We sure could use him
I have always thought that might not be the case because I am not sure he would have started Johnny in 2012 because of his NFL approach, but now I think that might have been the best thing for Johnny and us in the long term.Get Off My Lawn said:
I've been saying for a while now: Sherman is the best coach we've had in this century. If he'd have gotten another year, he'd have probably earned many more. His second half collapse were bad, but you can't deny that he built a monster of a team.
His offense was beautful and he knew how to develop players that had potential and he knew how to develop players that already had that "it" factor, the OL, Fuller, Von, Cyrus. He was arguably the best coach in terms of play calling and design and player development. His roster building on defense was not great though, his S&C program was poorly managed leading to the collapses, and his in game management was poor.Get Off My Lawn said:
I've been saying for a while now: Sherman is the best coach we've had in this century. If he'd have gotten another year, he'd have probably earned many more. His second half collapse were bad, but you can't deny that he built a monster of a team.
Should have gone 11-1 with the lone loss being at OU. We led every other game by double digits. The arky loss was insane. The Texas loss was some of the worst coaching I have ever seen. Texas literally could not get past their own 30 yard line as they continued to punt. All he had to do was keep calling the same runs and move the pocket and we keep kicking field goals then pinning them with the kick off at 20. We would have won that game going away. Instead he decided to air it out because he is up 13-0 and the rest is history. What was more infuriating is 2 days later Jimbo did exactly what I said Sherman should have done when FSU played a talented but bad offense in Florida, pinning them deep every possession and taking points where he could and FSU ended up winning 21-7. It was like watching an alternate reality of what should have happened.JJxvi said:
Sherman might not have even been fired if the 2011 team hadnt had the most infuriating season in the history of football.
We had to walk out of our 4th game of the year seeing them blow a second half lead, and oh by the way its Texas and its the last time we're playing them, plus we blew a 5th game on the road too. He probably could have gone normal 8-4 no problem
problem was he couldn't translate all of the line talent into wins.AgBQ-00 said:
Compare how he developed those guys to guys on our current roster or recent rosters that are similar rated recruits who regressed. You cannot discount what he did with the line while he was coaching here. He not only landed them as recruits, but they got better while here and he developed them into 1st round draft picks.
He recruited really good players on offense that were all highly rated reruicts. Most of those OL had offers everywhere, C-Mike was a 5 star, Cyrus a 4 star, Fuller a 4 star. Tannehill was an absolute freak athlete. Swope ran a 4.3. It's not like he had a roster full of spares with no offers. His development process is what he was best at., if coaches could harness the way he had his staff develop talent then look out. That said, plenty of coaches develop elite talent including Jimbo, he just didnt do it here.AgDad121619 said:problem was he couldn't translate all of the line talent into wins.AgBQ-00 said:
Compare how he developed those guys to guys on our current roster or recent rosters that are similar rated recruits who regressed. You cannot discount what he did with the line while he was coaching here. He not only landed them as recruits, but they got better while here and he developed them into 1st round draft picks.
Bring him back as recruiting analyst on offensive side of the ball
Divining Rod said:
Yep, it wasn't about landing the top recruits. That great OL was made up of four 4-stars (Matthews, Joekel, Lewis, Ogbuehi) and a 2 star (Harrison, who ended up being drafted in the 5th round). He was great at identifying talent and developing it. As said.
I'm guessing you got your coaches who start with S confused.Triple-T said:
Also notable:
Sherman was not a drunkard who got wasted with his players.
Or an egomaniac who got a massively overvalued contract with no penalties for underperformance.
Yup, as much as I liked Sherman, you can't lose to that tu team in the last game of the series when they were average at best.JJxvi said:
Sherman might not have even been fired if the 2011 team hadnt had the most infuriating season in the history of football.
We had to walk out of our 4th game of the year seeing them blow a second half lead, and oh by the way its Texas and its the last time we're playing them, plus we blew a 5th game on the road too. He probably could have gone normal 8-4 no problem
If $$$ Bill wasn't so fire happy and he would have let Sherman stay another year or two A&M would have shown remarkable progress. Fran left Sherman NOTHING!!!!WhiteYaloo said:
We sure could use him
harge57 said:
Under sherm we would also end up with gaping talent holes at certain positions, especially along the defense.
VP at Pierce and Pierce said:Should have gone 11-1 with the lone loss being at OU. We led every other game by double digits. The arky loss was insane. The Texas loss was some of the worst coaching I have ever seen. Texas literally could not get past their own 30 yard line as they continued to punt. All he had to do was keep calling the same runs and move the pocket and we keep kicking field goals then pinning them with the kick off at 20. We would have won that game going away. Instead he decided to air it out because he is up 13-0 and the rest is history. What was more infuriating is 2 days later Jimbo did exactly what I said Sherman should have done when FSU played a talented but bad offense in Florida, pinning them deep every possession and taking points where he could and FSU ended up winning 21-7. It was like watching an alternate reality of what should have happened.JJxvi said:
Sherman might not have even been fired if the 2011 team hadnt had the most infuriating season in the history of football.
We had to walk out of our 4th game of the year seeing them blow a second half lead, and oh by the way its Texas and its the last time we're playing them, plus we blew a 5th game on the road too. He probably could have gone normal 8-4 no problem
Get Off My Lawn said:
I've been saying for a while now: Sherman is the best coach we've had in this century. If he'd have gotten another year, he'd have probably earned many more. His second half collapse were bad, but you can't deny that he built a monster of a team.
Shermans best run was when he did just this with Tannehill. Once he had trust in Tannehill , he went back to passing 40 times a game and promptly went 6-6.W said:
Sherman does deserve great credit for bringing the A&M offense out of the stone age...and bringing the passing game to College Station
trying to win games by running the ball, controlling the clock, and playing good defense was not going to work in the Big 12