TerryP
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To me it's questionable if they're looking for more of a run to pass scheme.
| FTBL Who would you rather Bama land as their new DC?
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One thing we know... if a coach ever carves up (or shuts down) a Saban team, that coach immediately goes into Saban's notebook. Would certainly make sense that tires would be kicked.
Scrape&Search1032
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Read a report(don't know how reliable it is) that Armstrong is going to be the Safeties coach. So if we land Schumann, he's going to be working with the ILB group. And on the OC position, Brady would be a good hire, he's a good offensive mind and runs a lot of good offensive concepts. To me, he's good at finding, and making matchups to put the offense in a very favorable position. I'd also take Dan Mullen, people give him a ton of shit, but he's a great offensive mind. He showed he can run what Saban wants to back in 2020. He changed the way he ran his offense that year because he knew he had a QB, and receivers that would exceed in that type of system. And they were very good at it as well.
Never been a real fan of Mullen. Always seemed over rated to me. On Brady not sure what to make of him either. Have not followed closely but was it the one year at LSU that everyone is so excited about? How did he do in the NFL?
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BamaFan334
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Just being stupid is all.
Armstrong is going to be a coordinator one day, and likely sooner rather than later. Until the pieces are set I doubt guys are set in stone right now... but with his future as a coordinator, learning and being able to teach the back end of the defense is a Saban staple... so him being placed back there wouldn't be shocking at all.
Agree on Brady... a very dynamic passing game... advanced route tree, etc. Like @TerryP, I do wonder if he (as a coordinator) fits the direction that Saban was/is wanting the offense to go.
Mullen is a lot like Kiffin... Really good offensive mind and good QB coach but has issues staying focused and staying on track. And like Kiffin, his personality and Saban's would be oil and matchsticks. After this time off, could he be more energized and be able to dive into and meet Saban's expectations for a couple of years? Probably so, but I'm not so sure he'd find it worth it unless he thought it was his best path back to a major job. He told people privately back in the fall that he had no interest in working for Saban. And after dealing with Kiffin's issues, I'm not sure Saban would want to invite a similar personality back into the mix. But, if he feels that Mullen is the best answer, all bets are certainly off. One thing is for sure, Milroe's chances of being the starter would improve some.
Rhule hired him as OC for the Panthers, ended up firing him. He's the Bills QB coach this season. Well respected but still young. Burrow credits him with his (and LSU's) success in 2019. Definitely not a, run the football guy. Ultimate goal is to be an NFL HC at some point.
Ok so would this be a so so, good or great hire as OC if that happened? I am thinking somehwere between so so and good.
Saban isn't going to lack candidates who want the spot. It's as close to an automatic springboard to a head coaching spot as you're going to find. With that in mind, and knowing he is basically hiring from a cherry picker, if he were to choose Brandy then I'd consider it a great hire. I just think the Legend of Joe Brady starred to outgrow a little, but that isn't his fault and certainly doesn't mean he isn't good.
I would hope almost to the tune of a big “F you!” toward the SEC offices for allowing sleaze balls Pearl, Freeze, and Petrino back in conference. Shit! What Jeremy did at UT is amateur night compared to those guys.
View attachment 23147View attachment 23147From what I understand, and it's back-channel communications at this point, there's indicated interest from a guy for the offense that would cause one fan base to not only get pissed off, but lose their chit. We'll be watching their basketball team in a few hours.
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colbyjacks
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But who was the real orchestrator of that 2019 offense, Brady or Ensminger? A lot of people will say it was actually the latter.
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In title, Ensminger. In reality, Brady.
Scrape&Search1032
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From what I understand, they would call the plays based on situation in the game. I can't remember the exact details, but they both talked about how they'd communicate, and how they called the plays between them in game. I could be misremembering it though. And I haven't really heard anything else about the DC search and when it may end. Only thing I've seen is a report stating that if Schumann were to take the job, it would come either tomorrow, or Monday.
Does this mean it has been offered to him?
Justneedme81
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@TerryP @Brandon Van de Graaff Who was the real genius behind the playcalling when pruitt was here: Pruitt or Schumann?
Scrape&Search1032
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I'm sure they've talked in some capacity about it, I just hope he takes it and we get started to turn the defense back to what it should be.
Scrape&Search1032
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I don't think Pruitt and Schumann have ever coached together. Schumann went with Kirby in 2016, and then we hired Pruitt.
The LSU staff went out of their way to respect Ensminger and cover for him for that 2019 season... and he did have play calling input, but Brady was the architect of that passing attack.
