Notes from Monday's Press Conference: Longhorn Youth Movement

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 1:07 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

In rewatching Saturday's game, freshmen were all over the field making huge plays when we needed them. From Shipley's circus catches in the 4th quarter and Malcolm Brown's game-clinching run to Quandre Diggs' forced fumble and INT, the young guns from the 2011 class showed up big on the stat sheet and Mack recognized them in Monday's press conference:

The Ball Hawk Awards. [CB] Quandre Diggs forced a fumble and had an interception. [CB] Adrian Phillips had one interception that led to points, and [LB] Steve Edmond on special teams with the kickoff coverage forced a fumble, as well. The Hard Hat Award on defense goes to Quandre Diggs for the hits he made throughout the game and the most valuable player on defense was [DT] Ashton Dorsey. He played really well up front. We're proud for him.

All true freshmen except for Dorsey, a redshirt freshman. We had to see it to believe it, but for the first time in more than a decade, it's not coachspeak when Diaz and Harson say the best players will see the field regardless of classification or experience. Mack is finally delegating to his coordinators, and so far that trust has been rewarded with exceptional playcalling and surprisingly crisp execution from the young studs on this team. The future is now, imo.

Jaxon Shipley - Already our best offensive weapon along with fellow true freshman Malcolm Brown. The one area what Jaxon is ahead of Jordan at the same stage is that he uses his 6'1 190 lb frame to makes plays in traffic and pull down jump balls in the red zone like a seasoned veteran. And he's pretty damn smoove doing it. Same flypaper hands, quick feet, and supreme understanding of finding soft spots in coverage. Mack doesn't usually make freshmen available at press conferences this early in the season, but Jaxon had plenty to say yesterday. On roommate and future Best Man, Case Mccoy:

On QB Case McCoy: Extremely excited because he finally got his opportunity. Nobody knows really what the situation is going to be like next week with the quarterbacks, and we're just going to leave that up to the coaches. But as for Case this last week when he was [put] in the game, I think he did a great job of executing what he was supposed to do. Case came in with a lot of confidence and with a lot of energy, and he was motivating us as soon as he got in the huddle, telling us that he's going to lead us down the field and that we're going to score and we're going to win this game. And that's exactly what happened. We did win that game.

Mack on the QB depth chart:

I don't know because we're two halves into playing two quarterbacks. I want to see us again Saturday and see, and if what we've done with Malcolm Brown, for instance, he's had the hot hand, so we've left him in. I remember one year at North Carolina when we had Jason Stanicek and Mike Thomas, the one that we started stunk, and the one that came in at the end of the first quarter won just about every game. So it was amazing. They laughed. They said, "I don't want to start. I don't want to be the guy that comes in [first] because that starting role is a tough spot." But all we're trying to do is figure out combinations right now to win.

The thing that we feel is we have to have a depth chart for you guys on Monday, but it'll really be fluid, and whoever practices the best this week will start. We felt like Case and David are listed eitheror on the depth chart, or that's the way it should be. I haven't seen it. And it would also depend, if those two practice well, which one goes in the game based on the play that Bryan would start the game with because they have packages for each other. But we thought Case did a good job on the final drive for sure to lead to points. We thought David still brings that different dimension. I thought Garrett did a great job, and what Garrett will do is compete again like he has throughout this competition to go back and try to get his job back. And while he's doing that, I'm sure he'll be pulling for the other guys. That's the type of young man he is.

This isn't just lip service from Mack. Just like that the Garrett Gilbert is over. His comments also dovetail with the 12 changes we saw on the new depth chart for the UCLA game as well as the Big Cigar's take posted earlier today:

As for the coaches, they’re standing by their promise to play the best players regardless of seniority or status. You’ll see that in the depth chart at a number of positions. Some kids really seized their opportunity on Saturday and they’ll be rewarded.

Are we still inside the 40 acres? Not.familiar.territory. Brave new world, imo. Expediting radical changes on the depth chart now rather than waiting until after an OU loss to start ~~Cedric Benson Jamaal Charles~~ Malcolm Brown and kickstart the youth movement on offense and defense will pay big dividends come October. At the very list it gives us a puncher's chance against OU and Okie State rather than conceding a loss by repeatedly slamming the Gilbert-led offense into a brick wall.

