1. I'd like to see an offense similar to Vanderbilt's, and others, where we are successful confusing the defense, the defense has to account for the QB, we're smart and take what the defense is giving, don't require elite, NFL-ready talent across the board to be effective.
2. I'd like to see our defense base be 4-2-5 with creativity in the blitz and coverage packages. I'd like them to be aggressive about creating negative plays and turnovers, not have the goal to make the offense spend 10+ plays in a drive, counting on them being unable to do so. I'd like a DC who has figured out how to defend a mobile QB and TN's spread/tempo offense so we don't have to watch those a-holes score 50+ on us every year.
3. HC must know how to manage the clock and timeouts. Team must play with discipline, poise and intelligence. ST must be solid. HC has to be a good recruiter AND talent evaluator (a skill lacking in much of our current staff, imo). Roster building and maintenance must be strong. Backups should play as much as possible so we're building depth for a long season, we can replace an injured player without huge dropoff in talent/experience, etc.
What I really hope for is the incoming coach and staff are so wildly successful that the NFL or a blue blood program desperately courts them after 3-4 years. Finding a replacement for a coach that has done that well will be relatively easy and the cupboard won't have tumbleweeds blowing through it.
2. I'd like to see our defense base be 4-2-5 with creativity in the blitz and coverage packages. I'd like them to be aggressive about creating negative plays and turnovers, not have the goal to make the offense spend 10+ plays in a drive, counting on them being unable to do so. I'd like a DC who has figured out how to defend a mobile QB and TN's spread/tempo offense so we don't have to watch those a-holes score 50+ on us every year.
3. HC must know how to manage the clock and timeouts. Team must play with discipline, poise and intelligence. ST must be solid. HC has to be a good recruiter AND talent evaluator (a skill lacking in much of our current staff, imo). Roster building and maintenance must be strong. Backups should play as much as possible so we're building depth for a long season, we can replace an injured player without huge dropoff in talent/experience, etc.
What I really hope for is the incoming coach and staff are so wildly successful that the NFL or a blue blood program desperately courts them after 3-4 years. Finding a replacement for a coach that has done that well will be relatively easy and the cupboard won't have tumbleweeds blowing through it.
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