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Listening to Dabo tonight....
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I want to really truly 100% believe the coach-speak but when he mentions Koby (LB) and Cade (DE) and says they are functional, man I don't know. I saw them last year look really, really bad.
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Re: Listening to Dabo tonight....
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Aug 14, 2025, 10:55 PM
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Im right there with you. We've all heard Dabo do this for years now only to not have his praise pan out during the season. Hopefully these guys have really turned the corner and can contribute.
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Re: Listening to Dabo tonight....
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Yeah, typical spring and fall camp Dabo speak. Every year he picks several back-up players and highlights their progress. He's a master at trying to keep the whole team engaged and competing until the season starts. Then by the end of the year they haven't had many snaps and are usually the ones that transfer down a level.
I've learned to accept players x are the best version of themselves doesn't typically translate into them being a superstar.
It's a total opposite presser than Brad brownell. Brad digs deeper into the x and os, break down the game etc. I don't glean anything from Dabo's presser or media days. He's a perpetual optimist which is a respectable trait but it's just not real world.
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Re: Listening to Dabo tonight....
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Aug 14, 2025, 10:56 PM
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Here we go! Get ready for a weekly dose of PBT calling out players and coaches. Didn't expect him to start bashing 2wks before our first game.
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Re: Listening to Dabo tonight....
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Aug 15, 2025, 7:13 AM
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“Functional” is a far cry from the perfection some on this site demand. Blocking sleds are also functional.
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Re: Listening to Dabo tonight....
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:03 PM
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Functional isn't that high of praise. Maybe they are functional with the new DC. Doesn't sound like a glowing endorsement.
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Aug 14, 2025, 11:27 PM
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You a playboy guy?.
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My friend, "functional" means
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Aug 15, 2025, 7:10 AM
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They will only see the field if absolutely necessary (injury, blowouts, etc.). Functional is a politically correct term for the bare minimum requirements to perform.
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LB depth is a major concern. One key injury and we are alot
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Aug 15, 2025, 7:48 AM
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less functional on defense.
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Aug 15, 2025, 8:41 AM
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Neither of those two are going to make the 2-deep. Denhoff is a bust, along with Zaire Patterson.
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Re: Listening to Dabo tonight....
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Aug 15, 2025, 9:11 AM
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Bottom line is you cannot have 2 deep of All Conference players at every position. The job of coaches is to take functional players, teach them, develop them, win with them and over his career, Dabo has done a great job with that.
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Paw Master [16162]
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Aug 15, 2025, 9:13 AM
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One of your best posts, see you can do it!
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Im sorry you are having this experience right now.
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Aug 15, 2025, 9:15 AM
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I hope you find the strength and peace you deserve.
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Re: Im sorry you are having this experience right now.
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Aug 15, 2025, 12:38 PM
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If only character were something one could simply find instead of having to painstakingly build.
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