Desmond Jackson logged a lot of snaps and along with Dorsey and Greg Daniels caused some problems for BYU in the second half. He plays with such a low base that it's hard for guards to keep their leverage under #99. It's a matter of time before offensive coordinators have to choose between doubling Randall or D-Jax. They call him Big Nasty for a reason and it hasn't taken him long to adjust to the college game. Our biggest question on defense heading into the season was the lack of a proven second tackle and the quick emergence of Dorsey and Jackson has to have Kheeston Randall and Manny Diaz smiling.

Kheeston Randall on #85:

On DT Ashton Dorsey: He's a guy that I've always known would be a good Dlineman, a good interior player for us. He works hard in practice. He's a big guy and is a guy that can make plays in a game when you need him. He had a big sack Saturday and he's a guy that I think he had the most points on defense, which gave him the most valuable player on defense. He was the best player that night on the team, and I feel like he's a guy that we're going to need him to play that way for the next 10, 11 games or so in order for us to have a chance to win. He's a guy that I'm glad he's playing the way he is because when Dlinemen do their job, it makes it easier for the linebackers and the DBs to do their job.

And your job as well, Kheeston.

Diaz on Dorsey:

Yeah, he did. He did well on the sack and helped us on some other plays inside. You know, now the next step will be can he handle the success because we all still have a lot of room to grow. But he changed us in there a little bit to be sure. Ashton has great quickness, and that's a great skill, especially for what we want to do defensively because we do move a lot. We do some stunting and things like that. He's got good pad leverage. He plays low to the ground, and he can make a play. He's a guy that can get back there and make a play in the backfield. I think [defensive line] Coach [Bo] Davis has done a really good job of working on him, on his technique, and continued to stay after him. He's a guy that we feel like can be a really good player for us.

The biggest surprise so far in this young season on defense has easily been fast acclimation to the speed and physicality of the college game by Byndom, Diggs, and Philips. We knew what we had in both Vacarro and Gideon, and Diaz has successfully schemed around the weaknesses in coverage and run support that Blake brings to the table. Kenny holds it all together. But the surprisingly physical play of Byndom, who added ten pounds of much needed bulk in the offseason from a diet of Jamaican jerk chicken, Goats blood, and Maca Root, has been a nice suprise. Diggs had the easy pick when he ran the WR's route for him, Nathan Vasher style, but his most telling play of the game was on the forced fumble, where he immediately walked to the sideline to celebrate instead of recovering the ball. That won't go over well in the film room but he has been flawless otherwise. Let's wait to anoint these two until we see how they fare against Ryan Broyles and Justin Blackmon in a few weeks, but it has been a promising start.

Meanwhile, sophomore Adrian Phillips is showing up everywhere on film from his nickel spot as well as on special teams. He plays with a huge amount of confidence, has great hands for a DB, and if you're looking for a highly optimistic hybridy projection, he'll end up as a mix between Aaron Williams in terms of build and coverage ability, and Earl Thomas with his desire to hit you in da mouf and force gamechanging plays in the secondary. Next stop, Canton, enshrined between Deion Sanders and Darrell Green.

The lone concerns on defense so far have been the lack of a pass rush and the occasional loss of containment in run support from Okafor and Jeffcoat. This was a presumed strength heading into the season but most of the pressure and pursuit thus far has come from the interior, late in the game when the opposing OL is worn down. UCLA's QB play has been shaky at best to start the season and I suspect Okafor and Jeffcoat step up with a few TFLs in the running game and a sack/forced fumble shot on Prince or Brehaut, who both go 6'2, 225. Maybe one of them will leave the ball conveniently on the ground to scoop up like Kyle Orton did for Lamarr Houston last night, but you can't gameplan for those things. Or can you, Manny? I'd put nothing past this guy. I'd still like to see Reggie Wilson get more snaps off the edge in passing situations. He came in raw and remains so, but I'm not sure we have a better pure pass rusher on the team. The Brian Orakpo succession plan has been slightly delayed and while I'm still optimistic the light will violently come on one day, Reggie has nobody but himself to blame: His favorite musical artist is Celine Dion. Orakpo's is Lil Wayne. But like every other player on the team, their favorite actress is Halle Berry. So there's hope yet.

A quick look ahead to UCLA

Scipio will have his preview up later in the week and you will all nod your heads in approval while forwarding to your co-workers but UCLA comes into the Texas game sputtering after a loss to Houston on the road 38-34 in week 1 where they spotted the Cougars a 17 point half time deficit despite racking up 550 yards of offense in the game. Last weekend in Westwood the Bruins squeaked by a terrible San Jose State team, 27-17, and looked completely disinterested in even playing the game. The lackluster play prompted an outburst from Skippy, who asked if his guys if they even cared anymore!? Two weeks into the season. Not good. Of course UCLA looked like dogshit most of last year and we know the result in Austin.

