DrunkRalphie
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After last night, snow be damned, I think Lake is my number one now.
How do you know that one of the Junta isn't RG in real life?
As I posted on 247, here's where I'm at on Lake so it's clear that I'm not negative:
My preference is to go with an offensive innovator with this hire, but nobody should be disparaging Lake. Elite recruiter. Top defensive mind. CU would be following a pretty successful formula of identifying the best assistant at the best program in your conference and hiring him away to give you what they've got (while hurting them).
I like the idea of hiring a defensive mind as HC and then hiring an offensive guru as OC. The reason being, I think defensive minded coaches tend to be more structured and disciplined. I know that could be argued until the buffaloes come home but I just think defensive minds demand more from their players overall.As I posted on 247, here's where I'm at on Lake so it's clear that I'm not negative:
My preference is to go with an offensive innovator with this hire, but nobody should be disparaging Lake. Elite recruiter. Top defensive mind. CU would be following a pretty successful formula of identifying the best assistant at the best program in your conference and hiring him away to give you what they've got (while hurting them).
Either way can work. Spurrier won. Urban won. Etc. You can win and have a great organization with an offensive coach just as well as with a defensive coach. Important thing is to get the right coach and then spend for coordinating the other side of the ball. And regardless of the direction, hire ninja recruiters for the staff.I like the idea of hiring a defensive mind as HC and then hiring an offensive guru as OC. The reason being, I think defensive minded coaches tend to be more structured and disciplined. I know that could be argued until the buffaloes come home but I just think defensive minds demand more from their players overall.
I would rather win a game 35-17 than 45-42 because when the defense gets that porous things can go wrong quickly depending on circumstances. I'd rather have a more balanced structure, approach, and discipline throughout the team rather than it being lopsided either offensively or defensively.
/shrug
At the end of the day, a lot of things have to come together for a team to be successful. Perhaps we're all wrong and the best coach out there is a ST coach lol. But, I like Lake's recruiting prowess, teaching ability, and charisma. I think he's going to go a long way wherever he ends up. Hopefully here.
No doubt, recruiting is key. Gotta have stud recruiters throughout the staff. Things tend to fall in line easier when you have 4* and 5* recruits runnin' around.Either way can work. Spurrier won. Urban won. Etc. You can win and have a great organization with an offensive coach just as well as with a defensive coach. Important thing is to get the right coach and then spend for coordinating the other side of the ball. And regardless of the direction, hire ninja recruiters for the staff.
RG needs to give this next staff the green light to bring back the hookers and blow parties.No doubt, recruiting is key. Gotta have stud recruiters throughout the staff. Things tend to fall in line easier when you have 4* and 5* recruits runnin' around.
It won the super bowl last year.I watched the KC-LAR and OU-WVU games and was bored, that is not exciting football. ****ty defense is an awful thing to watch.
We fired MacIntyre because he couldn't win the games that mattered which, for him, was mostly win #6. But it also includes two embarrassingly bad games to end 2016. The Air Raid, and frankly and philosphy that ignores defense, has yet to win anything meaningful. Sign me up for complementary offense, defense, and special teams, as THAT is a method of winning a lot AND winning championships.
Ok, but how many Super Bowls has it won in total? A sample of one doesn't mean much.It won the super bowl last year.
Ha. You definitely see more defensive coaches pick an OC based on knowing what they have trouble stopping. Offensive coaches tend to have an attitude that there hasn't been a defense designed that should give them trouble. So I definitely get where you're coming from. You just can't get one of those defensive coaches who comes in with the attitude that the offense needs to be mostly about avoiding mistakes and protecting his defense with ball control (something MM reverted to whenever things got difficult).That’s what a top notch recruiter is going to say.
I’ve posted this before but my preference will always be a defensive guy because I think they know more about offenses than offensive guys know about defenses so they can be a better sounding board as a head coach but that doesn’t mean you take a defensive guy every time.
49ers (80s), Cowboys (90s), Rams (Vermeil), Saints, Packers, Colts and most of Belichick's teams all won because their offense controlled the game.Ok, but how many Super Bowls has it won in total? A sample of one doesn't mean much.
