MilitantEagle {l Wrote}:buconvict {l Wrote}:MilitantEagle {l Wrote}:buconvict {l Wrote}:MilitantEagle {l Wrote}:But anyway, when did Logan become such a genius?
When he turned Jeff Blake and David Garrard into NFL stars after starting out as raw, unwanted, athletic QBs. If I actually need to explain that to you it just shows how little you know.
Jeff Blake and David Garrard as NFL stars??? That is incorrect. NFL players, yes. Stars, no.
Logan's playcalling was suspect in about 75% of the games last year. The majority of the non-merrymen thought so anyway. I remember reading quite a few rants courtesy of twballgame and others.
In 2007, David Garrard led the friggin Jaguars to an 11-5 record. 18 TDs, only 3 picks. QB rating over 100 for the season. If not for a dropped pass by Jimmy Smith, would've ended the Pats' perfect season in the playoffs on the road. Jeff Blake was a Pro Bowler who threw for over 21,000 yards in his career.
So, as I said, they were stars. In any event, Logan is a brilliant QB coach.
I will call them NFL starters who had their moments. That is as far as I will go when it comes to Jeff Blake and David Garrard.
But you still haven't addressed my main point, which is that Jags did not have much success on the Qb recruiting trail. It was a problem. HJS and others have always said that it's not just stars that you should look at, but who their top targets are and whether they land those recruits. Jags did not come close to landing any of his top QB targets. Moreover, the star ratings were not there for the guys he ended up getting. The offense under Logan was, at best, mediocre last year. Have you ever admitted that Jags and staff had some weaknesses? Not as many as TOB, but they were present.
I seem to recall Jags coming pretty close on getting Jacory Harris.
Listen, Justin Tuggle is a RS Freshman. As in FRESHMAN. Give the kid some time to develop. If he had a chance to study under Logan for 5 years, I have no doubt that he would've become a good QB. Logan would've let him run. Logan wouldn't have ruined his throwing motion. Logan would've taught him how to play the position. Of this I'm certain.
Logan's playcalling was questionable at times last year, but I didn't have any major problems with it. Considering that he was working with Chris Crane, I think he did as well as he could. I think Jags' defensive coordinator set the program back 5 years when he let Maryland's backup QB Chris Turner tear BC apart with almost 500 yards of offense and 5 touchdowns. I think the special teams were bad.
People will probably laugh at me for this, but I thought that Jags was an almost flawless head coach. The attitude he brought in, the blocking scheme overhaul, his ability to find kids like DeLeon Gause, Montel Harris, Brad Newman, Anthony Costanzo, and others, and the job he did turning BC from an 8-4 team to the #2 ranked team in the nation, a team that beat ranked opponents instead of rolling over whenever one came to town, and taking the team to the ACCCG with DD as their QB... it all adds up to a pretty fucking awesome coach.
When Jags was fired for being ambitious and replaced with an ambitionless GDF puppet, I recall stating that BC went from having the best HC in the ACC to having the 2nd worst (behind Al Groh). I still believe that. Jags was the shit. And he WON GAMES.