Football Staff specULation

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On Thursday, Louisiana made multiple football staffing hires official for the upcoming 2022 season.

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[fanof71]

……guess I preface this with the fact that some coaches are better than others at analytics, recruiting, field or tape coaching…….however when they hit the field for practice after the cognitive part has been taught, all will be on the same page…..every tech, block, step, pass, reception, tackle, etc…….We have I would presume every practice over the last 4 years that every coach will study in detail along with tapes of games etc….. and there have been some real screw ups and damn lucky wins through the Nap years that need to be corrected…..and one other thing, who wouldn’t want to get on a staff headed by Des??? Many will be applying for the various positions still to be filled……the ones chosen will come in with an attitude and desire for great results….. Troy W is as valuable at his position as any school in the country might have, and what an absolute great teammate for the staff…..we can use everything we want from the past success and improve with some new Blood….Geaux Cajuns!

Great post boomer!

[SlappyCajun]

So I'm trying to keep track, is this correct?

Head Coach/QB - OUT Napier; In Des
OC/WR - No Change Leger (Des is not Co-OC anymore, but Des assumes playcalling duties)
OL - No Change Jeff Norid
Asst. OL - Out Stepleton; In Bryant Ross
RB - Out Juluke; In Bergeron
TE - Out Des; In Munoz

DC/OLB - Out Toney; In Morgan
DL - No Change Segrest
ILB - No Change Scott
CB - No Change Burris
S - No Change Neighbors (Maybe Neighbors and Lamar switch positions)

Strength Out Hocke; In Neighbors

Thoughts? There aren't any "wow" hires. But I'm not worried about that. We won't know whether hires are good or bad until games are played. It seems overall that the staff has become less experienced, both in time and locations. Munoz should help Des tremendously on offensive side. By all accounts, Toney was a rising star on the defensive side of the ball, so let's hope Lamar can fill those shoes. I've heard a lot of good things about Bergeron. Hopefully, someone can pick up the slack recruiting in NOLA, because I think that's critical to our program.

My hope is that what these guys may lack in experience, they'll make up for in grinding and hard work.

Off field staff will be extremely important hires now.

[John Cocktolstoy]

So I'm trying to keep track, is this correct?

Head Coach/QB - OUT Napier; In Des
OC/WR - No Change Leger (Des is not Co-OC anymore, but Des assumes playcalling duties)
OL - No Change Jeff Norid
Asst. OL - Out Stepleton; In Bryant Ross
RB - Out Juluke; In Bergeron
TE - Out Des; In Munoz

DC/OLB - Out Toney; In Morgan
DL - No Change Segrest
ILB - No Change Scott
CB - No Change Burris
S - No Change Neighbors (Maybe Neighbors and Lamar switch positions)

Strength Out Hocke; In Neighbors

Thoughts? There aren't any "wow" hires. But I'm not worried about that. We won't know whether hires are good or bad until games are played. It seems overall that the staff has become less experienced, both in time and locations. Munoz should help Des tremendously on offensive side. By all accounts, Toney was a rising star on the defensive side of the ball, so let's hope Lamar can fill those shoes. I've heard a lot of good things about Bergeron. Hopefully, someone can pick up the slack recruiting in NOLA, because I think that's critical to our program.

My hope is that what these guys may lack in experience, they'll make up for in grinding and hard work.

Off field staff will be extremely important hires now.

Munoz is a wow hire for me. He will be much more seasoned since his first stint here gaining experience at Baylor and lsu. He was very involved in the passing game coordination the year that joe B. won the heisman. Should be great for young coach des to have on staff.

As for off the field having a seasoned guy like Matt Viator staying on to lead that group will be huge. That is a guy that has been an OC and head coach. Another good person for mike to consult with.

[ULvictory]

Welp, chalk up another one gone to Florida.

https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/...775029764?s=20

[BeauCajun]

Welp, chalk up another one gone to Florida.

https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/...775029764?s=20

I don’t remember him playing for us.

[CajunT]

I don’t remember him playing for us.

Walk-On preferred at the time.

[cajunfan79]

I went from hoping Napier does well to I hope they finish .500 every year. This is just getting stupid.

[Rainman66]

I went from hoping Napier does well to I hope they finish .500 every year. This is just getting stupid.

Two things:

1. By all accounts, things were much worse when he got there than he imagined. Getting to .500 will be a stretch next season.

2. Depending on when Texas and Oklahoma move over, the current reasoning is that Alabama and Auburn will move the the SEC East. All of sudden that becomes a much tougher division than it currently is. Still think Napier will deliver way past .500, but winning the SEC East will be a heckuva lot more difficult.

[CrazyCajun]

So I guess Napier doesn’t have connections either?

[CajunVic]

So I guess Napier doesn’t have connections either?

Boy you are correct . . . Looks like the only place he likes to shop for players and coaches is Louisiana . . .

[SlickRick]

So I guess Napier doesn’t have connections either?

Doesn't look like it! LOL!