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Do we have a new DB coach yet? (looks like Mel Tucker is the one)

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Re: Do we have a new DB coach yet?

Until Bama proves otherwise, every team is going to throw deep against Bama.....I think coach realizes this and he is thinking ahead to try and limit that and hopefully teach the DBs to actually take advantage of that.....

If he can teach those guys to be ball hawks like he has in the past....things should get better. He will have the raw talent!
 
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As a Bears fan I'll echo what many have already said. It was a combination of him being overwhelmed as the DC and there was just not talent to coach (pretty much any decent player was hurt). I'm hoping Coach Saban taking him under his wing plus a talent upgrade (except for Fuller who will be a stud) will yield better results.....
 
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You also have to take into account that the kids these days LOVE the NFL experience and hearing about that directly from the horses mouth. It is going to be a big bonus in selling some of these kids that he can tell them exactly how it is in "The Show"' because he's been there.
 
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bamaslammer said:
NFL jobs don't always indicate how good a coach someone is. Remember Belichick's Cleveland Staff was epic and included our beloved coach but got ran out of town on a rail.
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They didn't get run out of town, Modell moved the team to Baltimore. They went 11-5 in 94'. Started out 3-1 in 95' before Modell told everyone he was moving.
 
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BamaBuc said:
Be careful - You do know who the main DB coach is, I presume! :biggrin:
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Are his initials NS? :smile: He's the best head coach in the college game, but he is not perfect. It is especially encouraging that Saban continues to strive to better our program; bet we see improvement in the secondary this season and even more in 2016.
 
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Re: Do we have a new DB coach yet?

It is no secret that CNS is loyal to his current and former coaches, even rehiring them on more than one occasion (Thompson, Steele, Davis, Williams). I am sure that he has confidence in Mel Tucker to coach his secondary.
 
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I'll say this... We got exposed several time... when jackson or Brown was in the game.. when we made adjustment ( Put Slyve in) in Auburn Game, it got better. Missouri Game- those deep plays were extremely lucky on Missouri... Ohio State... I don't know what happened LOL.

But I don't think the issue was reaally Coach's techniques.. more likely Players making mental errors time to time... I'm planning to watch the game tapes tonight... Mostly Ohio and Missouri game.. but having Mel Tucker will help us a lot... Between him and linebacker coach, TL ... This could be a shutdown defense of 2011...

Bamabuzzard said:
Just get it fix. I don't care who it is. It's already been posted but until we get it fixed teams are going to light up the airways with bombs on our secondary.
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Re: Do we have a new DB coach yet?

JustNeedMe81 said:
I'll say this... We got exposed several time... when jackson or Brown was in the game.. when we made adjustment ( Put Slyve in) in Auburn Game, it got better. Missouri Game- those deep plays were extremely lucky on Missouri... Ohio State... I don't know what happened LOL.

But I don't think the issue was reaally Coach's techniques.. more likely Players making mental errors time to time... I'm planning to watch the game tapes tonight... Mostly Ohio and Missouri game.. but having Mel Tucker will help us a lot... Between him and linebacker coach, TL ... This could be a shutdown defense of 2011...
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That would be a great bonus. But to be honest. I'd be tickled pink if we would just remedy those long bombs. Our DL played much better, got a lot more pressure than previous years. We were faster across the DL than in previous years. Only to be burnt like toast in the secondary on nothing else than sandlot hail mary's. :conf3:
 
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Re: Do we have a new DB coach yet?

JustNeedMe81 said:
but having Mel Tucker will help us a lot... Between him and linebacker coach, TL ... This could be a shutdown defense of 2011...
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I don't think we'll see a defense as good as the 2011 defense in a long time. Let's tone down our homer comparisons a few notches.

Looks like Tucker is still the guy, but a strange thing happened. Thayer Evans (SI) was the first to tweet out the news. Then, Ian Rapport (NFL Network) tweeted it out. Bruce Feldman (Fox) was the third person to tweet his sources said Tucker is the man. Evans and Rapport still have their tweets up. Feldman's tweet is gone. Kind of strange.
 
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Okay, maybe I shouldn't say 2011... but it has the potential of being real good this year... I just saw a tweet saying same thing. yes, it's weird...
RTR91 said:
I don't think we'll see a defense as good as the 2011 defense in a long time. Let's tone down our homer comparisons a few notches.

Looks like Tucker is still the guy, but a strange thing happened. Thayer Evans (SI) was the first to tweet out the news. Then, Ian Rapport (NFL Network) tweeted it out. Bruce Feldman (Fox) was the third person to tweet his sources said Tucker is the man. Evans and Rapport still have their tweets up. Feldman's tweet is gone. Kind of strange.
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Re: Do we have a new DB coach yet?

JustNeedMe81 said:
Okay, maybe I shouldn't say 2011... but it has the potential of being real good this year... I just saw a tweet saying same thing. yes, it's weird...
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If any defense in today's game puts up numbers like the 2011 defense then that means it was better than the 2011 defense. Because we're facing a lot more HUNH teams than ever before.
 
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Re: Do we have a new DB coach yet?

Bamabuzzard said:
If any defense in today's game puts up numbers like the 2011 defense then that means it was better than the 2011 defense. Because we're facing a lot more HUNH teams than ever before.
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I'll settle for one that can hold a 21-6 lead. :)
 
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