Clark Lea - Defensive Coordinator

[PANDFAN]

Did I miss something but are we looking for a safeties coach?

that would be if lea is NAMED def coordinator as elko coached safeties

 

[Ndaccountant]

I think we should get 2...on for S and one for LB (which would be the additional staff spot granted for 2018)

 

[Luckylucci]

I think we should get 2...on for S and one for LB (which would be the additional staff spot granted for 2018)

You don't want Lea coaching LB's?

 

[Luckylucci]

Pretty sure you won’t find a more motivated guy than Lea, having been promoted to DC for the first time.
I am sure he will feel sufficient pressure to perform that will make him 100% committed. Kind of the exact opposite of a hire in the mould of BVG who already knows everything and doesn’t really need to work hard.

As long as you are confident (don't mean you literally) that he can do the job. I agree with this assessment. If possible, he'll probably work harder than he ever has before.

 

[ACamp1900]

These are all good points.....

Especially the part where he calls another poster asinine.

 

[indianamouse]

I think we should get 2...on for S and one for LB (which would be the additional staff spot granted for 2018)

Pretty sure Tom Rees is holding the extra spot

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

I was just about to say that... If after 4-8 he wasn't the right man for the job, he shouldn't be the right man today. Not like he grew by leaps and mind as a coach in one year.. I love him as a coach but hes not the right guy to keep this going

Exactly my sentiments.

Kelly did not want him to "build a defense" (does Elston even have a personal "scheme"? Elko, BVG, etc have backgrounds).

Kelly DID want to 1) keep him 2) promote him (where the strengths made sense).

Basically, Elston is great with players (aka, recruiting/leading) but not a proven "schematic" implementer...Kelly went with Elko, Kelly is continuing with "Elko" (scheme).

Lea is the most qualified man to do this. Elston has been generously promoted, in a different way. Kelly is NOT slighting the man. And Elston is DEFINITELY intelligent enough to understand this move. (not to mention, the dude is bought into ND/Kelly).

So, yes, of course"Kuenhja could be right" and "anything is possible", but I'm willing to bet anything against it.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Especially the part where he calls another poster asinine.

Snoop backing Kuenhja is good.

 

[snoopdog]

Snoop backing Kuenhja is good.

What?????

Graciously disagreeing with Koon is more like it.

Besides I have had my MBA for 15 years which makes me the smartest and best looking poster on here.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

What?????

Graciously disagreeing with Koon is more like it.

Besides I have had my MBA for 15 years which makes me the smartest and best looking poster on here.

Cool? (or should I say) Funny?

 

[irishff1014]

As long as you are confident (don't mean you literally) that he can do the job. I agree with this assessment. If possible, he'll probably work harder than he ever has before.

His chance to make a big name for himself. He seems like a very smart guy and well liked. The recruits from what i read really like him.

 

[Blaise]

But I thought Lea was in pictures with Coach E getting off the plane at A and M?

 

[SouthSideChiDomer]

Pretty sure Tom Rees is holding the extra spot

Yeah, it was basically an agreement last year Rees would get the 10th spot when it became available. So you basically have one open spot to use on defense, so either give Lyght safeties so he coaches all DBs and bring in a LB coach or Lea continues to coach LBs and we bring in a safeties coach.

 

[Ndaccountant]

You don't want Lea coaching LB's?

Let me clarify...

1) I would prefer the extra staff member be on defense

2) If Lea is the DC, I would like to add a staff member with previous DC experience. If that is S or LB, no difference to me

3) Lea being a first time coordinator, I would like for him to focus on that and not have the distraction of LB coaching

4) I want him to be a recruiting asset. I fear his time could be strained if he tries to juggle too much.

I think he did a remarkable job last year, but now is the time to not be too ambitious, especially if we can take on additional staff.

Edit - If there is no additional spot for defense, then I would go all out for Heacock fo S coach.

 

[ACamp1900]

But I thought Lea was in pictures with Coach E getting off the plane at A and M?

Well that dude was a swole ass body builder with a shaved head... Lea, as it turns out, suffers from anemia and has the collar bone of a Victoria's Secret model.

 

[Irish#1]

Title of DC at ND has to outweigh some of the money A&M would offer. Plus you've just taken your next step in the coaching evolution.

Given the early report that he was heading to A&M with Elko and now no announcement gives me reason to believe they may be working on something for Lea.

This makes the most sense. I'm guessing he has DC and HC aspirations like most coaches do early in their career. If he stays at ND he fulfills the first of two aspirations. At A&M he fulfills neither and his wait to do so becomes longer.

I keep telling you guys I'm not just a pretty face on here.

