Arkansas has its new offensive coordinator, Dan Enos, who has the head coach at Central Michigan. Check out Bert’s comment about the hire:
“Dan is a great fit for our program. He runs a pro-style offense and brings expertise at the quarterback position as both a player and coach. We played against each other in college and he was a very intelligent and talented quarterback who showed great toughness and leadership. He has an outstanding reputation and will be a tremendous asset for Razorback football.”
You can see the chart in the linked article as to CMU’s offensive performance under Enos, who called the plays there. It’s nothing special.
I’m sure Enos won’t be getting a paycheck in Brian Schottenheimer’s neighborhood, but maybe this sheds some light on why Richt acted so decisively to get his man. Good pro-style guys ain’t easy to find these days.
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Especially if they come from the actual pros.
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I’m sure we’re going to have the head-scratching moments next year especially early while CBS is trying to feel out what he can and can’t do with Ramsey, Bauta or Park at QB. I’m confident that a guy whose father was a successful head coach in the NFL and then learned offensive football under one of the best college head coaches of all time at the height of his career, mentored a couple of future HoF QBs early in his career, and was an NFL coordinator for 9 years will figure it out.
The bottom line is Richt didn’t want to take a spread guy and teach him how to coordinate a pro-style, multiple offense. He didn’t want a guy that had little experience teaching QBs proper footwork and technique from under center touching the 5-star guys he and Bobo recruited to run the system.
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Good post
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…and Kiffen was taken.
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Agreed EE, look at what Urban did to/with Tebow. Look at what Gussy did with Marshall.
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I still wonder if Marshall wished he hadn’t been involved in the shenanigans that got him kicked out at UGA. Imagine what he could have become at corner or safety under Pruitt’s coaching.
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I heard Marshall will be working at corner at the combine.
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That will be interesting to say the least. He’s going to have to prove he can contribute on STs if he wants to get drafted. Otherwise, he’s probably going to end up as an undrafted free agent. I would definitely say he’s worth a late round selection as a developmental guy at DB. He could have a first day selction with 4 years of development as a big cover corner a la Patrick Peterson.
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He was working at corner in practices at the senior bowl, here’s video of him trying to cover Phillip Dorsett: http://caneswatch.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/01/21/rave-reviews-miami-hurricanes-impress-analysts-at-2015-senior-bowl-practices/
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I wonder if an NFL team would make room on the roster for a guy like Marshall who could not contribute now but had a huge potential. I know they do it for QB’s, but would they do it for a corner/safety.
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That’s why he would have to be a potential special teamer. You can’t use a pick prior to the 6th round on a guy who may be a project other than at QB. Marshall is going to have to prove he’s willing to cover kicks and play on return teams to warrant selection on day 2.
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Yea, what you say makes sense. He would have to be a hell of a ST player to justify a roster spot imo.
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Not sure what you mean. What they did was: 3 NC game appearances, won 2 NC, won 3 SEC championships.
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I think he means their pro prospects. Tebow was a 1st round selection as a gamble that blew up in the Broncos’ face. Marshall’s skills never were a fit as an NFL QB.
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True enough. If Marshall had stayed a Dawg and continued to progress he could be ready to make millions in the pros. I hope he enjoyed his 2 yrs as the big shot QB at Auburn. Soon he may be driving a beer truck instead of making millions at corner in the NFL.
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I think Marshall could possibly do well under Chip Kelley. He’s every bit the athlete that Tebow was and he has a better arm, too. Stronger arm. Obviously, he’d be a long shot, and would only work for a couple teams, but I think he’d have a much better shot than Tebow.
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That potential OL recruit from Wisconsin pushes the envelope further on Schott’s hire by his words on research of UGA and staff. His remarks are welcomed at this point in our recruiting when he makes statements that other potential recruits can read and assess for objective descriptive value.
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linky?
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Jan 23, The Lady Sportswriter.
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The more you see crappy hires like the Arky hire, you see what a great steal is was convincing an NFL OC to make a lateral move down to the college ranks. Good for Coach Richt, after pulling that off, and stealing the No 1 ranked defensive DC the year earlier, 2 real coups. But no, finding a solid Pro Style OC ain’t easy.
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So what happened to Roper and Bloomgren?
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