Lemanksi Hall

Jun 14, 2023, 9:49 AM

This probably won't be a popular post, but in my opinion, Lemanksi Hall needs to step it up and show that he is a quality coach this season.

We've had some outstanding talent at DE under Hall, but we have consistently lacked discipline at that position; we've over pursued plays, haven't maintained proper rushing lanes, and lost outside containment again and again. Talent has masked those issues a lot of the time...but we've been burned on big downs. You didn't see that nearly as often under Marion Hobby. That man could coach DEs and make talented guys better through teaching discipline and technique. Coaching matters!

This is a big year for the DEs. We need XT to stay healthy, and to play with discipline. I expect Peter Woods to end up on the edge for at least this year, and we need a coach who develops him, not just cuts him loose based on talent.

Hopefully some of the other guys- some older, some younger- step up too. But in my mind it comes down to coaching. We've got gifted players. But we always have. We need to see them develop and improve. We need solid fundamentals on the edge if we are going to be successful on defense.

Hopefully this is a big year for our DEs and Coach Hall.

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Clearly Dan Brooks and Marion Hobby were great recruiters and great coaches and hard to live up to their level. Losing Hobby, IMO, hurt more from a coaching perspective than recruiting. His DE's always performed at a high level. He turned several guys into NFL draft picks who were not highly recruited players ie Kevin Dodd for one.

There have been some things written about Ski here and other websites that question his coaching and developmental skills. On the other hand, the players seem to love him. Having said that, it's hard to say if the lack of production and development of say a Murphy is on Ski or the players. You could make an argument Henry never really blossomed until his senior year.

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