The lone standout for the Bruins against SJSU was RB Derrick Coleman, who rushed for 135 yards on 14 carries (all in the second half) to pull away late after being tied at 17-17 in the 3rd quarter. The two teams actually split time of possession, and through two games the Bruins D has only logged two TFLs. Eric Kendricks seems to be the their only defender with a pulse. And without bleached tips. UCLA's strength remains it's running game and Diaz will be keying on Coleman and young stud Johnathan Franklin in film study this week. I'm hoping we make quicker adjustments in the first half to take away the run early and force UCLA to throw the ball to anyone other than 6'8 freak tight end Joseph Fauria or WR Nelson Rosario, a 6'5, 220 Lb senior. Those should pose a nice test for our 5'10 DBs.

A few comments from Diaz on stopping the Bruins' running game:

This game it starts up front again.The different challenge that UCLA provides is that they will have the speed to be explosive. One of the reasons why we're off to a good start defensively is that we have not given up the big play, and that's a big part of our philosophy. But UCLA will be the sternest challenge in that they have backs that can go the distance. They have wide outs that can go the distance, and they have tight ends that can stretch the field and make big plays down the field. This by far will be the most explosive unit that we have gone against. I guess a mistake this week could be really more crucial than perhaps it's been in the last two ...We're getting there. You know, I talked last week about the need to go, and it went a little better I thought in the front seven. I thought we obviously attacked the line of scrimmage better. We attacked better versus the run game, which of course has been a big point of emphasis. There's still an entire 'nother level. There's another gear that this deal can go in, and that's what we're working on this week.

On his first trip to the Rose Bowl:

I have not been in the Rose Bowl stadium. I mean, the Rose Bowl is one of the great venues in all of sports. I mean, back to when the NFL played there, you just think of all the NFL Films when the Super Bowl was always played at the twilight hour. If an artist could draw a place to have a football team, you would think that's where it would be with the mountains in the background. Super Bowls would always start in the daylight and the game would end at night. There's a lot of history there. We'll be taking a lot of players to that stadium that aren't aware of all that history. We'll be taking a lot of players who haven't been on an airplane before. They'll be wondering what the "fasten seatbelt" light means more so than who scored a touchdown at which end of the Rose Bowl. But it's a great place to play. It's why you come to Texas, to play in games like this.

Buckle up, Malcolm. These kids can't wait to get back on the field.

Early prediction: Texas 27 UCLA 23

To the victors go the spoils...

Then it's bye week in the bat cave for Harsin to prime the McAshmobile for conference play.

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The excitement around the youth movement is beyond description. Reminds me of a Manny Diaz quote from a few months ago when he said we will prepare next year’s defense this year.

by Big Ern on Sep 13, 2011 1:18 PM CDT reply actions

I like the idea of Harsin in a cave going all mad scientist inventy on an opponent.

There’s no way he doesn’t hang upside down from time to time.

by parlin on Sep 13, 2011 1:19 PM CDT reply actions

Adrian Phillips is a sophomore no? I’ve always been a huge fan of that UCLA cheerleader picture. I’d be willing to scrap the LHN for more of that.

by dick on Sep 13, 2011 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

Where they will beat us is the WHITE-HOTNESS of their cheerleaders. Thanks for the pic.

by JMS on Sep 13, 2011 1:27 PM CDT reply actions

If an artist could draw a place to have a football team,

you would think that’s where it would be with the mountains in the background.

Super Bowls would always start in the daylight,

the game would end at night,

and the Major would ride a Lipizzaner Stallion

Warrior Poet, IMO

by Texastough on Sep 13, 2011 1:31 PM CDT reply actions

The Rose Bowl is overrated.

by TubaJon on Sep 13, 2011 1:34 PM CDT reply actions

Big Ern,

I’m fully expecting a quote from Diaz later this year that says something like:

With this victory over Oklahoma State, we are laying the framework for a 2015 national championship over Notre Dame

I’d put him up against Gary Kasparov.

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 1:34 PM CDT reply actions

Dorsey is also a sophomore. As much as I wish he were still a freshman.

by Cousin It on Sep 13, 2011 1:35 PM CDT reply actions

Any chances this youth movement touches Blake Gideon?

