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Daronte Jones...We should have stuck with him a little longer.

Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:05 am
Posted by LaTexSaint
Member since Jul 2013
1027 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:05 am
Daronte Jones didn't get a fair shake. The defense was truning the corner the last half of the season when Coach O took his hands off.

We should have stuck with him a little longer. This is by far the worse DL, LB, and DB play I have ever seen from an LSU team in over 30 years.
This post was edited on 10/2/23 at 11:39 am
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
19012 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:08 am to
I thought that back then. When O quit trying to push that 4-3 USC crap Daronte did a pretty good job.
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
Pelicans, Saints, & LSU Fan
Member since May 2009
83723 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:09 am to
Didn’t Daronte have a cool bourbon set up?
Posted by catfish 62
Atlanta
Member since Mar 2010
5694 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:10 am to
quote:

This is by far the worse DL, LB, and DB play I have ever seen from an LSU team in over 30 years.


I dunno, Beaux Pelini's Second Act was really, really bad.
Posted by cajuntiger1010
Member since Jan 2015
13990 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:10 am to
I would take all of ‘21 defensive staff over this staff.

Andre Carter
Baker
Daronte’

They made Bryce Young shite and kept Arky to 10 points in regulation
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
26476 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:11 am to
It got better after Ole Miss beat us and Lane Kiffin called coach O and was like Ed O you know you can blitz right?

The next week we blitz the shite out of Bryce Young and we almost beat Bama lol
This post was edited on 10/2/23 at 11:12 am
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
19012 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:12 am to
quote:

Baker
Was a fricking miracle worker for this team. And guess where he's doing well at now? Mizzou
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
Pelicans, Saints, & LSU Fan
Member since May 2009
83723 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:12 am to
quote:

It got better after Ole amiss beat us and Lane Kiffin called coach O and was like Ed O you know you can blitz right?

The next week we blitz the shut out of Bryce Young and we almost beat Bama lol


Lol I member that
Posted by GarTiger
West Monroe
Member since Oct 2019
2502 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:14 am to
It HAS gotten bad if we are opining for Daronte Jones!
Posted by LaTexSaint
Member since Jul 2013
1027 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:28 am to
quote:

I dunno, Beaux Pelini's Second Act was really, really bad.


Pelini 2.0 was some shite, but damn, it was better than this. We had talent, just often out of position. We are out of position and the talent is bad.
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
29039 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:30 am to
You don’t fire a coach, pay his replacement $100 mil then tell him he must keep coaches from fired staff
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
34782 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:37 am to
Kelly obviously earned the right to select his own staff. But even without the benefit of hindsight his choices were very unremarkable.
Posted by Smokin Joe Dumas
Armchair QB
Member since Apr 2022
2126 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 12:00 pm to
quote:

tell him he must keep coaches from fired staff



True, but you can tell him to get rid of the ones that aren’t cutting it (see Les Miles). When you’re loyal to a friend and not the program then you are not getting paid for what you were hired to do. If no significant improvement is made, a change is in order for the defensive staff.

This would be unfortunate because recruits don’t like instability. Historically, they tend to favor relationships with the staff. Hies like Lindsey, who already has ties with a majority of those recruits, is the best case scenario in that case.

Those aren’t the only things to consider, but it’s one of the things that stand out besides just coaching
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41830 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 12:01 pm to
quote:

Pelini 2.0 was some shite, but damn, it was better than this.


No it wasn’t
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
41830 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

When you’re loyal to a friend and not the program then you are not getting paid for what you were hired to do


He fired one of his best friends last year.
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
12692 posts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 12:13 pm to
quote:

Andre Carter
Baker
Daronte


You let your $75mm coach make his own hires. When he fails, you make him fire them and take a little more oversight
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