Defensive Line Coach let go

[kg21]

 

[mkAz]

Someone’s got to take the fall for Danny Collins I guess. Coach Debo could be available soon if the Cardinals make a move on Gannon.

 

[gopherphil]

Seems like the wrong guy got fired. Hope they are not done

 

[Texan Gopher]

There has to be something else to this. Something has to eventually come out that explains why this move happened.

 

[spermophilus]

Any changes that demonstrate the staff’s critical self-assessment, address improving on defense, and not standing pat, I view as needed, welcome, and hopeful that change is positive and works!

 

[forever a gopher]

I take it this means Collins is sticking around and this poor sap is the fall guy? As Chris Carter so elegantly said “make sure you have a fall guy”.

 

[The Deliberate Stranger]

There has to be something else to this. Something has to eventually come out that explains why this move happened.

He got promoted pretty late in the cycle, maybe Fleck thought his interior underachieved and it wasn't going to get better breaking in a bunch of new guys

 

[State of Football]

Hire Willie Howard. Might be tough with his kid there?

 

[Five Toes]

Listening to PJ's introductions on this years recruiting class I believe he mentioned new recruits fitting into our Havoc defense at least twice. I will be shocked if Collins is not back next year!

 

[Texan Gopher]

Not going to lie, I felt we would get rid of one of our line coaches but I thought it would be our o-line coach, not our d-line coach.

 

[Tech Machine]

We cooled on him.

 

[btowngopher]

Rossi used to coach dline…

 

[MaxyJR1]

Someone’s got to take the fall for Danny Collins I guess. Coach Debo could be available soon if the Cardinals make a move on Gannon.

My first thought as well.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Not going to lie, I felt we would get rid of one of our line coaches but I thought it would be our o-line coach, not our d-line coach.

If you listened to PJ's press conference on NSD, you'd realize how safe Callahan's job is.

 

[mngg11]

Someone’s got to take the fall for Danny Collins I guess. Coach Debo could be available soon if the Cardinals make a move on Gannon.

How great would that be? I wonder if Debo is willing to take a straight position coach role coming from the pros, or if he'd want something more and they'd attach some kind of add on like Co-DC to his name

 

[MaxyJR1]

Chad Wilt might be the guy if not retained at MSU.

 

[gophmeister]

I knew it was him all along!

 

[MaxyJR1]

How great would that be? I wonder if Debo is willing to take a straight position coach role coming from the pros, or if he'd want something more and they'd attach some kind of add on like Co-DC to his name

Has he been more than a DL coach? It comes down to if he has an out clause, contract up, or wants back in college game.

I’m guessing Fleck has his guy already.

 

[tjgopher]

Not going to lie, I felt we would get rid of one of our line coaches but I thought it would be our o-line coach, not our d-line coach.

Zero chance Brian Callahan was going to get fired. None.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Well outside of the pass rush in 3-4 games our D-Line was not very good.

 

[thor]

I agree. When most of the DLine regressed from last year usually that is a pretty solid indication on coaching. .

 

[GophersInIowa]

 

[vthaox364]

I hope we hire someone good and re-establish the relationship with Nehemiah Ombati and Eli Diane. That will be important.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Fleck got some work to do.

 

[btowngopher]

I agree. When most of the DLine regressed from last year usually that is a pretty solid indication on coaching. .

They did have a lot of new players, and they did lead the conference in sacks.

 

[Gilthorp57]

I hope we hire someone good and re-establish the relationship with Nehemiah Ombati and Eli Diane. That will be important.

Has to be more to this story as Texas Gopher indicated...

 

[btowngopher]

Well he isn’t committed here yet so how upset can he really be?

 

[GreasyGopher]

They did have a lot of new players, and they did lead the conference in sacks.

But there were also a significant number of games where the opposing RB wasn’t getting touched until 3-4 yards downfield. The DL was getting blown off the ball frequently on running plays.

Additionally, the pressure wasn’t consistent as they had something like 16 of those sacks in two games.

 

[GreasyGopher]

This dismissal just completes the wet dream for the MN media. They got to negatively cover a bad unit all season and now get to provide negative coverage when the leader of that unit is dismissed.

 

[btowngopher]

But there were also a significant number of games where the opposing RB wasn’t getting touched until 3-4 yards downfield. The DL was getting blown off the ball frequently on running plays.

Additionally, the pressure wasn’t consistent as they had something like 16 of those sacks in two games.

Yeah I’m fine with the move. I wasn’t calling for his head or anything, but a lot takes place behind the scenes that leads to these decisions, not just what we see on the field.