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Title: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: Volznut on December 06, 2011, 03:24:10 EST Looks like CDD will have another spot to fill
Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: VinnieVOL on December 06, 2011, 03:31:03 EST That's good news.
Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: Clockwork Orange on December 06, 2011, 03:44:23 EST That's good news. I agree. To have a dedicated special teams coach and have special teams suck that badly was pretty fizzleing unbelievable. Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: BigOrange Maniac on December 06, 2011, 03:54:47 EST I'm not so sure that Russell isn't a better special teams coach than most of us think. Our special team woes were primarily centered around two poor kickers, our punter and our placekicker...a couple of highly-touted recruits who appear to be head cases. I think a ST coach has more influence on things like coverage, blocking, etc. We weren't bad in those areas. In fact, kick and punt coverage was probably as good as it has been in several years for much of the season.
That said, I'm not sad to see him go. Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: Clockwork Orange on December 06, 2011, 04:09:40 EST I'm not so sure that Russell isn't a better special teams coach than most of us think. Our special team woes were primarily centered around two poor kickers, our punter and our placekicker...a couple of highly-touted recruits who appear to be head cases. I think a ST coach has more influence on things like coverage, blocking, etc. We weren't bad in those areas. In fact, kick and punt coverage was probably as good as it has been in several years for much of the season. That said, I'm not sad to see him go. Coverage teams were good, but all other areas were terrible. The kickers may even be regressing, and it was obvious that our best kick returner is having his natural instincts coached out of him. He went from being a threat on every return to being completely harmless in less than a season. Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: murfvol on December 06, 2011, 04:14:24 EST Our kicking stunk, but coverage was the best it's been in a decade.
Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: VinnieVOL on December 06, 2011, 04:20:22 EST Plus I don't think he's a recruiter.
Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: ReVOLver on December 06, 2011, 04:21:27 EST Plus I don't think he's a recruiter. Ladarrell McNeil's lead recruiter (I THINK). Title: Re: UT ST coach Eric Russell hired by Leach at WSU Post by: Black Diamond Vol on December 06, 2011, 04:23:20 EST This doesn't exactly break my heart, either. :dunno:
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