In his National Signing Day press conference, the California Golden Bears head coach talked about potential difference makers returning after a long absence.
WILCOX SHOLD UNDERSTAND PLAYERS SHOULD FIRST BE ASSESED IN TERMS OF THEIR PHYSICAL ABILITIES WHICH, IN AND OF ITSELF, SHOLD DETERMIN WHAT POSITION EACH PLAYER SHOULD BE CONSIERED BEST FOR ASSGNMENT, RATHER THAN JUST GRAB THE AVAILABLE PLAYER, WHO WILL ULTIMATELY BE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF PERFORMUNG WHAT EVER THE COACH LAYS OUT IN THE PLAYS HE GIVES THE TEAM, ERGO, JUST GIVING ASSIGNMENTS TO CARRY OUT WHAT PLAYS ARE BEING CALLED IS NOT AS GOOD AS FIRST SELECTING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE PLAYERSS AND THEREBY ESTABLISHING THE PLAYS TO BE ASSIGNED. THIS IS HOW TO WIN MORE GAMES!!
This is what Wilcox and his staff do. They look at position groups where they need help and go after prospects to fill the weaknesses. However, sometime you find a unique athlete that has played one position and you move him to another. John Lynch at Stanfurd was recruited as a QB and moved to Safety. He was all pro for a number of years. That's one of the reasons coaches are paid well: to recognize talent and coach it up. Secondly, a good O and D coordinator will look that their players and customize their schemes to match the strength of the players. Sometimes you get a DT QB like our new Samuel Jackson, Sometimes you get a Davis Webb. You work with your best talent and develop a scheme around them. Wilcox knows this. This should be evident to anyone who knows football and has watched our recruiting, especially in light of the new players being recruited under Spav vs. the previous Musgrave system.
He ran a pro style offense. Our issue was the O-Line both from blocking schemes and coaching. I think as a former pro coach Musgrave expected execution from our o-linemen that was either beyond their abilities, and McClure for some reason wouldn't articulate that to Musgrave, or McClure just was not a great o-line coach. I think it was a bit of both. So when your OC has unrealistic expectations for the level of play by his offensive line, and the O-Line coach can't deliver, it became a recipe for disaster; and our O'line has been a disaster the last two years.
It would be the headline of the season if a kid sliding under the radar like Nick Morrow developed into a stud offensive tackle. Position change players who make it big are always feel good scenarios. Think John Lynch's position change from quarterback to safety at Stanford. But, alas, player development is perhaps the biggest weakness of Wilcox coached teams. No players drafted from the offensive side of the ball since he's been there tells the story.
WILCOX SHOLD UNDERSTAND PLAYERS SHOULD FIRST BE ASSESED IN TERMS OF THEIR PHYSICAL ABILITIES WHICH, IN AND OF ITSELF, SHOLD DETERMIN WHAT POSITION EACH PLAYER SHOULD BE CONSIERED BEST FOR ASSGNMENT, RATHER THAN JUST GRAB THE AVAILABLE PLAYER, WHO WILL ULTIMATELY BE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF PERFORMUNG WHAT EVER THE COACH LAYS OUT IN THE PLAYS HE GIVES THE TEAM, ERGO, JUST GIVING ASSIGNMENTS TO CARRY OUT WHAT PLAYS ARE BEING CALLED IS NOT AS GOOD AS FIRST SELECTING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE PLAYERSS AND THEREBY ESTABLISHING THE PLAYS TO BE ASSIGNED. THIS IS HOW TO WIN MORE GAMES!!
Huh?? Wilcox and staff have done a GREAT job of this. Recall a kid named Weaver who was a DL and became an outstanding LB?? !!
These coaches are very good at getting kids in the right spot. That is the least of our worries!!
This is what Wilcox and his staff do. They look at position groups where they need help and go after prospects to fill the weaknesses. However, sometime you find a unique athlete that has played one position and you move him to another. John Lynch at Stanfurd was recruited as a QB and moved to Safety. He was all pro for a number of years. That's one of the reasons coaches are paid well: to recognize talent and coach it up. Secondly, a good O and D coordinator will look that their players and customize their schemes to match the strength of the players. Sometimes you get a DT QB like our new Samuel Jackson, Sometimes you get a Davis Webb. You work with your best talent and develop a scheme around them. Wilcox knows this. This should be evident to anyone who knows football and has watched our recruiting, especially in light of the new players being recruited under Spav vs. the previous Musgrave system.
He ran a pro style offense. Our issue was the O-Line both from blocking schemes and coaching. I think as a former pro coach Musgrave expected execution from our o-linemen that was either beyond their abilities, and McClure for some reason wouldn't articulate that to Musgrave, or McClure just was not a great o-line coach. I think it was a bit of both. So when your OC has unrealistic expectations for the level of play by his offensive line, and the O-Line coach can't deliver, it became a recipe for disaster; and our O'line has been a disaster the last two years.
Sounds like we might be thin at DB. Maybe that's why we got a few from the portal.
Looking for more length...to cover better on the 50/50 balls to big receivers.
The pass happy offenses of the P12 require it.
It would be the headline of the season if a kid sliding under the radar like Nick Morrow developed into a stud offensive tackle. Position change players who make it big are always feel good scenarios. Think John Lynch's position change from quarterback to safety at Stanford. But, alas, player development is perhaps the biggest weakness of Wilcox coached teams. No players drafted from the offensive side of the ball since he's been there tells the story.
Thats because the good O-line coaches keep leaving
Looking forward to seeing Nick Morrow on the tackle eligible play down the road.
Not a one…in 6 years. Yikes.
If we can get Ott to stick around we’ll have at least one in a couple of years...
Yup.
Agreed. Fingers crossed.
If he can catch maybe he's our next Malik McMorris... and guess who's back coaching at Cal?
Thanks Avi!!
Stan the Man and BJ anchoring that D-line would be a nice sight to see…hope they can return to form and be impact players. They sound like great kids.