I still feel he is the most “protected” starter on team, maybe even as much so as Gilbert was last year. I know he’s a leader, but where’s the production? To me Brewster and Gideon are the same guy and neither looks like a difference maker at safety.

Why isn’t a younger, more athletic player getting some looks at Strong Safety?

by ryan on Sep 13, 2011 1:39 PM CDT reply actions

TubaJon,

I take it the whole band wasn’t invited? Or at least some of the Tuba section?

CousinIt,

I don’t remember Dorsey playing last year, which is telling if he actually did. Thanks for the correction. I know Phillips is a Soph.

Basic premise: Freshmen & Soph = young, Junior & Senior = old.

ergo, teh youth movement.

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 1:40 PM CDT reply actions

I could be wrong, but I think it was Keenan Robinson who said that about Dorsey, not Kheeston.

by WeAreVince on Sep 13, 2011 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

Those cheerleaders… I like.

by Whereiend on Sep 13, 2011 1:45 PM CDT reply actions

ryan,

We don’t have enough depth at safety right now to pull Gideon. Scott is an upgrade physically but not mentally, mykelle thompson isn’t quite ready, and Brewster is already taking some PT from Gideon.

I have no problem with how Diaz has deployed minutes in the secondary so far. It’s pretty clear tht AJ White lost his job the day Diggs stepped on campus.

I would like to see Edmond earn more minutes in the middle flanked by Robinson and Hicks or Acho against power running teams. And my man crush on the potential of Reggie Wilson is already well documented. Watch him quit football and play club soccer or some shit just to torment me.

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 1:46 PM CDT reply actions

Vasherized,

No, the whole band wasn’t invited, but I went with the “pep” band. Stadium seats a lot of people, but doesn’t look like it. Flat, boring bowl shape makes for a crap-ton of bad seats. Angle of stadium ascent means people up high are half a mile from the field. UCLA crowd was tame and didn’t come close to filling the place.

Overrated.

by TubaJon on Sep 13, 2011 1:50 PM CDT reply actions

I could not disagree more. It is the best venue in college football. Your notes are falling flat on these ears.

From the weather to the tailgating to the crazy shit that happens in that stadium when Texas takes the field, I’ll always be a fan.

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 1:53 PM CDT reply actions

“I could be wrong, but I think it was Keenan Robinson who said that about Dorsey, not Kheeston.”

Dude, they’re the same guy.

by RomaVicta on Sep 13, 2011 1:53 PM CDT reply actions

Football schmootball, where’s the tailgate recap.

by nordberg on Sep 13, 2011 1:55 PM CDT reply actions

WeAreVince,

You are correct. But Keenan’s quote made for better copy, and yes, they are the same guy.

Less concern about “the facts” and more unrestrained hypothetical optimism, please.

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 1:56 PM CDT reply actions

nordbergeron,

We mailed our tailgate recap to Penthouse Forum. Bacchanalia, imo.

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

Damn you Vash. Posting that pic during working hours. Do have any idea how embarrassing it is to walk around the office all day with a hard-on?

by Nunna Yo Bizness on Sep 13, 2011 2:30 PM CDT reply actions

Depends where your office is…

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 2:35 PM CDT reply actions

“and Diaz has successfully schemed around the weaknesses in coverage and run support that Blake brings to the table”—-

…….. What exactly does a safety bring to the table if he is a weakness in both coverage and run support?

by Pillow on Sep 13, 2011 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

Nunna teaches elementary school PE.

by nordberg on Sep 13, 2011 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

“…….. What exactly does a safety bring to the table if he is a weakness in both coverage and run support?”

Coachonthefieldiness and lineseveryoneelseupcorrectlyness, imo. And personal fouls.

by nordberg on Sep 13, 2011 2:59 PM CDT reply actions

Great write up.

These freshmen don’t carry themselves likes their class and I’m still waiting to see what hurdle they can’t clear in terms of composure. That’s the fun part of this season – every opponent is another little test. Going to UCLA, going to Ames, how they deal with the tunnel in Dallas, followed by a home stand against a Top 10 Oklahoma State team in Austin.

I think we all definitely saw Diaz’s defense cohere against BYU. UCLA represents a lot of different assignment responsibilities and Diaz is right – busts against them will be unforgiving.

