Although there were a number of announcements today, the ones I find most interesting/important (cuz, well, they are) are the Recruiting Coordinator and ST positions.
For me, BK got one right, one wrong.
Which news first? Good or bad? Always good.
He hit Recruiting Coordinator right on the head. Chuck Martin is a great guy for this job. Having been a HC for so long, he knows how to run recruiting. Let's face it, at DII, the Heach Coach IS the Recruiter, the Recruiting Coordinator, and the Coach. So Chuck has experience.
Also, from what we can all tell from the interviews, the video and the quotes, Chuck is a dynamic guy. I'm sure he kills in the living room. So he's most likely a pretty darn good recruiter too.
And having been an HC, he has to have organization down. Running a program, any program, takes great organizational skills. As does being Recruiting Coordinator.
So I like this call.
On to Special Teams, and...FAIL. Now, Elston might work out just fine. I hope he does and that our Special Teams are great.
But I dont think there's another coach with a bigger burden already - Defensive Line - than Elston. And I would have greatly preferred to see him solely dedicated to making that line better.
We have some talent there, but thus far it's been under-developed and under-productive. We're still relatively young, so maybe that's it. But no matter what, the DL needs extra attention, which means it doesnt need the coach running off to work on punt coverage.
I know it's possible to do both, and to do both well. It's just a big position of need, and I'd have preferred to see another coach with less of an uphill battle take over ST. We'll see how it all falls out.
In other news, we have GAs and Interns. Hooray!
