Congrats

[JR4AU]

Well let's lock Charlie Weiss Gene Chizik up with a ten year contract!!!!!

I wouldn't go that far...but I'd say he's earned another couple of years (not any kind of extension) to see how he performs with these recruits.

[Townhallsavoy]

Do they make those in black?  I like to be tactical. 

^^Underrated post^^

[jadennis]

Well let's lock Charlie Weiss Gene Chizik up with a ten year contract!!!!!

That's actually a great cautionary tale.  But we figured out pretty quick was Weiss' problem was.  He could coach already developed, mature talent (Brady Quinn, Darius Walker, Samardzija, Maurice Stovall, Anthony Fasano, etc).  And he could recruit talent.  But couldn't do anything in between those two things.

I'm encouraged that the guy that broke some records this year is the same guy that was worthless last year.  Tate ran 600+ yards last year and double that this year.  Darvin Adams was abandoned as useless last year...set some records this year.

Anyway, lets hope we don't have a Weiss, but so far it looks like this group of coaches can make kids better than they were when they found them.  2011 will answer that.  Will Benton, Blake, Adams, etc be good receivers?  Will Newton or Rollison or Trotter be better in 11 than in 10?  Will Owens, Holland, etc be tearing it up in the middle of the defense?  Will Gayden, Coleman, Slade, Mack, and Slade be plowing huge holes for 1500 yard rusher Dyer to shoot through?

If all the names I just listed aren't doing those things in 2011 to varying degrees, then we should blow it up and start over.

[The Prowler]

Words....words....words....words....then we should blow it up and start over.

There are a few posters that will only comprehend that little bit of your post and that's just plain sad.

[Kaos]

That's actually a great cautionary tale.  But we figured out pretty quick was Weiss' problem was.  He could coach already developed, mature talent (Brady Quinn, Darius Walker, Samardzija, Maurice Stovall, Anthony Fasano, etc).  And he could recruit talent.  But couldn't do anything in between those two things.

I'm encouraged that the guy that broke some records this year is the same guy that was worthless last year.  Tate ran 600+ yards last year and double that this year.  Darvin Adams was abandoned as useless last year...set some records this year.

Anyway, lets hope we don't have a Weiss, but so far it looks like this group of coaches can make kids better than they were when they found them.  2011 will answer that.  Will Benton, Blake, Adams, etc be good receivers?  Will Newton or Rollison or Trotter be better in 11 than in 10?  Will Owens, Holland, etc be tearing it up in the middle of the defense?  Will Gayden, Coleman, Slade, Mack, and Slade be plowing huge holes for 1500 yard rusher Dyer to shoot through?

If all the names I just listed aren't doing those things in 2011 to varying degrees, then we should blow it up and start over.

So do you agree with me that 2010 is likely to be a transition year and that maintaining the status quo is a reasonable goal?

[Saniflush]

So do you agree with me that 2010 is likely to be a transition year and that maintaining the status quo is a reasonable goal?

I think it is the benchmark to judge next year by.

[DnATL]

Do they make those in black?  I like to be tactical. 

Not sure, but you can make any of them brown..........