Looking forward to the Rose Bowl. My favorite venue in college sports.

by Scipio Tex on Sep 13, 2011 3:01 PM CDT reply actions

Vash,
I like the 2nd picture even more than the 1st. Meeow!

by SleepyHorn on Sep 13, 2011 3:38 PM CDT reply actions

I went to the three bowl games we’ve played at the Rose Bowl. I’d have to agree that the stadium itself sucks. There is a huge number of terrible seats, and the lines are unbelievably long. That being said, the setting is amazing and the stadium’s history is unmatched.

by whereiend on Sep 13, 2011 3:48 PM CDT reply actions

Dorsey and Phillips are both sophs. But the point remains the same.

by CalHorn on Sep 13, 2011 3:49 PM CDT reply actions

Pillow: Deep support over the top. Gideon is pretty solid in that role.

by Nickel Rover on Sep 13, 2011 3:51 PM CDT reply actions

Now that “Ball Hawk” is no longer en vogue and has moved east to Florida, I prefer to think of our deep secondary as “Pink Pearl.”

by uthookem on Sep 13, 2011 4:15 PM CDT reply actions

alright, we all get that the Rose Bowl blows and the seating layout sucks but what Vash’s post presuposses is…maybe it doesn’t

by eloy on Sep 13, 2011 4:28 PM CDT reply actions

I think I see balloon knot.

by The General on Sep 13, 2011 4:38 PM CDT reply actions

Deep support over the top. Gideon is pretty solid in that role.

True. If you need a guy to stand way back away from the play, make a good read on where the ball is going, and get there just in time to light up the receiver several yards out of bounds, Gideon is your man.

by BrickHorn on Sep 13, 2011 4:50 PM CDT reply actions

I wondered why these freshmen played so much better than the upperclassmen. Then it dawned on me. They never played under the old staff.

by jerryw on Sep 13, 2011 4:52 PM CDT reply actions

Per Scipio’s greek ticket broker: 50K tickets sold, stadium seats 91k seats, meaning buy the cheapest ticket you can find and promptly move to the 30 yard line after kickoff and yell louder than disuninterested UCLA fan.

by Vasherized on Sep 13, 2011 5:05 PM CDT reply actions

I re-watched the BYU game and Gideon has an amazing ability to do nothing all game and arrive at plays about 5 seconds late but then celebrate like he did something with everyone else.

hopefully Diaz knows this too and schemes a way to hide Gideon or at least make him be the one to blitz so to remove his liability in the secondary

by jt on Sep 13, 2011 5:20 PM CDT reply actions

Encouraging to read.

One thing, though: disinterested = impartial
uninterested = not interested

by Horn89 on Sep 13, 2011 5:29 PM CDT reply actions

A couple things that really suck about the Rose Bowl are that there are no restrooms in the stadium and that the walkways into the stadium are too narrow. It create a miserably painful traffic jam of people. Don’t buy many concessions, because it’s going to be a 45 minute round trip every time you need to pee. Of course this weekend the stadium will not be full, so it won’t be nearly so bad.

That said, the Rose Bowl is an amazing, historic venue and I would gladly watch a game there any time.

by Andrew Wiggin on Sep 13, 2011 5:48 PM CDT reply actions

I wish I could scam a mortgage loan to the game but I’ll be at ACL drinking smuggled beer and watching the game in the ATT tent beside uninterested hipsters.

Gideon didn’t concuss any of our players this week so y’all should stop complaining.

by Canuck Horn on Sep 13, 2011 5:48 PM CDT reply actions

Good stuff Vash$, keep it coming – along with the eye candy……oh those west coast girls as The Beach Boys use to sing.

I don’t think Gilbert is done, that is if you read the Harsin tea leaves…

http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091311aaa.html

by JET on Sep 13, 2011 6:21 PM CDT reply actions

“The future is now, imo.”

And the people said: Amen.

