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Rick Minter...
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Now I can never be sure, but after the USC game, I thought that I heard the sound of "Taps" being played. Gently.
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Here is a little something that I saw on notredamefans
http://www.notredamefans.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=13027
It really could happen guys. Last nite on Fox NE on the Patriots show, the moderator had the Patriots Globe reporter on and Crennel name came up as a replacement for the Pats DC if he was to get fired. The reporter (and I can't think of his name) said "there are whispers around the club that Romero and Charlie Weis have been talking on a weekly basis."
http://www.notredamefans.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=13027
It really could happen guys. Last nite on Fox NE on the Patriots show, the moderator had the Patriots Globe reporter on and Crennel name came up as a replacement for the Pats DC if he was to get fired. The reporter (and I can't think of his name) said "there are whispers around the club that Romero and Charlie Weis have been talking on a weekly basis."
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FleaFlicker
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That's something that happens once every 1000 years. Even though it would be great if it happened, it would take a God-induced miracle to get him here.
I think the thing that could make it happen would be ND's ability to pay its assistants very handsomely. As for recruiting, I think Romeo has three answers for that as well...
I still think it's a pipe dream that is looking more and more like it would happen.
I still think it's a pipe dream that is looking more and more like it would happen.
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stop teasing me with the idea that Romeo would come to ND. I'm a pessimist so I dont see it happening but if it did it would be HUGE for ND.
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Mike Reiss is the Boston Globe's Patriots beat reporter.
Mike does his homework. He's a pretty straight forward guy and is not prone to starting baseless rumors. He also does a blog on the Patriots on Boston.com. I'll get in touch with him and find out what the prospects are of Romeo Crennel possibly returning to the Pats or going to Notre Dame should he be fired by the Browns.
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Mike does his homework. He's a pretty straight forward guy and is not prone to starting baseless rumors. He also does a blog on the Patriots on Boston.com. I'll get in touch with him and find out what the prospects are of Romeo Crennel possibly returning to the Pats or going to Notre Dame should he be fired by the Browns.
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i disagree. i think they haven't been coached up very well. their first steps are always bad and they can't control themselves once a WR makes a move, hence all the 5 yard cushions for a crappy reciever from stanford. not to mention a 10 yard cushion for jarrett inside the 20 yard line.
all of this is stuff that can be corrected with basic footwork fundamentals. playing in the secondary is all about the footwork. minter doesn't get that yet, or never will.
i think that the scheme has improved this year (because of CW) but until minter improves these players in basic football fundamentals, they will be a poor defense. he has already had 2 years to make these adjustments. how much time does he need?
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Illinois held Ohio State to 10 points and Cal played some pretty good defense against USC. Penn State's defense did well against both Ohio State and Michigan's offenses. How much better can that talent of those defenses be compared to Notre Dame's?
Defensive coordinators have a job to put their players in the best position to make plays. Notre Dame has a safety that has not intercepted a pass all year. In two years, ND's guys have not been put into position to make plays. Whatever they're doing, it needs an overhaul. The overall team defense numbers hardly changed at all from 2005 to 2006.
Defensive coordinators have a job to put their players in the best position to make plays. Notre Dame has a safety that has not intercepted a pass all year. In two years, ND's guys have not been put into position to make plays. Whatever they're doing, it needs an overhaul. The overall team defense numbers hardly changed at all from 2005 to 2006.
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Mike is a good reporter. That would be some great info Subway Alum.
I'll anxiously await this.
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Does anyone really think Crennel's getting fired after 2 years? I know the Browns haven't shown much improvement, but I can't believe they'd give up on Romeo after only 2 seasons, especially when you consider how bad they were to begin with.
If they do fire him, I'd be shocked to see him take a job under Charlie. I'd think he'd get hired to be an NFL Coordinator somewhere, so he could get back to being a head coach. If he wanted to come to college, he could probly get a head coaching job somewhere (Miami?) if he really wanted to.
If they do fire him, I'd be shocked to see him take a job under Charlie. I'd think he'd get hired to be an NFL Coordinator somewhere, so he could get back to being a head coach. If he wanted to come to college, he could probly get a head coaching job somewhere (Miami?) if he really wanted to.
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well since rumors are floating around,i heard one about tressel and the browns.Of course that would be considered a step down for him.The browns suck and will continue to suck with the current owners no matter who the coach is.
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As much as I would love to have Romeo as our DC, the only way he is doing it is if he had any desire for a Head Coaching job in the College ranks and I don't think he is the type, he is more like Bill B and Weis is more like Bill P. I think we should try for GT's DC I love that blitz style it creates a lot of turnovers and your offense doesn't have to carry you so far.
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I don't know if he'd come here or not. But I wouldn't put it past the Lerners to can him. They have proven to have a quick trigger finger. And he has possibly lost the team. Once that happens, no amount of time will help.
Tenuta is in line for a HC job this offseason.
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Do you know where?
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http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061201/NDSports15/612010420/-1/NDSPORTS
Just an article defending minter...
Just an article defending minter...
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our defense is to vanilla, we need to be more aggresive,,,
Spent the last 2 days at an "offsite meeting" finalizing group goals and objectives for 2007. Gets pretty intense and stimulates you to think more broadly. In fact, made me think of Minter and the SBT article.
I can't buy the premise of the article that because the defense improved, Minter's job shouldn't be on the line. What matters is whether Minter met Charlie's expectations, or not.
I would be willing to bet that the defense did not "meet expectations" this year or last year. The real question is whether Charlie put Minter on the equivalent of a "personal improvement program" --i.e. if you don't do this in this period of time you are gone--last year or this year.
At best, I suspect Minter has 1 more chance to meet expectations or look elsewhere for employment.
I can't buy the premise of the article that because the defense improved, Minter's job shouldn't be on the line. What matters is whether Minter met Charlie's expectations, or not.
I would be willing to bet that the defense did not "meet expectations" this year or last year. The real question is whether Charlie put Minter on the equivalent of a "personal improvement program" --i.e. if you don't do this in this period of time you are gone--last year or this year.
At best, I suspect Minter has 1 more chance to meet expectations or look elsewhere for employment.
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I agree with a lot of this. I don't think Minter has done a good job, and talent on the team is a feable excuse for what was accomplished on the field. Just take a look at Wisconsin's roster to see a better defense with less talent. We complain about having only 3 star guys right now (even though many were four or better even), but Wisconsin's whole starting defensive backfield were 2 star guys according to rivals. They only had one four star in the starting lineup.
I agree that Minter should not necessarily be fired, but what happens next year when real progress is not shown once again?
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I'm sure Cw was not anywhere close to being happy based on the improvement of defensive national stats. It comes down can the defense contribute to winning a game or not. I agree that Minter will have to show a serious turnaround next season.
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We have a lot of athletic ability on our current defense. I think we'll have more in a couple years with the recruits Charlie seems to be picking up, but I don't think it's going to be such a drastic improvement that they could run the same type of defense we do now and be effective. I have to guess that starts and ends with the coaching. Players not tackling correctly is coaching, is it not?
Todd.
Todd.