing concepts, and his aggressiveness as a playcaller, but he's too agrresive on key downs. He'll send the whole house on 3rd down and leave wide open spaces in the middle of the field. If he'd of toned it down a little, I feel he'd be more successful.
I'm not advocating for him, but I think it's safe to say he'd be working within Saban's parameters, so I don't believe he'd be nearly as aggressive as he has been in the past. For a related example, now that Golding is gone, I expect him to be more aggressive than he was while under Saban. Also, as it pertains to Grantham (or whoever else gets it), getting the defensive line back to the Bama standard will go a long way in helping cover some shortcomings.
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