Outgoing Players Jaden Mickey, DB Tyson Ford, DL, Cal Aiden Gobaira, DL Deion Colzie, WR Jayden Thomas, WR Sam Pendleton, OL - Tennessee Rocco Spindler, OL Pat Coogan, OL Ty Chan, OL Benjamin Morrison, CB - NFL Draft Xavier Watts, S - NFL Draft Howard Cross III, DL - NFL Draft Beaux Collins, WR - NFL Draft Mitch Jeter, K - NFL Draft Rylie Mills, DL - NFL Draft Mitchell Evans, TE - NFL Draft Incoming Players DeVonta Smith, DB Alabama Malachi Fields, WR Virginia Will Pauling, WR
We get it, and we agree with you. Those who aren't crazy about the coaching job Weis has done do not need to hear that our offense is fantastic. We know this, we agree with you, and Weis can absolutely receive credit for building a great offense.
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But the problem is, that's only half of the equation. Weis has gotten it done with the offense, but he's a head coach now -- not just an offensive coordinator -- and the defensive side of the ball is a reflection of him as head coach, too. In the real world, getting the job 50% right isn't good enough to hang onto your job -- why should it be so in college football?
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We love Weis' offense, we love the personnel, and we love the way they're playing (minus the holding penalties). We're not taking credit away from Weis in building a great offense at Notre Dame. But when the defense is on the field, and the camera switches to Charlie on the sideline leaning against the Gatorade table like his job is done for the moment -- that shows me that he's not thinking like a head coach, but rather like an offensive coordinator.
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This is our hesitation. This is why we think there's a problem. This is why we're not sure that Charlie Weis is the right man for the job. So please stop pointing to the offense and asking the question "doesn't he deserve credit for building THAT?" Yes, he does, and we give it to him rightly for it. But that's only half of his responsibilities -- and the other half is really, really bad.