it’s a new thing. Every linebacker position gets their own coach. The rest of the defensive is told to just “freelance”.- Pretty much the Pete Golding scheme the last five years.
BREAKING Kevin Steele hired as DC
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I have heard that CCS's wife has health issues the last few years. He likely stepped away from the field for this.
He has left Miami, miffed that they didn't make him DC, so I wouldn't be at all surprised.
In retrospect I don't think Saban was ever going to hire someone that wasn't already familiar with his defense - he's tried that one since coming to Bama (Gol*ing) and we all see how that went. I don't think Guidry fits that mold.
Was Golding's first year at DC or did he come in at another position and then transition to DC after JP left? I can't remember.
So he never had one season at Bama as an understudy before taking the DC reigns?
I agree , but Guidry was a former HC , Which Saban likes . With a winning record I might add, and a DB coach, which Saban likes . His defense got off the field on third down, stopped The run , got turnovers and pressured the QB.
Golding was young, and I think Nick wanted to mold him like he did Muschamp or Smart. But Pete wasn’t having it.
it’s all water under the bridge at this point, let’s go Coach Steele, Roll Tide!
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As I recall, Golding received a battlefield promotion after Tosh showed pretty early on that he was in over his head.
He had one season as co-DC with Lupoi, though lots of folks suggest he actually took over play-calling during the 2018 season.
You gotta remember that Saban believes that you mold the offensive scheme around your players and you mold your players around your defensive scheme.
So OC can be most anyone - they'll run 'Bama's offense' but have some freedom wrt play-calling and scheming. Defensively, the coordinator needs to know Bama's defense and teach it consistently, regardless as to who is DC.
I think it was more of Petey wasn't competent enough nor disciplined enough to do the things it takes to be great.
He could talk a good game...but the product on the field wasn't there. Potential can be a 4 letter word...
I used to gamble repeatedly on Alabama and tOSU games with my boss (an OSU fan). Our usual stakes were a sausage McMuffin from MacDonalds. ($1 at the time). It was mostly just a conversation item while we had breakfast.
If Steele can get back to the fundamentals and can call a complimentary front, middle, and back end defense Alabama should be fine. The talent is there, they just need to be cohesive and physical.
old school on defense and new blood on offense, classic Saban protocol, looks promising.
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