Football Staff

[EastHallApp]

Well hey it's the second straight year this board has been less than thrilled about our DC hire!

The last one provided ample ammo for everyone to stick to their preconceived opinions, and I expect this one will do the same.

[moonshine]

Welcome home Dale Jones!

I know everyone likes to point to Jones’ 2010-12 stint as DC but the circumstances are completely different now. He has coached in this variation of the 3-4 for 5+ years now and was Co-DC in 2018. Took over as the DC for the 2018 NOLA bowl where the defense held MTSU to 15 points under their season average with a 10 year veteran at QB in Stockstill

[NO.2]

The guy's a legend. I'll go on record as all in for this hire. Continue the Linebacker U.

He's a legendary linebacker coach.

So far we haven't seen that apply to coordinating.

[Seattleapp]

Who does the board think we could have gotten as DC that we missed on?

[NavyApp]

You know sometimes it's opportunity to have a second chance at a past failure that can really drive you and motivate you to succeed. Not just in football but in all things. No idea if Dale will be better this time but I am hoping for the best.

[Appstate88]

He will be better second time around. We have the players. He has learned from Woody for 5 years and worked with Brown for the past 2. All he has to do is take the best of both of them, make it his own, and execute our unique 3-4 scheme.

[Saint3333]

I hope Shawn and Dale have some good contacts to fill out the defensive staff.

[Appster99]

You know sometimes it's opportunity to have a second chance at a past failure that can really drive you and motivate you to succeed. Not just in football but in all things. No idea if Dale will be better this time but I am hoping for the best.

Great post! I'm optimistic about Jones. One thing for sure, the man loves App!

[WVAPPeer]

Ok...maybe it's just me.....but I feel like we might be bringing back an FCS coaching staff for a fbs football team....

Definitely, a delicate tightrope to walk in terms of building a staff that will have some longer-term consistency, all the while bringing in some new blood here and there, with fresh ideas.

I feel similarly. Love having the "app guy" and I love that he's back. But I really want us to get the best coaches for a top 18/19 program in the country.

At this point in time I think App needs consistency especially on the defensive side - much more important now than having the "best" coach to come in for a year and leave -

[Saint3333]

I think we need coaches that are great game planners and can make in game adjustments. To maintain a top 25 program we’re going to need to outcoach opponents 2-3 times a year.

Jones may be better than some think, but he hasn’t done it before.

Hoping for the best.

This may be a co-DC appointment once it all settles.

[Appstate88]

Must find one offensive and one defensive coach that is good up in the booth to see and suggest in game changes to those on the field.

Here’s a possible option...
http://www.nguathletics.com/football/ro ... rey-elder/

[scatman77]

I think we need coaches that are great game planners and can make in game adjustments. To maintain a top 25 program we’re going to need to outcoach opponents 2-3 times a year.

Jones may be better than some think, but he hasn’t done it before.

Hoping for the best.

This may be a co-DC appointment once it all settles.

Saint you're spot on. You and I can coach Monday - Friday but the real coaching occurs on Saturday between 3:30 - 6:30. Can the coach make adjustments on the fly? Can he make them at half-time? That's when the coaches earn their money.

[AppSt94]

Must find one offensive and one defensive coach that is good up in the booth to see and suggest in game changes to those on the field.

Here’s a possible option...
http://www.nguathletics.com/football/ro ... rey-elder/

He may be option B. We will see.

Another good option would be Kyle Richardson, QA at Clemson, although I expect him to get a position job now that Scott is off to USF.

[The Rock]

Must find one offensive and one defensive coach that is good up in the booth to see and suggest in game changes to those on the field.

Here’s a possible option...
http://www.nguathletics.com/football/ro ... rey-elder/

He may be option B. We will see.

Another good option would be Kyle Richardson, QA at Clemson, although I expect him to get a position job now that Scott is off to USF.

I like Trey Elder, but it would be nice to have someone with some more experience as a coordinator or offense at a higher level. I don’t want an all App staff just because someone played here.
We need to go after the best available position coaches. If they leave, so be it. Replace them with another highly qualified person. Clark being the HC provides the stability and passion that App needs to retain. The most Successful and experienced coaches and coordinators need to be the target for the rest of the staff

[EastHallApp]

I thought y’all were talking Elder as QB coach only. I looked him up a few weeks back just to see where he was, but I don’t think he has the resume/experience to be a QB coach for us yet, never mind OC.

[BeauFoster]

I'll echo many other sentiments shared in this thread - let's find the best person for the job, who wants to come to Boone, regardless of their alma mater. Just because someone went to App doesn't mean they're going to the the right fit, or at the right time.

[Stonewall]

Count me as curious , and concerned.Satterfield passed on Dale not once but twice for the DC slot. And there is the afore mentioned previous stint from which he was demoted.His connections to the BOT are well known , I hope that had no bearing.

[Appstate88]

I thought y’all were talking Elder as QB coach only. I looked him up a few weeks back just to see where he was, but I don’t think he has the resume/experience to be a QB coach for us yet, never mind OC.

I’m talking about him as being considered an offensive analyst in the booth with others on game days. Would move to a position coach once there was a vacancy.

[moonshine]

Need an OC. Riley is now a Mustang.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/smu-m ... rce=pushly

[WVAPPeer]

I'll echo many other sentiments shared in this thread - let's find the best person for the job, who wants to come to Boone, regardless of their alma mater. Just because someone went to App doesn't mean they're going to the the right fit, or at the right time.

What you say is true in a perfect world sense but as we have seen we had several one and dones. I agree that it is not of significant important as to whether they played for APP or not. Right at this point in time I think it is more important to have some continuity. Next season we will have a very experienced team but after that who knows - to maintain the stability of recruiting the right guys for the right positions is imperative to our situation. That, I believe, has been extremely important in our success over the last several years. We have had players graduate who had a unique skill set - example - Devan Stringer being replaced by Gaither-Davis - and there are others similar to this one. I'm not sure that without continuity in coaches, philosophy, etc., that this kind of example would exist