(12-26-2015 08:09 PM)Rob Wrote:  It's impossible to know how good Galen Scott is but I have said all year that he wasn't the problem; no talent in the secondary was. I'm not saying he's some kind of genius but I think he's probably a decent coach.

If you followed closely, you could see real improvement the last 4 games maybe more.

(12-26-2015 10:43 PM)450bench Wrote:  To not teach the defensive backs to turn and find the ball is just not good coaching.

That would fall more on the position coach

(12-27-2015 11:35 AM)tigers1125 Wrote:  

(12-26-2015 08:09 PM)Rob Wrote:  It's impossible to know how good Galen Scott is but I have said all year that he wasn't the problem; no talent in the secondary was. I'm not saying he's some kind of genius but I think he's probably a decent coach.

If you followed closely, you could see real improvement the last 4 games maybe more.

Disagree. We peaked with Old Miss. The next 5 games we gave up way more than our opponents were averaging. Except SMU. The exception.

And that's the deciding factor for me. Whether young, or new scheme, or even slower - we did not improve the back half of the year.

Galen will go to a P5 as a secondary or lb coach, and will do really well under a strong DC. Then in 4 years, he will get another shot at DC and may do very well next time.

(12-27-2015 12:33 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  

(12-26-2015 10:43 PM)450bench Wrote:  To not teach the defensive backs to turn and find the ball is just not good coaching.

That would fall more on the position coach

I agree. I think that the position coach is responsible for instilling the position fundamentals and the tips for success in a player. Coach Scott did a fairly decent job his first time at bat (i.e., given the youth and lack of speed in the defensive backfield).

The coordinators and head coach are more concerned with how the team performs as a unit. They may notice when a player is not performing well, but they rely upon the position coach to tell them which players will perform well once they are on the field ...

(12-27-2015 11:35 AM)tigers1125 Wrote:  

(12-26-2015 08:09 PM)Rob Wrote:  It's impossible to know how good Galen Scott is but I have said all year that he wasn't the problem; no talent in the secondary was. I'm not saying he's some kind of genius but I think he's probably a decent coach.

If you followed closely, you could see real improvement the last 4 games maybe more.

Didn't Memphis lose 3 of the last 4 games it played? Not that db's were the reason.

(12-27-2015 09:39 PM)Cletus Wrote:  

(12-27-2015 11:35 AM)tigers1125 Wrote:  

(12-26-2015 08:09 PM)Rob Wrote:  It's impossible to know how good Galen Scott is but I have said all year that he wasn't the problem; no talent in the secondary was. I'm not saying he's some kind of genius but I think he's probably a decent coach.

If you followed closely, you could see real improvement the last 4 games maybe more.

Didn't Memphis lose 3 of the last 4 games it played? Not that db's were the reason.

We did but that had alot to do with offense being bad during that stretch.