Georgia Fires Three Defensive Coaches
by Year2 on Dec 2, 2009 5:53 PM EST
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PrintESPN's Joe Schad and Mark Schlabach are reporting that three Georgia assistants from UGA's underwhelming defense will not be back next year: defensive coordinator Willie Martinez, linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator John Janacek, and defensive ends coach Jon Fabris. Fabris also worked on Georgia's special teams, which have not been stellar either.
It's always tough when people have to be fired; they have families that they now have to uproot. However, the defensive situation at Georgia had simply become untenable, and every coach knows this is a business. Only assistant head coach/defensive tackles coach Rodney Garner is left from this year's defensive staff.
Georgia figures to have some high profile competition as Florida State will also be out there looking for a defensive coordinator, and Notre Dame will be too if the new head coach doesn't retain Jon Tenuta. No word yet on who UGA might be targeting, but for the record, I don't believe any of the long-running rumors about Sly Croom being near the top of the list. Croom hasn't coached on the defensive side of the ball in a long, long time.
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Congrats!
“Fabris also worked on Georgia’s special teams, which have not been stellar either.”
Come to the front to receive your Understatement Of The Year trophy!
Biggest coaching-news-related relief since Richt gave up calling offensive plays.
I say go for broke...
…first calls to Dungy, Tuberville, and Van Gorder. Then look for some young up-and-comer if those don’t work out. With the bank that all the SEC schools are pulling in now, there’s no excuse for a high profile program like UGA to not be going after the very best in the country.
Dungy’s done for good, and Tuberville won’t take anything below a head coaching job.
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First Bobby now this?
What’s a Gator fan to do…
I have a feeling...
…that we’re going to get somebody that no one has really ever heard of, at least in the NFL-ish world of the SEC. Dawg fans won’t be crazy about it because the hire won’t have “brand name” power. However, whoever comes in doesn’t have to be a genius; the cupboard is full of defensive talent in Athens. All we need is someone with Willie’s fire who’s better at teaching (hammering) fundamentals. Martinez and Co. aren’t gone because of statistics. They’re gone because they’ve consistently failed to get the most out of the talent they’ve had to work with. Here’s to hoping the next set of guys is able to get all that and more…..Go Dawgs!
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