Why does everyone (mostly Koon) assume Elston isn't happy where he's at and wants the DC job now? The guy could be content with his current position.

 

[connor_in]

What?????

Graciously disagreeing with Koon is more like it.

Besides I have had my MBA for 15 years which makes me the smartest and best looking poster on here.

These kids today...amirite?

 

[Ndaccountant]

Here is my resume, as long as we are comparing.... I earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine, graduated from Princeton University in 1983 at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, I was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. After 15 years, I got my CPA for fun and transitioned to the business world. I am now a manipulative, oversexed businessman who always wears a suit and likes women with "daddy issues".

 

[ACamp1900]

Here is my resume, as long as we are comparing.... I earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine, graduated from Princeton University in 1983 at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, I was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. After 15 years, I got my CPA for fun and transitioned to the business world. I am now a manipulative, oversexed businessman who always wears a suit and likes women with "daddy issues".

I can put together Lego sets okay... so long as I have the full instructions and no interruptions.

 

[GowerND11]

Here is my resume, as long as we are comparing.... I earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine, graduated from Princeton University in 1983 at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, I was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. After 15 years, I got my CPA for fun and transitioned to the business world. I am now a manipulative, oversexed businessman who always wears a suit and likes women with "daddy issues".

Wow, I'd say your life is Legen.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Wait for it................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dary

 

[Domina Nostra]

Here is my resume, as long as we are comparing.... I earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine, graduated from Princeton University in 1983 at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, I was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. After 15 years, I got my CPA for fun and transitioned to the business world. I am now a manipulative, oversexed businessman who always wears a suit and likes women with "daddy issues".

Watch Penelope: Traffic School From Saturday Night Live - NBC.com

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Pretty sure you won’t find a more motivated guy than Lea, having been promoted to DC for the first time.

I am sure he will feel sufficient pressure to perform that will make him 100% committed. Kind of the exact opposite of a hire in the mould of BVG who already knows everything and doesn’t really need to work hard.

If it took a title to be motivated, he won't be the right guy. I get the sentiment but it's not at all backed by anecdotal evidence in my life. I'm hoping he's the right guy because he's been motivated the entire time.

This is a gamble but I think it's more like counting cards than plopping down at the slot machine. We're familiar with the man and his work ethic.

Let's hope he can bring in a dynamite safeties coach.

 

[BeatSC]

Here is my resume, as long as we are comparing.... I earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine, graduated from Princeton University in 1983 at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, I was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. After 15 years, I got my CPA for fun and transitioned to the business world. I am now a manipulative, oversexed businessman who always wears a suit and likes women with "daddy issues".

Is your name Doogie Howser?

 

[Ndaccountant]

Is your name Doogie Howser?

 

[IrishLax]

I keep telling you guys I'm not just a pretty face on here.

Why does everyone (mostly Koon) assume Elston isn't happy where he's at and wants the DC job now? The guy could be content with his current position.

Yeah, I don't really get it. I'd be shocked if Elston left... more likely than not he's going to get a raise and maybe a title bump of some sort out of this. He's got a very prominent role on the staff as things currently sit and I've heard nothing about him looking around.

 

[ND88]

So, like NDBoston suggested (I believe), will ND give Lea .1 more than Elko’s yearly?

 

[ThePiombino]

Yeah, I don't really get it. I'd be shocked if Elston left... more likely than not he's going to get a raise and maybe a title bump of some sort out of this. He's got a very prominent role on the staff as things currently sit and I've heard nothing about him looking around.

Other than Co-DC, what title bump is there beyond Assistant HC? Coach in Waiting, but I don't see the board signing off on that.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

 

[IrishLax]

Other than Co-DC, what title bump is there beyond Assistant HC? Coach in Waiting, but I don't see the board signing off on that.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Assistant to the Regional Manager

 

[Whiskeyjack]

So, like NDBoston suggested (I believe), will ND give Lea .1 more than Elko’s yearly?

Would be a nice "f*ck you" to Elko, but there's no way to justify that based on this resume. Lea has already won the lottery here; it doesn't seem like he was on anyone's radar for an elite coordinator role, yet he basically backed into the ND job because Elko f*cked us over with him being one of the only options for maintaining momentum within our current system.

 

[ND88]

Would be a nice "f*ck you" to Elko, but there's no way to justify that based on this resume. Lea has already won the lottery here; it doesn't seem like he was on anyone's radar for an elite coordinator role, and he basically backed into the ND job because Elko f*cked us over with him being one of the only options for maintaining momentum within our current system.

All very true.

It’s fun to imagine though.

Do you suspect Elko pitched for Lea to come to A&M or just left him a farewell card?