New Offensive Line Coach Search

Junkhead · Feb 24, 2023

The silence is deafening. Please no more food threads.

ulukinatme · Feb 24, 2023

T-Boone said:
Am I right that Jeff Quinn is available? He has to get a look in at some point as we go down the list right? He was pretty good when you think about how HH was this year.

You must have forgotten about the entire 1st half of the 2021 season. That wasn't the first time Quinn's OLs failed to gel. Harry's 2022 wasn't even close to Quinn's debacle of 2021.

calvegas04 · Feb 24, 2023

Junkhead said:
The silence is deafening. Please no more food threads.

West coast pastrami > east coast pastrami

IrishSpartan · Feb 24, 2023

calvegas04 said:
West coast pastrami > east coast pastrami

Good joke

calvegas04 · Feb 24, 2023

IrishSpartan said:
Good joke

I didn't use italic font

StPaul_Irish · Feb 25, 2023

calvegas04 said:
West coast pastrami > east coast pastrami

Shut Your Commie mouth

Grahambo · Feb 25, 2023

calvegas04 said:
West coast pastrami > east coast pastrami

Ban worthy

Giddyup · Feb 25, 2023

I got my creeper on and noticed Brian Callahan hasn’t tweeted in a few days. He’s gone radio silent. For $9.99 a month you can get more tidbits like this from me.

zbikowski88 · Feb 25, 2023

Giddyup said:
I got my creeper on and noticed Brian Callahan hasn’t tweeted in a few days. He’s gone radio silent. For $9.99 a month you can get more tidbits like this from me.

Just don’t write for The Athletic, anyone with an IPhone can view your stories for free.

StPaul_Irish · Feb 25, 2023

So.... How's it going?

Crazy Balki · Feb 25, 2023

ISD name dropped 4 guys who ND has been in contact with regarding the opening.

Joe Rudolph, Brian Callahan, AJ Blazek and Mike Devlin.

irishog77 · Feb 25, 2023

Crazy Balki said:
ISD name dropped 4 guys who ND has been in contact with regarding the opening.

Joe Rudolph, Brian Callahan, AJ Blazek and Mike Devlin.

Thanks for update.

Well, that’s not exactly a Murderer’s Row of candidates.

Rudolph seems decent. I guess maybe ok on Devlin. Callahan and Blazek seem total mehs.

TheRealLynch51 · Feb 25, 2023

irishog77 said:
Thanks for update.

Well, that’s not exactly a Murderer’s Row of candidates.

Rudolph seems decent. I guess maybe ok on Devlin. Callahan and Blazek seem total mehs.

I'd be pretty happy with Callahan personally. He's done a lot for Minnesota's run game with little to no talent. And when teams know they're going to run as well.

irishog77 · Feb 25, 2023

Actually, looking at Devlin a bit closer and he seems perhaps the most suspect out of the group.
The Texans had some awful O-lines, as did the Jets before that. Plus, he’s only done a 2 year stint in college- at Toledo and 18 years ago.
Biggest worry though is that after the regime change in Houston, he didn’t land another job. So he was out of work a year, then only got a job as an assistant when he did get hired.

But maybe he’s just the O-Line version of Pete Carrol and needs a good college job after a couple decades of mediocrity in the pros.

StPaul_Irish · Feb 25, 2023

Crazy Balki said:
ISD name dropped 4 guys who ND has been in contact with regarding the opening.

Joe Rudolph, Brian Callahan, AJ Blazek and Mike Devlin.

Driskell with AJ Blazek first. He's high on him fwiw.

irishog77 · Feb 25, 2023

TheRealLynch51 said:
I'd be pretty happy with Callahan personally. He's done a lot for Minnesota's run game with little to no talent. And when teams know they're going to run as well.

You may be right with Callahan. But this is all I see when I read his name:

TheRealLynch51 · Feb 25, 2023

irishog77 said:
You may be right with Callahan. But this is all I see when I read his name:

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Good offensive line coach with some tig ol bitties. Twice as nice.

irishff1014 · Feb 25, 2023

StPaul_Irish said:
Driskell with AJ Blazek first. He's high on him fwiw.

But his is at Vanderbilt… his recruiting according to 247 is umm yeah.

But he was at North Dakota State so he knows all about winning.

BobbyMac · Feb 25, 2023

TheRealLynch51 said:
I'd be pretty happy with Callahan personally. He's done a lot for Minnesota's run game with little to no talent. And when teams know they're going to run as well.

I don't know about little to no talent.

He developed former John Michael Schmitz into the #1 OC/OG in this year's draft. First Team All-American.

Former 4.5* Chuck Fillaga transferred over from MI - 3rd Team All-B1G

Axel Ruschmeyer - OG - 3rd Team All B1G

Aireontae Ersery LT - All B1G - HM

Quinn Carroll started at RT for them. All B1G - HM

TheRealLynch51 · Feb 25, 2023

BobbyMac said:
I don't know about little to no talent.

He developed former John Michael Schmitz into the #1 OC/OG in this year's draft. First Team All-American.

Former 4.5* Chuck Fillaga transferred over from MI - 3rd Team All-B1G

Axel Ruschmeyer - OG - 3rd Team All B1G

Aireontae Ersery LT - All B1G - HM

Quinn Carroll started at RT for them. All B1G - HM

That's what I'm saying. He developed all of those guys to great results despite not having high recruit rankings coming out of high school. Minnesota's website said that all 5 of their offensive lineman in 2021 were All Big 10 team. That's pretty damn impressive.

irishog77 · Feb 25, 2023

I think the drop off from Matt Luke to any of these 4 guys is steep.

Maybe one of them will be great, but can't help but feel like you're in bed with Margot Robbie one night, then in bed with Rack 'Em's mom for the next several years.

StPaul_Irish · Feb 25, 2023

irishff1014 said:
But his is at Vanderbilt… his recruiting according to 247 is umm yeah.

But he was at North Dakota State so he knows all about winning.

Bill Belichk at Cleveland...meh

Sea Turtle · Feb 25, 2023

You would think ND would be able to get a top level O-line coach. This is a bit worrisome.

Te'o4Heisman · Feb 25, 2023

irishog77 said:
I think the drop off from Matt Luke to any of these 4 guys is steep.

Maybe one of them will be great, but can't help but feel like you're in bed with Margot Robbie one night, then in bed with Rack 'Em's mom for the next several years.

I’d consider that offer

Giddyup · Feb 25, 2023

I’d be happy with Callahan or Rudolph. I wouldn’t be too excited about Devlin.

TheRealLynch51 · Feb 25, 2023

Sea Turtle said:
You would think ND would be able to get a top level O-line coach. This is a bit worrisome.

Who are the top o-line coaches in your opinion?

Te'o4Heisman · Feb 25, 2023

Sea Turtle said:
You would think ND would be able to get a top level O-line coach. This is a bit worrisome.

Always chicken little

IrishLax · Feb 25, 2023

I think both Rudolph and Blazek would be solid. Rudolph has the best upside/pedigree for sure.

TheRealLynch51 · Feb 25, 2023

IrishLax said:
I think both Rudolph and Blazek would be solid. Rudolph has the best upside/pedigree for sure.

Not a fan of Callahan or just like the others more?

Sea Turtle · Feb 25, 2023

Te'o4Heisman said:
Always chicken little

I guess. It seems others have been too confident in our coveted coaching positions.

Rees leaves his Alma Mater after one year.

Hiestand leaves after one year.

Two OC's say no and Freeman has to go with the in house candidate.

And now we have an underwhelming list for our 'O-line U' coaching position.

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