GopherWeatherGuy
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I've seen several posters complain that Fleck is in over his head, or is Brewster 2.0 because his entire defensive staff has turned over in less than 2 seasons. It's a shock to some since we never had that issue with Kill's staff. But what happened with Kill's staff is extremely rare in college football today.
So I'll throw out a very popular coach today that I think has some similarities to Fleck. Dabo Swinney. Like Fleck, Dabo was never a coordinator prior to becoming a head coach. He was promoted to head coach at Clemson due to being an excellent WRs coach and recruiting coordinator.
Dabo inherited a talented roster and won 9 games in his first full season. He then went 6-7 in his second full season, which led him to firing his offensive coordinator. In his 3rd full season, Clemson won 10 games, but he decided his defensive coordinator wasn't good enough and fired him. Entering his 4th full season, only two coaches remained from his original staff, the WR coach and ST coach. They won 11 that season and have averaged 12 wins per season since.
Dabo continued to recruit at a high level and made some great hires when he changed his coordinators. He had a vision and expectations, and wasn't hesitant to make changes when his staff failed to meet them. In the same way I fully believe that PJ has a vision and will do whatever it takes to win here.
Dabo is just one example, but I think he compares well to PJ. Maybe Fleck wins here or maybe he doesn't. I like that he made a tough decision and fired a friend who wasn't getting the job done. Coordinators and position coaching jobs are revolving doors all around the country. Just because we weren't used to it under Kill, does not mean that Fleck is automatically Tim Brewster and destined to fail.
So I'll throw out a very popular coach today that I think has some similarities to Fleck. Dabo Swinney. Like Fleck, Dabo was never a coordinator prior to becoming a head coach. He was promoted to head coach at Clemson due to being an excellent WRs coach and recruiting coordinator.
Dabo inherited a talented roster and won 9 games in his first full season. He then went 6-7 in his second full season, which led him to firing his offensive coordinator. In his 3rd full season, Clemson won 10 games, but he decided his defensive coordinator wasn't good enough and fired him. Entering his 4th full season, only two coaches remained from his original staff, the WR coach and ST coach. They won 11 that season and have averaged 12 wins per season since.
Dabo continued to recruit at a high level and made some great hires when he changed his coordinators. He had a vision and expectations, and wasn't hesitant to make changes when his staff failed to meet them. In the same way I fully believe that PJ has a vision and will do whatever it takes to win here.
Dabo is just one example, but I think he compares well to PJ. Maybe Fleck wins here or maybe he doesn't. I like that he made a tough decision and fired a friend who wasn't getting the job done. Coordinators and position coaching jobs are revolving doors all around the country. Just because we weren't used to it under Kill, does not mean that Fleck is automatically Tim Brewster and destined to fail.
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