re: CB Recruting

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For a coach that does not have much of a track record I would agree. Cooks on the other hand has a track record of awful secondaries. I do think he is part of the problem and needs to go, sure the talent is not the best but alot of the time we do not see basic things such as turning your head. Don't think he needs to stay.

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Looking at his history, I don't think we need to keep him. I have not seen any corners worth anything when they were drafted, nor do I see any safeties that were drafted that were worth anything prior to LSU. He's the secondary recruiter on Rogers and Sloan is seen as the only recruiter on McBryde.

Cooks was a defensive assistant the last couple years at ND before he came here and was their corners (5 years)/Co-DC(3 years) coach for 5 years at ND. Crazy thing is that their pass defense increased 3 years straight while he was there (from 53 to 38 to 25 to 15th) the last year he was there, they went backwards though. He went to Oklahoma has a DB coach after. Personally I just think he was a convenience hire.

Steeples is the young up and comer that needs to be molded. I heard that Kelly is now personally involved with the DB coaching.