Arizona Cardinals hire away DC Patrick Toney; Austin Armstrong new DC

[Detroitgator]

Wait... exactly who would hire Muschamp away from UGA?!?!?!?!?

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

Wait... exactly who would hire Muschamp away from UGA?!?!?!?!?

Give it time; a desperate AD is going to hire that moron to be their head coach again. He's the turd that won't flush.

 

[Gator98MD]

I hope tubby packed his cpap machine for the move to Gainesville. That dude has more chins than Chinatown.

 

[aka]

I hope tubby packed his cpap machine for the move to Gainesville. That dude has more chins than Chinatown.

 

[GatorKen714]

So, where's the new WR and TE coach? Defense is passe anyway in modern college football. I hate to go here but even Georgia gave up 40+ points to OSU and they had the greatest D ever in history by their account.

 

[g8r.tom]

Give it time; a desperate AD is going to hire that moron to be their head coach again. He's the turd that won't flush.

Not in the SEC.

 

[jdh5484]

So, where's the new WR and TE coach? Defense is passe anyway in modern college football. I hate to go here but even Georgia gave up 40+ points to OSU and they had the greatest D ever in history by their account.

Everything runs in cycles. IMO, and no one here will agree, but maybe the solution to the "complicated, sophisticated" offense in not to continue making the defenses more and more complicated, but to simplfy and overwhelm the offense AT THE LOS. Or something similar. Not sure of the body types and measurables... but someone is going to find the solution.

I hate these defensive schemes.

WR coach will be interesting. The last guy recruited really well.

TEs... can't one of the two OL coaches do that?
(being facetious)

 

[jdh5484]

Not in the SEC.

ACC.

 

[jdh5484]

Has anyone on this board argued the DC leaving was a bad thing? Or the TE coach?

The WR coach leaving was disappointing because of his recruiting. He had a proven track record of on field coaching too. That one stung.

Toney leaving was a great thing. It wasn't working. Whatever the reasons.

 

[Theologator]

Everything runs in cycles. IMO, and no one here will agree, but maybe the solution to the "complicated, sophisticated" offense in not to continue making the defenses more and more complicated, but to simplfy and overwhelm the offense AT THE LOS. Or something similar. Not sure of the body types and measurables... but someone is going to find the solution.

I hate these defensive schemes.

WR coach will be interesting. The last guy recruited really well.

TEs... can't one of the two OL coaches do that?
(being facetious)

I agree with you. Often you’ve got about 2 seconds to disrupt the QB and you’ve got to have gap discipline to stop the run. Disguising coverages and pressure is much of the game.

And yes, the TEs can work with the OT coach. UM3 had Addazio doing both, and we were pretty creative with the TEs as receivers and runners at the time. Jump pass, shovel pass, pitches. Of course, we had a lot of talent in CI and AHern, but didn’t Tate Casey catch that first jump pass?

 

[jdh5484]

Here's a fluff piece on the new DC.

A Committed Coach: Gators Defensive Coordinator Austin Armstrong Never Strayed From a Boyhood Dream - Florida Gators

Gators defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong's rapid rise in college football is built on resiliency, talent and an unwavering commitment to a dream.

floridagators.com

He has at least a couple of redeeming qualities

Q: What's a perfect meal?
A: New York Strip, medium rare.

Q: What's your music?
A: I'm an old soul. I'm 29 going on 59. When you grow up in the South, you are exposed to so much music and culture. I'm an old rock guy. I love Bob Seger, the Rolling Stones. I love all the old Motown stuff. The greatest generation ever is '90s country

 

[MidwestChomp]

I heard Shane Matthews say during the playoffs, “No one can play defense anymore, the way the rules are now.”

He's pissed:

 

[soflagator]

He's pissed:

But then, did I hear something about a running clock and shortening the game?

 

[ThreatMatrix]

How I learned to stop worrying and love the youth movement.
Maybe Napier's on to something. Our success rate with experienced coaches hasn't been great. You could argue that experienced coaches are hit or miss (mostly miss) throughout the league. So might as well go for a kid that shows promise. At least they're cheaper and you can swap them out every year.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm going with that if only to keep my sanity.

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

How I learned to stop worrying and love the youth movement.
Maybe Napier's on to something. Our success rate with experienced coaches hasn't been great. You could argue that experienced coaches are hit or miss (mostly miss) throughout the league. So might as well go for a kid that shows promise. At least they're cheaper and you can swap them out every year.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm going with that if only to keep my sanity.

Cheaper how? Toney was making a mint to suck out loud here.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Cheaper how? Toney was making a mint to suck out loud here.

By way of maths.

 

[I Have No Friends :(]

By way of maths.

 

[jdh5484]

By way of maths.

He made $1M a year.

Contract through 2024. I suspect BN had to buy out some fraction. Well worth it.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

He made $1M a year.

Contract through 2024. I suspect BN had to buy out some fraction. Well worth it.

TG made $1.8M.

 

[jdh5484]

TG made $1.8M.

... and his defense was much better.

My goodness... I never thought I would ever say that.