I did not know some of these facts (highlighted below) that Dave Matter answered on his his live chat this morning.
Chat Quesion aked if "Odom was over-extending himself by Coaching LB'ers and calling the defense?"
Matter's response:
Odom is a fixer. He believes working hard and working smart will fix problems.
It's admirable, maybe a bit unreasonable, but that's what he believes.
If there was tension on the staff, personality conflicts that made it harder for the defensive staff to do its job, then maybe this becomes addition by subtraction. I
f Odom fires Cross and gives his younger brother more responsibilities, he gets criticized for sacking one coach to favor his family, so I understand why he didn't give Brian added coaching duties.
It's not that unusual for a head coach to work closely with one position group.
Mike Leach coaches his QBs. Nick Saban coaches the Bama secondary.
It's not conventional but not entirely unique. Defensive analyst Brian Hicks will work closely with the inside linebackers, too.
Former LBer Mike Scherer, now with the staff as an intern, is working with the group, too.
Bottom line, if the defense plays better and helps MU win, no one will care how many jobs Odom is taking on.
But there could be other costs if he's committing too much time to one specific position group.
by dmatter
Chat Quesion aked if "Odom was over-extending himself by Coaching LB'ers and calling the defense?"
Matter's response:
Odom is a fixer. He believes working hard and working smart will fix problems.
It's admirable, maybe a bit unreasonable, but that's what he believes.
If there was tension on the staff, personality conflicts that made it harder for the defensive staff to do its job, then maybe this becomes addition by subtraction. I
f Odom fires Cross and gives his younger brother more responsibilities, he gets criticized for sacking one coach to favor his family, so I understand why he didn't give Brian added coaching duties.
It's not that unusual for a head coach to work closely with one position group.
Mike Leach coaches his QBs. Nick Saban coaches the Bama secondary.
It's not conventional but not entirely unique. Defensive analyst Brian Hicks will work closely with the inside linebackers, too.
Former LBer Mike Scherer, now with the staff as an intern, is working with the group, too.
Bottom line, if the defense plays better and helps MU win, no one will care how many jobs Odom is taking on.
But there could be other costs if he's committing too much time to one specific position group.
by dmatter
