A couple of things:
1. I am not convinced that Wolf knows how to recruit at our level.
It almost always comes down to that kid that just a bit smaller ...but faster. Or that kid that is 300+ lbs vs the kid that is 260. We have to realize that size is very important in this conference ...speed does not kill here. Most QBs at our level are going to throw the ball ...covered or not. Why? because it is the play that was called. So with that in mind ...tackling becomes much more crucial here in our level and conference. Hit them and go after the ball. There is always some teams that have huge RB's that are going to get 2 or 3 yards a carry ...so your ILB's need to be able to stop the run. Thus YSU ends up having week middle-coverage The good players can be made 300lbs. Maybe joes RB is a but slower, but if he can put his head down and gain yards, and/or read holes ...he is going to succeed in this level. We are DI, you have got to protect the ball when you are running.
Why is Hess such a good QB, and why did coach H recruit him? Because he had football mind ...even as a frosh. He has a ways to go before he sees and NFL uniform, but the total package is the best we have seen in some time ...and he can pass classes. Exact same thing with Pace. Look at what he was able to do ...seeing that he needed to slim up and play more like a TB, he did just that ...and his contributions were invaluable in 2012. Here are two guys that want to play football, and are taking 100% advantage of the opportunity
2. I also feel that we need to work more with our recruits. I understand what you are saying with regard to not having the time to teach ...but that is no excuse ...this is what we have position coaches for. Look at Stoops. He is a HS coach & recruiting guy, but he is out their teaching every practice. Why because fundamentals are fundamental. Now if you are spending to much time teaching fundamentals ...then you need to stop recruiting so many athletes & get more players.
3. I still do not see a successful defensive scheme in place, but I am willing to give time, as I did see positive changes under Tresy. The scheme is going be hard because of our offensive style. I think I said this before ...we need to make the scout teams the most important players on the team. No one else in our conference runs our offense ...so it does no good for our defense to to practice against them.
