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There are a few valid criticisms of Edsall's first run here.
His record against ranked teams. He rarely beat the teams he wasn't supposed to beat. On the flip side he rarely lost to teams he shouldn't either.
Other than Orlovsky we never recruited the QB position well at all. We had a few that showed promise but for one reason or another didn't live up to their potential (Lorenzen - injury, Endres - weed).
Recruiting on the OL dropped dramatically the last few years of Edsall's tenure. Whether this was a result of coaching or recruiting, we'll never know. But a lot of the kids we signed from 08-10 either left, never showed up, or didn't play at a good enough level.
When people knock his overall record they lose me. Everyone knows there's context that's being willfully ignored.
I also love the knock on recruiting. Sure, if you look at those pay sites who rip people off, on paper his classes sucked. But when you win enough games and produce as much NFL talent as he has, I'll go with Edsall's evaluation of a player over Fat Mike Farrell's.
His record against ranked teams. He rarely beat the teams he wasn't supposed to beat. On the flip side he rarely lost to teams he shouldn't either.
Other than Orlovsky we never recruited the QB position well at all. We had a few that showed promise but for one reason or another didn't live up to their potential (Lorenzen - injury, Endres - weed).
Recruiting on the OL dropped dramatically the last few years of Edsall's tenure. Whether this was a result of coaching or recruiting, we'll never know. But a lot of the kids we signed from 08-10 either left, never showed up, or didn't play at a good enough level.
When people knock his overall record they lose me. Everyone knows there's context that's being willfully ignored.
I also love the knock on recruiting. Sure, if you look at those pay sites who rip people off, on paper his classes sucked. But when you win enough games and produce as much NFL talent as he has, I'll go with Edsall's evaluation of a player over Fat Mike Farrell's.
