Re: Can we all agree that this experiment has gone on long enough?

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I would partly agree that has something to do with it, but....

Dec 5, 2024, 9:59 AM [ in reply to Re: Can we all agree that this experiment has gone on long enough? ]

I would argue that Venables was able to creatively put together better defenses before those players came to Clemson. He struggled early on at Clemson, mainly due to some similar roster issues Goodwin is dealing with now. But Venables still put together better defenses than Goodwin has. Even though Goodwin arguably started out with a better roster than Venables did when he first got here.

I just don't see the creativity and willingness to adapt out of Goodwin that Coach V had. I also see a drop in overall Defensive intensity and issues with his position group since he has been here. Maybe I am wrong, but I just feel like Goodwin lacks the experience needed to adapt and come up with solutions to the issues we have.

I also agree with you that we need to use NIL more effectively to get better and more athletes on the field. And I also agree that Dabo needs to get better at roster management. Both of those issues are relatable to the performance of the Defense, but I see these as separate issue as to the performance of the defense. When your defense cannot tackle consistently, and your position group is constantly exposed because they continue to take terrible angles and either under pursue or over pursue, and further look confused when something new is presented to them during games, then there is an issue with instruction and game prep.

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"I'm always going to promote from within, when it's feasible," he said. "I've hired people from all kinds of places, but I'm going to hire the best person. I'm not going to hire what other people want me to do, I'm going to hire who's best for this university, for me and for this team." -Dabo Swinney

Dabo assured us that Goodwin was a great defensive mind who was ready to be our defensive coordinator, despite never being a defensive coordinator or even a position coach at the college level. I don't doubt that Goodwin is really smart. He drew rave reviews from his time as an NFL analyst. But that is a far cry from being a defensive coordinator and overseeing a large staff of position coaches while also managing dozens of defensive players.

Goodwin is a great example of a guy who knows a lot about football, and who seems to be a nice person, who was unqualified for the position Dabo put him in. We have numerous examples of this type of hiring decision by Dabo, which I believe has hurt our program even more than his stances on the transfer portal and NIL. If we don't have highly qualified coaches, recruiting suffers, player development suffers, and we don't win as much as we used to.

Can we all agree that this experiment has gone on long enough?

Venables left a Top 10 D while WES has had D in the