2018 Football Staff

[Irishcajun]

Not as excited on this hire but I will definitely trust Coach Napier

[CajunEXPRESS]

The only time he was a DC he did well. Hard to blame a position coach for decades of ineffective defensive prowess. Again his unit improved over the worse days.

Napier will live and die on his choices.

[Clutch0364]

His secondary unit last year at Texas Tech was not very good. The Texas Tech passing defense was 124th in the nation, 76th in Passing S&P+ and 110th in Passing Success Rate. Doesn't mean he is not a good coach or won't be a good DC here. Just that last year was a tough year for his unit.

That can be skewed to from how much Big 12 teams pass the ball.

His defense with southeastern gave up less than 20 per game.

[ULGrad@HOU]

If he is a good recruiter, that is certainly a plus. We need it. Can't say I'm too excited initially, but willing to see what happens on the field, he might be an excellent coach.

[angeleast]

Napier learned from the best, Dabo and Nick. He knows what he needs and i'm sure Dez has spilled the beans on our current talent. This screams a man who knows Hud's talent isn't up to snuff.

[CajunStros]

Napier learned from the best, Dabo and Nick. He knows what he needs and i'm sure Dez has spilled the beans on our current talent. This screams a man who knows Hud's talent isn't up to snuff.

I just don’t get how we hit homeruns on guys like Eli McGuire, E. Mitchell, Regas, etc, and for the most part flopped terribly on defense for soooo long.

[MetryCajun]

I just don’t get how we hit homeruns on guys like Eli McGuire, E. Mitchell, Regas, etc, and for the most part flopped terribly on defense for soooo long.

HUD seemed to be able to recognize WR and RB talent. Not so much at the other positions.

[Cajunfanatico]

so wait... we're excited about a big 12 DB coach leading our defense? he led a group that allowed 33 passing tds last year.

What are y'all smoking?

The better question is, what is Coach Napier thinking?

Now, I don't know the man personally, but from everything I've read, he seems like a motivated individual who has constantly tried to elevate his position in life with each coaching change. I think we can probably assume that that's what he's thinking with this job as well, his FIRST shot at head coaching.

Unless the man is thinking he'll just get comfy for a few years and then go back to being a position coach somewhere, I suspect he's interested in putting together a staff that will get him where he wants to go........which we can assume is a P5 coaching position.

With all that in mind, until he proves otherwise, I'm going to trust his judgment on this one.

[Cajunsmike]

The better question is, what is Coach Napier thinking?

Now, I don't know the man personally, but from everything I've read, he seems like a motivated individual who has constantly tried to elevate his position in life with each coaching change. I think we can probably assume that that's what he's thinking with this job as well, his FIRST shot at head coaching.

Unless the man is thinking he'll just get comfy for a few years and then go back to being a position coach somewhere, I suspect he's interested in putting together a staff that will get him where he wants to go........which we can assume is a P5 coaching position.

With all that in mind, until he proves otherwise, I'm going to trust his judgment on this one.

One thing stuck with me in his message to the halftime crown at last week's basketball game vs SLU. Here is the quote; "I did not come here to be average". With that in mind, I don't think he will be comfortable anytime soon.

[KajunKrazy]

so wait... we're excited about a big 12 DB coach leading our defense? he led a group that allowed 33 passing tds last year.

What are y'all smoking?

This. Never hire a D coach from the big 12. They play no D. Humpty Dumpty that came in on huds first staff had a much better resume.