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Jim Grobe has been, and still is, one of the best football coaches at WFU. It’s time for him to make changes to a stale offensive and a non-pressure defensive coaching staff. Will Jim be more loyal to his staff or more loyal to the needs of his players, students and fans in order to improve? The quarterbacks need to run and slide and the defense must blitz and be in a position to tackle. Not as easy as it sounds. We’ve performed much better with less talent in the past and we can do so again in the future. Our positive changes must be made with the offensive and defensive coaches getting more creative and aggressive. That should begin this week and work toward a more assertive style of play next year. We have become entirely too predictable on both sides of the ball, and I don’t view that as being the players’ fault. Grobe may not yell at or criticize his players, but his O & D coordinators are in bad need of a good butt chewing or a road map out of W-S.

TopsailTerry on 11/05/2010 (12:48 pm)

I certainly wouldn’t blame the recruits and as mindact said on his post the mojo is gone.Coach Grobe is being paid SEC money and all thats required is a 6-5 record,7-4 you’re a hero and 8-3 is a mindbender.Hey, this is the ACC we’re talking about. I haven’t heard one word of anyone looking to hire one of these head coaches, maybe coach Beamer but he’s too smart for that. Wake has to get this ship righted or no quality kids are going to want to play here. I think Dean Hood found Alphonso and Aaron,they’re out there, it only takes a couple who hate to lose and whose work ethic shows it to rub off on a whole team so that everyone’s committed.

Glennard on 11/05/2010 (12:43 pm)

Dan, blaming the quality of recruits in one class is inexcusable. One class does not make a program. Honestly, I don’t think the problem is with the recruits and I think it’s shameful to blame the recruits. The real problem is with the coaching. They’ve lost their mojo. Jim has traditionally deferred to his assistants and coordinators. The good ones are gone, while others got promoted based on tenure. He needs to fix it or else the school will fix him. The results over the last couple of years does not justify the investment in salaries for this coaching staff. I Feel for him and the coaching staff, but there has to be changes. Get better coordinators, pay them a cut of your salary, demote the current coordinators, everyone has a job and time to develop.

mindact on 11/05/2010 (12:45 am)

Has anyone else compare the size of our guys to other teams? There is really not much difference in height or weight.  So where is the difference? Skill? Just how does a player acquire skills?  Are they taught?  Who teaches them?  Get my point?

Pops on 11/04/2010 (5:25 pm)

I respect our staff; however, how can you be wrong about so many in one class?

gary hendrix on 11/04/2010 (4:08 pm)