Why do you think Hoke was not allowed, or didn't have the opportunity to, bring in his own guys on the defensive side of the ball?
I thought the normal thing newly hired Defensive Coordinators do is hire their own guys, to bring in some new ideas and not be complacent. Brady was simply hired as a filler, it seems, when DP couldn't get the job done.
He wasn't allowed to choose a LB coach, DL coach, or DB coach. That seems very odd.
I get that the Oregon way is to have the "long term staff" mantra they have been pushing for several years with recruits, but wouldn't that allow for some originality and "what-if" moments for the future? Part of me truly believes that Helfrich and Mullens did not want to allow the newly hired D-Coord to bring in his own guys.. so when interviewing potential candidates who wanted to bring in their own staff.. it was a lost cause. This is why they brought in a guy like Hoke, someone that missed college football and wanted a coaching spot at a top 25 school no matter the cost. Even if it meant that he was the odd wolf of the pack.
Oh what could have been... (Todd Orlando.. Mike Nolan..)
I thought the normal thing newly hired Defensive Coordinators do is hire their own guys, to bring in some new ideas and not be complacent. Brady was simply hired as a filler, it seems, when DP couldn't get the job done.
He wasn't allowed to choose a LB coach, DL coach, or DB coach. That seems very odd.
I get that the Oregon way is to have the "long term staff" mantra they have been pushing for several years with recruits, but wouldn't that allow for some originality and "what-if" moments for the future? Part of me truly believes that Helfrich and Mullens did not want to allow the newly hired D-Coord to bring in his own guys.. so when interviewing potential candidates who wanted to bring in their own staff.. it was a lost cause. This is why they brought in a guy like Hoke, someone that missed college football and wanted a coaching spot at a top 25 school no matter the cost. Even if it meant that he was the odd wolf of the pack.
Oh what could have been... (Todd Orlando.. Mike Nolan..)