I love what this program is becoming.

by Dionysus on Sep 13, 2011 6:46 PM CDT reply actions

The Rose Bowl has just finished the first of three phases in renovation. A lot of the changes are press box and structural, but the things that fans will notice are the widening of exit/entry tunnels on the south side and the installation of a new LED score/video board.

by sessamoid on Sep 13, 2011 9:06 PM CDT reply actions

JET, Harsin is smart to say what he said about Garrett. Once upon a time in the Cotton Bowl we lost multiple QB’s to injury against OU. What if that happens again in a single game or at some other point? There is no upside to damaging Gilbert’s psyche any further. In fact, there is much to be gained by keeping him positive, plugged into the game plans and continuing to work and prepare hard in the event we need him due to injury(ies). Harsin certainly didn’t mince any words about the turnovers being a factorin the demotion. What else should he have said?

by Jake Lonergan on Sep 14, 2011 12:46 AM CDT reply actions

Jake, I appreciate the thought, but……. I think there’s more to than that.
I think starting with the film of the Bama game along with those of last year (believe that he’s watched every one of em twice) and he’s witnessed everything he’s been thru and how he delt with it.
of the 17 pics from last year 5 were balls that our receivers tipped or mis-handled.
Harsin even mentions that the first pic in the BYU game was a broken route.
I’m convinced that was supposed to be a double down and out hook route. I was disappointed that he still tried to squeeze it into h’m instead of Ship who was open.

by JET on Sep 14, 2011 2:21 AM CDT reply actions

Furthermore I think Harsin knows teams like OU & A&M are gonna load up the box on us & GG gives use our best chance to spread & stretch the field.
I would also like to see the Malcolm Brown “effect” will GG as it would take a lotta focus off blitzers as MB would keep em honest .
To my knowledge malcolm has not played when GG was in the game.
I am just curious is all I’m saying .

by JET on Sep 14, 2011 2:32 AM CDT reply actions

It is very strange that the interests of the UT football program are best served when the head coach is involved in the actual football decisions as little as possible

by Esquivel on Sep 14, 2011 7:30 AM CDT reply actions

Jet, I’m cool with everything you just posted, including the possibilites of him playing if Harsin thinks it’s the right thing to do on a situational basis if both Case and Ash experience can’t do the things that will keep defenses honest and/or off balance. My point was and remains that Harsin was going to say what he said whether Garrett Gilbert ever takes another snap for UT. It obviously doesn’t rule out him playing but, in and of itself, it doesn’t harbinger that he will. It was the right thing to say, period.

Esquivel, a leader can being involved and still effectively delegate promotional decisions to the people he hired to devise themission(s), recruit and train the work force. It’s commonly known as good management and I think we are the better for Mack having finally realized that, even if it took getting his brains kicked in last year to do it.

by Jake Lonergan on Sep 14, 2011 9:12 AM CDT reply actions

Oh and Jesus, anxiously awaiting WWM’s part III, especially with all the OU stuff out there. Do you have an ETA on it?

by Jake Lonergan on Sep 14, 2011 10:24 AM CDT reply actions

Vasherized… now THAT’S penetrating the A gap! With Jake on awaiting WWM’s completed trilogy on LHN.

by TexanNick on Sep 14, 2011 11:20 AM CDT reply actions

absolutely agree, jake. good managers hire good people, tell them what he or she would like to happen, and then get the hell out of the way. mack is doing that and should be roundly commended. that’s how you do it.

i can’t tell you how impressed i am with how that man has reinvented himself. extremely impressive.

by yeh on Sep 14, 2011 11:27 AM CDT reply actions

Mack didn’t reinvent himself. He was always content to turn over the day to day decision making to the OC and DC. The difference is the people under him.

I am impressed with Mack, but don’t necessarily think he changed at all. He was always willing to set overall strategy (telling GD last year that we need to develop a run game, and a more pro-style offense) and then get out of the way.

by Big Ern on Sep 14, 2011 11:37 AM CDT reply actions

telling GD last year that we need to develop a run game

And the year before that, and the year before that, and and fookin’ and. When did it happen? When was GD held responsible? The only success GD had was when he had Mack – he failed on his own and he failed with other HCs. I still think Mack kept him mainly because he always did what Mack told him to do, and I suspect Mack reprised 2003’s bluff to leave before he’d dump GD and that Muschamp had a role in convincing the big dogs to call the bluff… and that’s what brought us the New Mack.

by Fong the Merciless on Sep 14, 2011 5:52 PM CDT reply actions

vash – please tell where you got that pic. i am looking for the high def version. as someone once said, “i am against public nudity, but i want to be there when it happens.”

by Major (Spider) Cult on Sep 14, 2011 10:15 PM CDT reply actions

“Reggie has nobody but himself to blame: His favorite musical artist is Celine Dion.”

Really? Sounds something like “A Clockwork Orange” experiment. I hope that for every TFL or broken QB he collects, Reggie receives a reduction in time exposure to the ballad loop the following week.

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