Hard to replace Jonathan Smith. young, up-n-coming, very smart, and i think he connected well with JJ. We'll never hang on to a coach like that for very long; but at least we keep broadening the network of coaching connections for future hires. aint it weird how deep UM's coaching connections can reach (e.g., Rosie's dad coached here)? there's always some connection due to our turnover rate.
With Rosie's wazzu connections, seems like Pflu was kinda foretelling this hire when he compared Brady Gustafson to Drew Bledsoe:
“He has great velocity in his arm, great strength, can throw under pressure and actually reminds me delivery-wise of a Drew Bledsoe-type of quarterback."
http://grizblitz.com/?p=688
I'm guessing Brady will connect well with Rosie, given their similar schematic background and skillsets (like how JJ and JS seemed to match). But will JJ? I think the world of JJ, so i'm very hopeful,
but i don't think he should be in a pro-style/pocket system.