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re: LSU to hire James Cregg (Chargers OL Coach) Per Bruce Feldman
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:48 pm to Spaceball 1
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:48 pm to Spaceball 1
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Solid work by Canada
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:05 pm to cj35
Will he be joining the staff immediately or will he finish the NFL season?
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:07 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Grimes is staying through the bowl game so I would guess he comes in after.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:16 pm to GOMD78
Grimes handled this with class. Been recruiting his azz off which many coaches wouldn’t do knowing they may be leaving. This was one helluva hire. JC has been solid everywhere he’s been in college and in the nfl. He can develop and recruit. This is an absolute home run hire !
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:56 pm to TheHat7
great point
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:57 pm to GCTiger11
OL play in the NFL is really suffering. Coaches and personnel directors place most of the blame on spread offenses in college. Too many OL prospects simply aren’t ready for the NFL.
LSU has consistently put linemen in the league. Now Cregg can tell a recruit “I know what it takes for a linemen to make it in the NFL and I’ve developed 1st rounders in college”.
LSU isn’t going to be a HUNH or spread team anytime soon, so I hope they at least can use it to their advantage to lure more top flight OL recruits choosing a college as a pathway to the NFL.
Coach O’s top priority right now is improving the trenches, and hopefully this hire will really help in recruiting and developing linemen on the offensive side.
LSU has consistently put linemen in the league. Now Cregg can tell a recruit “I know what it takes for a linemen to make it in the NFL and I’ve developed 1st rounders in college”.
LSU isn’t going to be a HUNH or spread team anytime soon, so I hope they at least can use it to their advantage to lure more top flight OL recruits choosing a college as a pathway to the NFL.
Coach O’s top priority right now is improving the trenches, and hopefully this hire will really help in recruiting and developing linemen on the offensive side.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 12:09 am to Ghost of Colby
I like O's hiring pool. Les seemed to be tied to other college coaches he's worked with. O comes from a coaching tree that has NFL ties. It's kinda nice.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 12:38 am to tFearIsReal
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Les seemed to be tied to other college coaches he's worked with.
This looks like a homerun hire based on resume, but it doesn’t seem different then the way you describe Miles hires.
O is hiring his buddies. He wanted to hire Kiffin. He got Robinson to follow and now Cregg is on board. These are all college coaches O worked with. What’s the difference between how Miles and O hire?
Posted on 12/14/17 at 1:38 am to PoppaD
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He got Robinson to follow and now Cregg is on board.
Versus Mallory, Peveto and Cameron.......
Posted on 12/14/17 at 4:40 am to PoppaD
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O is hiring his buddies. He wanted to hire Kiffin. He got Robinson to follow and now Cregg is on board. These are all college coaches O worked with. What’s the difference between how Miles and O hire?
This is generally how most college coaches make their hires. Head coeaches hire assistants they’re familiar with whether it be through agents or on previous staffs together.
Hell, I think Scott Frost took his entire staff with him from UCF to Nebraska.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 6:33 am to TheHat7
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Grimes handled this with class
No doubt. He and O both deserve a lot of credit for this. Especially with it being so close to signing day.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 6:56 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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Versus Mallory, Peveto and Cameron.......
One of these I not like the other. Say what you want about Cameron at LSU, but his NFL resume was solid. His reputation was solid.
I completely agree with you on Mallory and Peveto - compared to Kiffin, Robinson, Cregg? Like apples to plutonium.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 7:13 am to GCTiger11
Solid hire. Impressed
Posted on 12/14/17 at 7:34 am to PoppaD
This is what all coaches do.
Very common so I’m not sure why miles or O would get ?’nd about it
Very common so I’m not sure why miles or O would get ?’nd about it
Posted on 12/14/17 at 7:38 am to GCTiger11
Here is my question, is he a better coach than O line coach at Bama? Top recuits go to Bama because they have strong chance to play in the NFL.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 7:39 am to GCTiger11
Binder doing work 
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:06 am to GCTiger11
i won't really miss grimes. maybe this guy will be an upgrade.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 8:52 am to GCTiger11
Whew! For a minute I thought everyone was going to clamor on and on for Mawae. Thank God that didnt happen...
Posted on 12/14/17 at 9:03 am to BilJ
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Either Grimes knew he had this gig or he was told to get this gig
Is there another option?
Posted on 12/14/17 at 9:28 am to PoppaD
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O is hiring his buddies. He wanted to hire Kiffin. He got Robinson to follow and now Cregg is on board. These are all college coaches O worked with. What’s the difference between how Miles and O hire?
The biggest difference is the quality of the coaches. Kiffin is a GREAT offensive mind. Robinson, by all accounts, is a very good RB coach and recruiter. Cregg's resume speaks for itself.
Miles, on the other hand, hired his best friend (who failed spectacularly with the Ravens) to be OC. That statement may catch some flak with people who don't remember how much the Ravens O improved once Cam was not in charge of play calling. Some of us saw that would be his doom - he wouldn't be able to fire him if needed.
As for the Grimes situation - he was offered the job nearly a week ago, but we pay him $500k and BYU was having trouble coming up with the funds to make a reasonable financial offer. Grimes handled the whole thing with a ton of class and that helped in LSU being able to make this a seamless transition, with Grimes even staying on until the bowl game. Everyone owes Grimes an apology for the shite he's taken over the last 2 years.
This post was edited on 12/14/17 at 9:32 am
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