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Pervis_Griffith · 05-15-2020, 12:24 PM

I think the hardest thing to measure in a coaching change when trying to predict the first year's record for that new coach, is culture. It could be a dramatic difference, or negligible difference ....

In an admittedly apples and oranges comparison, as a University of Louisville season ticket holder, we just went through year 1 of a new head coach, coming off a disastrous 2 and 10 season, where the team clearly gave up on the coaching staff, and one year removed from having Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson on our roster.

The roster had some gaping holes on it, but it also had some talent on it too.

New coach from Appalachian State comes in, preaching "culture, culture, culture", and got his team to buy in (which is probably easier on a collegiate level than pro) ... and wham ... 8 and 5 season, with a bowl win over an SEC program. And unlike the previous year where we set an NCAA record for giving up 60+ points in consecutive games, we showed fight in 12 of our 13 games.

As a Skins fan, watching the disaster that happened last year, it totally reminded me of what my favorite college team just went through.

Seeing Dunbar's antics of this past week, and knowing how RR handled that, just adds to what I HOPE is a similar buy in from the current Skins roster regarding culture...

We all know we have some gaping holes in our roster, but we ALSO know we have some amazing talent too. Can the new coaching staff coach up that talent better than the previous regime?

So, factoring all this in ... how the hell can you attempt a prediction on next year's win-loss record?

05-15-2020, 12:24 PM	#36
Pervis_Griffith Special Teams Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 453	Re: Redskins 2020 schedule I think the hardest thing to measure in a coaching change when trying to predict the first year's record for that new coach, is culture. It could be a dramatic difference, or negligible difference .... In an admittedly apples and oranges comparison, as a University of Louisville season ticket holder, we just went through year 1 of a new head coach, coming off a disastrous 2 and 10 season, where the team clearly gave up on the coaching staff, and one year removed from having Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson on our roster. The roster had some gaping holes on it, but it also had some talent on it too. New coach from Appalachian State comes in, preaching "culture, culture, culture", and got his team to buy in (which is probably easier on a collegiate level than pro) ... and wham ... 8 and 5 season, with a bowl win over an SEC program. And unlike the previous year where we set an NCAA record for giving up 60+ points in consecutive games, we showed fight in 12 of our 13 games. As a Skins fan, watching the disaster that happened last year, it totally reminded me of what my favorite college team just went through. Seeing Dunbar's antics of this past week, and knowing how RR handled that, just adds to what I HOPE is a similar buy in from the current Skins roster regarding culture... We all know we have some gaping holes in our roster, but we ALSO know we have some amazing talent too. Can the new coaching staff coach up that talent better than the previous regime? So, factoring all this in ... how the hell can you attempt a prediction on next year's win-loss record?