Garner versus outside DC
The inevitable has occurred. The rest of Bulldawg nation has finally come around on the FIRE WILLIE bandwagon, and now the real question becomes who to replace him with. And important in these considerations is the status of Rodney Garner, our illustrious recruiter-in-chief.
So what's the consensus, Dawgs? Are we willing to give Rodney his shot at DC in order to keep him, or does Bulldawg nation want to see blood, and clean house? I know my car ride home was dominated by this discussion. In general, I think if we want to have any shot at keeping Garner's recruiting talents away from our rivals, we need to make the effort and give him at least 2 years. However, this does not seem a promising solution to our current problem. It is unlikely that Rodney would bring any clearly new procedures and/or schemes to the game-planning, as he's now been at Georgia for over a decade.
In this case, is making the change to Garner even worth it? I understand the overall belief that our talent level remains high, especially the recent classes, but if we don't see schematic changes, what good does changing the target of our collective rage do? If Garner's already a failure in some sense in this regards, is it worth canning the entire defensive staff and starting over with a top option? Is it okay to loose the services of Rodney when it comes to defensive recruiting in Georgia if we can get a DC worth his weight in TFL?
You tell me!
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You have asked
two questions. Will the real question please stand up?
Yeah
I noticed it too late. SBN won’t let me edit the poll (or close it) for some reason, either. So you’ve got until Nov. 15th to stare at my inability to ask a succinct question.
No way we should promote within again with an unproven coordinator (and one who would almost certainly employ the same schemes that Martinez already uses).
I really don’t give a damn about the recruiting aspect either. Getting great recruiting classes hasn’t helped us a bit defensively for the vast majority of Martinez’s stint as DC. If Garner can’t handle being passed over, give the recruiting coordinator gig to Lilly and wish him the best at UT or Auburn.
The unit needs a complete overhaul.
Get rid of him
He doesn’t seem to be a very good position coach in the first place, and nobody can be that important to recruiting. The team needs to look outside the culture of complacency that seems to have evolved within the UGA staff. So some recruits leave this year. Big deal. It would be better long term to lose both Martinez and Garner.
Driving the "Fire Willie Martinez" bandwagon since 2006

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