Rattay New Redskins Quarterbacks Coach

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Originally Posted by Bone_afide_Dawg

So in other words, Holtz is the head coach, offensive coordinator and now QB coach being that he doesn’t really allow anyone to do the job they’re titled to. I’m sure we’ll see J’Mar at his ultimate best now since there aren’t any middle men left.

This whole coaching calamity is verging on completely ridiculous. I’m wondering is Holtz too lazy to conduct a coach search, too cheap to pay someone or too egotistical to open the door for someone who might challenge the current Tech standard?

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I highlighted the answer for you

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Originally Posted by Bone_afide_Dawg

So in other words, Holtz is the head coach, offensive coordinator and now QB coach being that he doesn’t really allow anyone to do the job they’re titled to. I’m sure we’ll see J’Mar at his ultimate best now since there aren’t any middle men left.

This whole coaching calamity is verging on completely ridiculous. I’m wondering is Holtz too lazy to conduct a coach search, too cheap to pay someone or too egotistical to open the door for someone who might challenge the current Tech standard?

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Yes.

....and don't forget the impact of this move (by Rattay) on our recruiting. Who's going to fill that void? Tim Rattay had credentials that young men admire. He could sit in a living room and tell the recruit what it's like to be a starting QB in the NFL, and what it takes to get there. Who else on our football staff can do that?

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

....and don't forget the impact of this move (by Rattay) on our recruiting. Who's going to fill that void? Tim Rattay had credentials that young men admire. He could sit in a living room and tell the recruit what it's like to be a starting QB in the NFL, and what it takes to get there. Who else on our football staff can do that?

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No one. If Skippy was a true leader, Rattay would have been our OC/QB coach and the 2nd highest paid guy on staff. He has been there and done that in the NFL. He knows what it takes to get a QB there b/c he has been there. He could out call Holtz on play calling every day of the week and twice on Saturday. Its ashamed he is gone and we have Skippy until he retires or dies b/c no other college will hire him.

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Originally Posted by HogDawg

....and don't forget the impact of this move (by Rattay) on our recruiting. Who's going to fill that void? Tim Rattay had credentials that young men admire. He could sit in a living room and tell the recruit what it's like to be a starting QB in the NFL, and what it takes to get there. Who else on our football staff can do that?

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What void? Our Qb talent is severely lacking. We have J’mar and and a JC transfer....

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Originally Posted by eagle2180

What void? Our Qb talent is severely lacking. We have J’mar and and a JC transfer....

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Did we lose Allen?

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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin

Did we lose Allen?

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Nope - coach was praising him at the Signing Day shindig. I think coach will say the QB position is "open" going into Spring practice, but we all know it will be J'Mar. Coach also said the new QB will be enrolled for Spring.

I saw somewhere that Tech hired a new WR coach. He came from Univ. of Houston, and was QB at Ohio State a few years back. I can't find the article now, and I can't remember his name. Has anyone else seen this?

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Originally Posted by Amos Moses

I saw somewhere that Tech hired a new WR coach. He came from Univ. of Houston, and was QB at Ohio State a few years back. I can't find the article now, and I can't remember his name. Has anyone else seen this?

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I haven't seen an article about that, but Kenny Guiton would check your boxes: former OSU QB who was WRs coach at UH this past season.

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Originally Posted by theprofessor

I haven't seen an article about that, but Kenny Guiton would check your boxes: former OSU QB who was WRs coach at UH this past season.

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That's him. I think I saw it on twitter.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

That's him. I think I saw it on twitter.

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http://BleedTechBlue.com has learned that Kenny Guiton will be the new #LaTech WR coach. Guiton has spent the last two seasons as the WR coach at Houston and was a QB at Ohio State from 2010-2013

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Originally Posted by eagle2180

What void? Our Qb talent is severely lacking. We have J’mar and and a JC transfer....

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J'Mar's talent is severely lacking, but no one knows how good or bad that JC transfer, or any of the other guys behind our rockstar, is or could be. I'd be willing to bet we have 2-3 QBs right now that would outperform J'Mar if given the chance.

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Originally Posted by hambone29

J'Mar's talent is severely lacking, but no one knows how good or bad that JC transfer, or any of the other guys behind our rockstar, is or could be. I'd be willing to bet we have 2-3 QBs right now that would outperform J'Mar if given the chance.

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I would certainly hope so. J'Mar does not have what it takes to play at this level. He'd probably make someone a decent QB at an FCS program somewhere, but he can't handle FBS defenses.

I find it unfathomable that the worst QB in Tech history gets to be a 3-year starter. We had Sokol, Driskel, and Higgins for one year each and all are only 1,000X better than Smith.

Now...we all know that often college QBs get "great" in their senior years. Almost like magic! Will Smith prove this theory true? I'll say this right now, if Smith is actually "good," not even has to be "great," I'll settle for "good," that will prove the senior year theory beyond any doubt.

May the Force be with us!

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Originally Posted by dawg80

I find it unfathomable that the worst QB in Tech history gets to be a 3-year starter. We had Sokol, Driskel, and Higgins for one year each and all are only 1,000X better than Smith.

Now...we all know that often college QBs get "great" in their senior years. Almost like magic! Will Smith prove this theory true? I'll say this right now, if Smith is actually "good," not even has to be "great," I'll settle for "good," that will prove the senior year theory beyond any doubt.

May the Force be with us!

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It could be worse. Remember Ross Jenkins? I didn't think that kid would ever graduate. :laugh:

Jenkins was a 3-yr starter at LA Tech from 2008 thru 2010. He started 35 games for Tech, and passed for 5,036 total yds and 36 TD's. That's only 144 yds and 1 passing TD per game. In this age of wide open passing offenses, it's really unfathomable that Tech let Jenkins start 35 football games in a row. So far, J'Mar has started 26 games (played in 34), and passed for 6,346 yds and 31 TD's in those 27 starts. That's 235 yds and 1.14 TD passes per game, as a starter (27 games).

Neither QB could/can score. Their TD ratio's are horrible.

Just to give everyone a comparison, Colby Cameron (31), Cody Sokol (30), Ryan Higgins (48), Tim Rattay (35) and Jason Martin (32) all passed for more than 30 TD's during their senior year alone. (Driskel passed for 27). And that's exactly what we need out of J"Mar Smith in 2019: a BIG senior year.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...jenkins-1.html

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...r-smith-1.html

It does seem like LA Tech's worst QB's end up with the longest tenures as starters. J'Mar will likely end up starting 40 games for LA Tech before he graduates. Throw in the 35 games from Ross Jenkins, and that's 75 games of bad QBing that Tech fans had to sit through in the last 12 years. I guess most programs have to put up with the same. But in Tech's case, the great QB play by Cameron, Sokol, Higgins, Rattay, Martin and Driskel --not to mention Terry Bradshaw and Luke McCown-- will really spoil ya.