I'm saying you can nitpick examples of anything you want. I'd rather have a balanced team than one extreme or another. That's all.49ers (80s), Cowboys (90s), Rams (Vermeil), Saints, Packers, Colts and most of Belichick's teams all won because their offense controlled the game.
You thinking the Bears have a better shot at the trophy than the Saints or Rams this year?
Where I'm at is that I think it's easier to get to very good with an offensive team, but I think what gets you to "great" regardless of system is whether your OL and DL can take over games against the really good opponents.I'm saying you can nitpick examples of anything you want. I'd rather have a balanced team than one extreme or another. That's all.
In a perfect world, RG moves the needle with an established name bringing credibility to recruiting efforts. I’d much prefer hiring a guy who is a known recruiter everywhere he’s been. Not just a guy who has been great in areas with great recruiting. Offense/defense to me doesn’t matter, you hire coordinators for that stuff. I dont want offensive innovation, i want a team that will punch you in the mouth until you give up. We get that by hitting home runs in recruiting and getting size where size is needed. I’d prefer a guy with a large persona who is going to bring swagger back to CU.
Since it's been in the NFL one year or so, one out of oneOk, but how many Super Bowls has it won in total? A sample of one doesn't mean much.
Agreed.I'm saying you can nitpick examples of anything you want. I'd rather have a balanced team than one extreme or another. That's all.
The rules are making it less and less cyclical. Great offenses have been the trend for a while now and I doubt that’s going to be curbed much in the future. There are only a select few teams in the country who can recruit effectively enough to have a dominant offense and a dominant defense, and even those teams ultimately give up points when facing other great offenses. See last years CFP.
It won the super bowl last year.
Saying winning the super bowl means nothing is a really interesting argument. Good luck .Doesn't mean anything. Broncos just won the SB 2 years ago. Dominant defense can win championship, dominant offense with mediocre defense can not. Haven't we learned some lessons from the broncos just a few years ago?
The offense has to be elite for it to matter at the end of the day. Take 2016 for example. Buffs had a pretty great defense and ended up getting boat raced by both Washington and OSU, because their offense was so inept against better defensive team. UW had a great defense as well, but OSU wasn’t anything special. Point is, even great defenses are going to get score on. If your offense can’t score points, it doesn’t matter. Offense first.This is an argument FOR JLake IMO. You need a dominant defensive recruiting staff to keep up!
That was a top 3-5 all time defense and it was honestly extremely luck to even be in the Super Bowl. Seattle 2013 and 2001 Ravens are the others in the past 18 years that qualify for that. It’s the exception, not the rule.Doesn't mean anything. Broncos just won the SB 2 years ago. Dominant defense can win championship, dominant offense with mediocre defense can not. Haven't we learned some lessons from the broncos just a few years ago?
Just saying one particular example means nothing. It's not like most of the super bowl were won by offense in the past 5-10 yearsSaying winning the super bowl means nothing is a really interesting argument. Good luck .
That was a top 3-5 all time defense and it was honestly extremely luck to even be in the Super Bowl. Seattle 2013 and 2001 Ravens are the others in the past 18 years that qualify for that. It’s the exception, not the rule.
The winning team has scored 27 or more points in the Super Bowl in 8/10 years and 31 or more in 6 of those. Offense first.Just saying one particular example means nothing. It's not like most of the super bowl were won by offense in the past 5-10 years
Yep. And it applies to college, too. Last year we got an SEC matchup in the title game, resulting in a 26-23 final score. Previous years of CFP championship saw total points of 66, 85 and 62. Average points by national champions has been 37. If anyone thinks the path is to try to build a team that wins 20-10 type games on a consistent basis, you're going in the wrong direction.The winning team has scored 27 or more points in the Super Bowl in 8/10 years and 31 or more in 6 of those. Offense first.
If you ignore the context of why I pointed out the example and the very short history of the air raid in the NFL, you can say that I guess. I was responding to a person making an inaccurate statement. You are arguing something else.Just saying one particular example means nothing. It's not like most of the super bowl were won by offense in the past 5-10 years
Yep. And it applies to college, too. Last year we got an SEC matchup in the title game, resulting in a 26-23 final score. Previous years of CFP championship saw total points of 66, 85 and 62. Average points by national champions has been 37. If anyone thinks the path is to try to build a team that wins 20-10 type games on a consistent basis, you're going in the wrong direction.