Cohen made a hiring mistake.

[PhredPhantom]

I’m beginning to wonder if Keenum did, too.

 

[wasabaka]

I’m beginning to believe the same. This is a Croom level offense. Freakin Croom. Nothing else should be said ever.

 

[Drewbowski]

Cohen should be fired.

 

[Dawg1976]

That is number one goof imo. Hiring Cohen.

 

[johnson86-1]

That is number one goof imo. Hiring Cohen.

I can't blame cohen for this. He hired a (the?) top power 5 offensive coordinator who had been a successful head coach at a lower level. Hiring a head coach is always going to be a crapshoot.

My only criticism is that with all the talent coming back, could we have found a power spread coach to keep continuity? Not sure who it would have been, but we would be better this year if we had hired grantham as head coach and kept Greg Knox on as offensive coordinator to run last year's playbook. Switching systems was a big risk that has blown up in our face.

ETA: obviously not suggesting that's what we should have done, just pointing out how horrific the downside was.

 

[IPMdawg]

I’ve been saying this to my friends. With as much talent as we were bringing back, you don’t bring in a guy that needs transition years. Especially with no SEC coordinator experience. Ready for Hud to takeover mid season in a couple years.

 

[SirBarksalot]

I can't blame cohen for this. He hired a (the?) top power 5 offensive coordinator who had been a successful head coach at a lower level. Hiring a head coach is always going to be a crapshoot.

My only criticism is that with all the talent coming back, could we have found a power spread coach to keep continuity? Not sure who it would have been, but we would be better this year if we had hired grantham as head coach and kept Greg Knox on as offensive coordinator to run last year's playbook. Switching systems was a big risk that has blown up in our face.

ETA: obviously not suggesting that's what we should have done, just pointing out how horrific the downside was.

a reasonable post

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Most pundits said it would be “plug and play” from Mullen to Moorhead and it was a homerun hire. That’s clearly not happening but I still don’t at the time Cohen made a bad hire. Now from here on out the pressure is on cohen to do something if this ship doesn’t get turned around (and I don’t think it will).

 

[dawgoneyall]

Best to cut loss early. This can’t drag on for 2-3 years

 

[Shamoan]

If our only options were pruit and moorhead, it's hard to say he made a bad choice. It's just sad that those two were our main options.

 

[ronpolk]

I’m beginning to believe the same. This is a Croom level offense. Freakin Croom. Nothing else should be said ever.

I told my wife last night at the game that I felt like I was watching a croom offense. Several things here:

1) The OL was good last year, not great but good. They look lost.

2) Nick was an adequate passer last year. He looks lost right now too. I hate to say it but he does not look as athletic and fast as last year. It’s time to turn things over to Thompson.

The offense as a whole looks like they don’t know what the hell to do. They have zero confidence. If we only win 6 games this year, I think you gotta move on.

 

[EngDawg]

I’m beginning to wonder if Keenum did, too.

Yes Keenum did.

Cohen has made three hires in major sports:

Cannizzaro: had to be fired for cause

Moorhead: flop

Lemonis: May pan out, but certainly not the caliber of coach we would have liked to have seen with the amount of time we had


Basically, all three hires have been bungled

 

[BossDawg78]

If our only options were pruit and moorhead, it's hard to say he made a bad choice. It's just sad that those two were our main options.

This is our sad reality right here. I said it on here last night: the athletic department just doesn't have the cash and/or negotiating skills to do any better. **see baseball head coaching search**. It should be alarming that we couldn't even attract a Grade-A coach in baseball.