02-10-2020, 05:19 PM
(02-10-2020, 01:53 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I won't pretend to know everything that makes a good or bad hire. But can someone explain to me why they consider it to be a good hire? Because just looking at from a leyman's perspective it seems to be, at best, a let's wait and see situation.I never really bought into the Scott Frost hype. He benefitted a lot from being able to recruit in Florida while at UCF but I wouldn't put all of the blame on him. Nebraska was a mess before he got there primarily because they lost their recruiting hotbeds (Texas, Missouri) when they made the jump to the Big 10. It will be a long time before another coach has success there.
-Scott Frost's start in Nebraska has been rough to say the least. He's been on almost every "hot seat" list for 2020.
-Frost is the only coach in Nebraska in decades to have a losing record (9-15) through 2 seasons.
-The offense Walters lead finished 7th in the Big Ten.
-Walters was let go from Nebraska.
-Walters will be taking an enormous pay cut from 700k salary in college. Why did he not take a similar job at another school?
-Walters has ZERO NFL coaching experience
None of this is to say he'll be a bad hire. Again, it just question why it's been deemee a "good hire". I'm just curious what I'm missing. From my perspective, we've got a coach coming off two terrible years who was let go, taking a big pay cut, with no pro coaching experience.
What am I missing that makes this a good hire?
I wouldn't put any blame on Troy Walters as well. He was the OC but at the end of the day, it's Frost's offense and he calls the plays. I'd look at the job Troy Walters did as the WR coach as he'll be the assistant at that position. Nebraska had some pretty good production there. JD Spielman, Wan'dale Robinson, Jordan Westerkamp, and our very own, Stanley Morgan, who broke records there.
He's accomplished in his own right as he was a first-team All-American and is the all-time leading receiver in receptions and receiving yards at Stanford. He managed to carve out an 8-year career and has done well at other schools as a WRs coach as the poster above mentioned.
As someone that is critical of the Bengals in general, this isn't really something to gripe about. We add another coach with experience and a decent track record. Someone who could step in if Bicknell moves on next season.
