this sounds like a bitter nd post, ie bad. this directly relates to the talent/speed of the players and not coaching probably more than any other wr stat. throw us some navy passing stats as there might be some assistant on staff from there as well.
Florida and Auburn ended up #1, and #8 (O.K. 1 & 9 in the AP- that is the one you Trojans prefer) but I can't remember where the Emerald Bowl losers went. :hihi: I'm off point here and you nailed me on that one. :thumb:
Well, average yards per catch and what the players do once they have the ball is related to speed, talent, AND coaching IMO. I never played the game so I'm not sure what else to go on in terms of evaluating. I was actually paying respect to LSU and Russell. If pure conjecture is preferable to actual stats, I can do that too but I doubt that would hold much water on this forum. :nope:
5 or 6 of his previous receivers were drafted by the NFL while he coached at UCF and Nevada. That's pretty good. As CParso said, the UCLA QB was horrible supposedly.
WR coaches arent the most important coaches. I would attribute those UCLA WR averages more to the OC. His most important attribute will be his recruiting ability.
He obviously does have some ties to the South so that is a recruiting plus. The fact that he "grew up" in the Washington system of the early 90's is also a plus. I'm not sure how much recruiting skills he'd need with Coach Miles to close the deals.
You almost had it with the first sentence. The point is, there are so many other factors that contribute to average yards per reception that to attribute the stat solely to the WR coach is conjecture in its purest form. Position coaches are generally judged on their development of players, of which getting drafted is as good an indicator as any.
