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Grizzlies optimistic about future

WyomingGrizFan said:
How many people know that Brady Gustafson is listed now as 6' 7" and 240 lbs? The last I noticed he was listed @ 6'6" and about 215-220. Interesting.


I wonder if Tinks does.

They could use some inside presence...
 
Of course they're optimistic...what do you expect them to say? That they don't think we're going to have a good year next year?
 
EverettGriz said:
WyomingGrizFan said:
How many people know that Brady Gustafson is listed now as 6' 7" and 240 lbs? The last I noticed he was listed @ 6'6" and about 215-220. Interesting.


I wonder if Tinks does.

They could use some inside presence...

They're 6-0 in conference....me thinks they're doing just fine with whatever "presence" they've got. :lol:
 
stubbins said:
any word on trying to get to overtime so we can choose to not take our turn on offense? keep me posted on any new punt return formations and if head coach will be required to take "time management 101" courses...

I wonder if he wakes up in a sweat at night, hoping he's doing such a great job that nobody will notice he's a train wreck of a head coach...

we could have easily been 2-9 if it weren't for leadership of those kids.....exactly correct mickster.

I agree. He rarely admited he made coaching mistakes or that he failed in half time adjustments etc. That really is what make me worry about this guy. He does not seem to be aware of what went wrong and wants to claim he was put in a nearly impossible situation. BS, he was given the keys to a playoff team that even BW could have coached to glory. Since he cannot admit he made mistakes, I will wait to see if he has learned anything during the off season. I have more doubts than I have had in 25 years and will wait to see if learned to be a head coach. I hope he proves me wrong.
 
AZGrizFan said:
EverettGriz said:
WyomingGrizFan said:
How many people know that Brady Gustafson is listed now as 6' 7" and 240 lbs? The last I noticed he was listed @ 6'6" and about 215-220. Interesting.


I wonder if Tinks does.

They could use some inside presence...

They're 6-0 in conference....me thinks they're doing just fine with whatever "presence" they've got. :lol:

:lol: :thumb:
 
SoCalGriz said:
stubbins said:
any word on trying to get to overtime so we can choose to not take our turn on offense? keep me posted on any new punt return formations and if head coach will be required to take "time management 101" courses...

I wonder if he wakes up in a sweat at night, hoping he's doing such a great job that nobody will notice he's a train wreck of a head coach...

we could have easily been 2-9 if it weren't for leadership of those kids.....exactly correct mickster.

I agree. He rarely admited he made coaching mistakes or that he failed in half time adjustments etc. That really is what make me worry about this guy. He does not seem to be aware of what went wrong and wants to claim he was put in a nearly impossible situation. BS, he was given the keys to a playoff team that even BW could have coached to glory. Since he cannot admit he made mistakes, I will wait to see if he has learned anything during the off season. I have more doubts than I have had in 25 years and will wait to see if learned to be a head coach. I hope he proves me wrong.
Sadly, I think this is how I feel too. I want so badly to be hopeful for the 2013 season, but I just can't because of the coaching situation.
 
No doubt about it. Coaching is by far the weakest unit on the squad. Hopefully this will change with the newer staff members, particularly the OC's and safeties coaches.

While the secondary does have a year of experience under their belts and will be better this year I think we are still going to have to rely on the front 7 defensively.

I also think that McKinney was the best qb last year but the playcalling was not to his strengths. He does need to learn how to put a little more air under the ball in his passes, but I think that can be taught. If we run more of a Seattle Seahawk offense rather than an Oregon Duck offense, McKinney should do well. I am not impressed with SSH in today's game. He simply doesn't make quick enough decisions. My guess is that Gustafson is still a year away and I don't know enough about Mr. B.

Without question the biggest concern for me is the special teams play. I can count three games we should have won had special teams done their jobs; Eastern, (inability to cover an onside kick); SUU, (insane punt coverage that led to 10 points for the opposition) and MSU, (inability to kick a field goal). IF the special teams play had been even average we finish 8-3 or at worst 7-4. Say what you will about Bobby Hauck, none of those scenario's would have played out had he still been coaching special teams. Without improvement in that area alone 2013 could be a repeat of 2012.
 
Mick is now firmly in control. He has done an excellent job of recruiting the necessary positions. Who knows, maybe JJ will be back and if he is, we are going to win a lot of football games. A coach has to have talented players to win and we will now have many more than last year. Of course, mistakes were made....don't we all make them?
 
As I said in the WR coach thread, I firmly believe Rosie hurt our team more than anyone else last year.

Mick has proven to be a great recruiter.

He lost two recruits to MSU, but he stole at least one from NDSU. That's pretty amazing, IMO.
 
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