re: Take a deep breath and give me your most logical review of BK's tenure so far

As far as I'm concerned the jury is still out. He made a major misstep initially (hiring House), and that seems to have us 2 years behind schedule in rebuilding. Our defensive recruiting hasn't been up to snuff and we lost a lot of players. In response he did go out and get a defensive staff that should be able to get out defense back to meeting our high expectations. Sadly though, it's going to be a couple of years before we can bring in the players needed for that. I know that with the transfer portal you can bring in people to help immediately, but I think that is only useful to fill in small gaps. You need players to grow in a system. I just hope we can keep the defensive staff together while that happens.

Initially, my main concern was that under BK the offense was going to be stale (like the miles years), but he certainly showed last year that is not always going to be the case. The play calling can get stale from time to time, but so far the offenses have been able to move the ball and put up points. Special teams have been an issue, but I think that's a side effect of all the other issues. BK has been trying to put out too many fires at once. There has been improvement through. We seem to be able to actually have returns this year.

So, while I don't know if BK is going to be able to get everything working at once, I think we've got to give him more time. As long as we see steady improvement in the defense from mistakes being reduced (as personnel won't be improving through the year), I think that's a good sign that the defense is getting on track. We keep getting a steady flow of offensive linemen and tight ends, and with Bryce Underwood coming in, our offense should have the weapons it needs. It's just going to take some time. I know that our fan base is particularly impatient, but starting over with a new coach is just going to decimate our roster and make us start over (costing us a couple more years). We just need to do well enough this year to keep the 2025 recruiting class intact. If we do that, and BK can slowly work out all the issues, we could be a powerhouse in a few years. If this defensive staff gets us the players (as they seem to be doing) and keeps its aggressive mentality, we could end up with a nasty defense. At the same time, Bryce Underwood seems like he might be able to give us an offense similar to last year. That seems like the dream right there. As long as that picture of our 2026 and 2027 teams remains viable, I am willing to give BK a little more time.