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Georgia football hires James Coley as wide receivers coach
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Georgia football hires James Coley as wide receivers coach
ATHENS — Georgia is turning to a familiar name to fill the wide receivers coach opening, as it will reportedly hire James Coley to replace Bryan McClendon.
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Coley is known as a very good recruiter. Especially in S FL. This hire tells me that UGA/CKS still thinks recruiting is king when making assistant coaching hires. And that tells me either CKS suspects there will be material changes to the current NIL/TP model or that UGA needs/wants top recruiters to sell the UGA model which hasn't been as NIL reliant as OSU, TX, AL and TN.
Coley was a great recruiter while here. I hoped we'd go in a new direction instead of backtracking to Coley.
I’m just a fan but it’s hard to believe this guy is as good as Terrence Edwards. Guess Chaney will be running backs coach .
Mannnnn a chance to get TE or Hines ward... and we get James Coley 🥴
At least get Gurley for rb coach
Not a fan of this hire, but maybe he'll prove me wrong like Bobo did last year
GO DAWGS
In Kirby I trust. Those who disfavor we don't know the details of the search process. Trust that Kirby was thorough and chose the right candidate.
I would have loved an addition like Edwards or Ward, but there is likely a good reason why they weren’t picked. Let’s not forget that Coley has a resume that annihilates Edwards and Ward combined (check it out on Wikipedia). He’s a proven superstar recruiter and was named ACC recruiter of the year. Saban stole him from LSU when he went to the Dolphins and that says a lot. He coached under Bowden and Fisher at FSU…..and the list goes on and on. I don’t disagree that he was unimpressive as our OC for 1 year, but that was literally the only bleep on his resume. I absolutely love Hines Ward, but it’s difficult for me to imagine a multimillionaire NFL legend wanting to chase 15-18 year old high school kids 24/7 on the recruiting trail. I’m confident Kirby knows best so I’ll forget that one bad year and give Coley another chance. Go Dawgs!!!
Ugh!!
Not excited about the hire, but just hope the players are. If not, possibly expect some more transfers when the portal opens back up. Gotta trust Kirby on this one even if it seems kinda Meh.
Coley wasn't a very good OC the first time around, IMO...but, that doesn't mean, "he can't coach". He's another Kirby student going back to school for his graduate studies.
Looks like the Dawgs are trying to get a strong foothold, in all the talent rich, recruiting regions. With each coach, an expert in...and responsible for, "scouting and recruiting" a defined region. Obviously, they have a massive support staff, to assist. Anybody surprised that recruiting is as big a consideration as coaching and character? Lol.
I think every single hire, is about more than just football and "X's & O's". "Recruiting acumen", is only one of many traits, besides "coaching proficiency", that Kirby looks for, in a Staff Member.
"Better Never Rests"_____Kirby Smart....always searching for ways to make it better. He wouldn't have hired Coley...if, he thought it would take em "backwards" or "not move em forward".
In other words....I don't think it was a desperation hire, by a long shot. Kirby probably would've kept him on-staff in 2020, if he could....but, you rarely see coaches step back from a Coordinator position and remain on the same team. So, I get it. He moved on....got smarter & better....then, returned for 2024. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Hines and Terrance have not coached or recruited in the SEC. Coley didn't work out as our OC a few years ago, but this coaching job and a recruiting tasks are in his wheelhouse. Kirby knows him well enough to make a great hire. Loosing a great recruiter in Del Mcgee makes this hire even more critical. He will reopen the pipeline from talent rich South Florida.
"Better Never Rests"_____Kirby Smart....always searching for ways to make it better. He wouldn't have hired Coley...if, he thought it would take em "backwards" or "not move em forward"........BigDawg61, that's a Big 10-4....Coley is a very good WR coach, maybe not as good as TE but he's a hell of a great recruiter and he has the personality to fit smoothly into the UGA coaching team....someone mentioned Todd Gurley as a possible RB coach.....I do know his NFL career has concluded but I don't know if coaching is an interest.....He'd be great if it were...personalty, I still favor Hines for that position as his different position experiences allows for a more well rounded RB.
I was a fan of the Bobo hire. Then '23 happened. Running TE jet sweeps in games (Vandy) you didn't even need BB to win cost UGA a injury to BB and the injury to BB cost the season. Add to that running (and fumbling) razzle dazzle at your own 10 yard line in the SECCG is enough for CMB to be on the hot seat for '24.
Outstanding hire!
Spot on Bubba Bill. Coley shocked me at first, but he is a recruiter's recruiter. Knows UGA well. knows the SEC recruits well.. I was not impressed with him at UGA back then. He has come of age since. Kirby likes proven recruiters. I do like Hines Ward but Kirby knows what he is doing. I trust Coach Smart.
Agree with everything you two guys are saying. However, like you, UGA66...(I like the name BTW, Lol),...I was thinking, Coley was fairly young and inexperienced when he was in Athens, last time. That wasn't the case.
As @BubbaBill suggested, I looked at his resume' and was a little surprised He's about the same age as Kirby Smart, give or take a year or two.
And, he has a resume' that compares to Todd Monkin's, in that he has been coaching, since the '90's and never spent more than 3 years in one place. He brings a wide range of knowledge and experience...[not to mention recruiting prowess]....from various CFB & NFL HC's and OC's.
I don't know, exactly why Coley, Chaney and Pittman's offense's didn't produce as I thought it should have, in 2018 & '19. I think, when Coley took over in 2019, the die for that year had already been cast, by Kirby Smart. Smart wanted a ball-control offense to support his defense...and, learned a valuable Head Coaching lesson, in doing so....IMO.
Unlike Jimbo Fisher, and very much like Nick Saban.....I believe Kirby pivoted on his offensive philosophy in 2019. Hiring Monkin was just the beginning of the transition. I think Coley will fit right in, with Bobo and Searels. In fact, I think Searels and Coley have worked together before...don't know if Coley was at S. Carolina when Bobo was OC, there.
If I remember correctly...he also had a hand in Special Teams, last time around. The Dawgs need some long kickoff and punt returns, for a change...and, maybe a few onside kicks.
Lol....Coley could be the answer to a stagnant kick return game...along with Bolden, Evans and Bell. Whether or not, that's the case...I expect an upgrade on kickoff returns, this year, at a minimum.