Breaking: George Fires Co-OC
So here's a wow. Coach George announced at his presser today that he has fired his co-OC and QB Coach Travis Partridge.
I'm very surprised. Partridge came with George, and I just figured he was a little more of a known quantity. Apparently, that was not the case.
Greg Nosal will call plays. He was a Loeffler holdover, co-OC and OL coach.
No word on what they will do for QB position coach. Maybe find an orthopedic surgeon who played QB.
Here's a telling quote. Read the whole thing:
“There were just some things, philosophically speaking, that are no longer aligned with what I’m trying to do…I think coach Partridge is a phenomenal coach, great person, but just didn’t align with where we’re trying to go,” George said. “I think the feelings were mutual on that.”
Reading between the lines, it sounds like there were some differences of opinion on how the offense should be run...if feelings were mutual.
It is a decisive act. It will be very interesting to watch on Saturday. Certainly only one direction to go.
Again, I don't know if Eddie is going to win a MAC Title for us or not. But he's not Mike Jinks, as some suggest.
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First off, making a call like this, in season, is a statement of not putting up with the status quo. Dan Campbell did a similar move early in his Lions tenure. And anyone who compares this organization to the Jinks fiasco has as much credibility in football as I have on condensed matter physics (and I had to call Fact Line for types of physics to make my point!)
-ZuluWarrior
Can't be 126th in the country...at anything. Great move. Ryan Burbrink getting some push to be considered as OC.
I've seen the team called Jinks-level soft, and based off the Kent State meltdown, I concur. But that's not saying we have Mike Jinks version 2.0. Jinks got nothing at all right and was not prepared to be a head coach, and that is not the issue here. I think most everyone recognizes this is a Year 0 situation. Loeffler was going to have to rebuild some, which means a new coach will have even more to accomplish. I'm happy to see all change at OC. Good call by Coach George.
Agree totally...
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