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Bill Davis (LB Coach Arizona Cardinals)

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Jagdaddy said:
Leaving aside performance, which is more than enough reason to move Davis out the door, getting rid of him, however it's done, is also a pretty clear way for Day to show that he's not going to be cowed by Meyer's shadow in the athletic department.
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I agree. Performance, or lack there of, warrants a bright pink slip for Bill. Stakes are extremely high, the pay is too good and far too much has to go right to win a natty to persist Urban’s nepotism towards friends and family. If you earn it in performance fine. Meritocracy all the way Ryan. If our LB play hadn’t suffered from very clear atrophy, we most likely make minimum of 1 of the past 2 CFP’s.
 
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The only real question I've been thinking about lately is just how much say the position coaches have in who is/stays on the field and who doesnt. You would hope they have the lions share of that say but I've been places personally and seen it in others, where the DC/OC/HC has all the say and the position coaches get next to none.

What if Bill Davis has been screaming at his LBs all season for F'ing up on the field but the DC/HC felt the guys on the field were still the best option? It should all ultimately fall on the position coach to coach them all up but I'd still like to know more.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
Leaving aside performance, which is more than enough reason to move Davis out the door, getting rid of him, however it's done, is also a pretty clear way for Day to show that he's not going to be cowed by Meyer's shadow in the athletic department.
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Maybe Meyer moved up his retirement by a year so he wouldn't have to get any blood on his hands by firing his Best Man.
 
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Hstead said:
Different players same mistakes. Last years players, same mistakes. One common denominator, and it is not lack of talent from all 8 or so players, including the ones playing on Sundays now.
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It would be an amazingly improbable coincidence if a dramatic drop in talent just happened to occur at the same time Luke Fickell left the program.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
BILL DAVIS BELIEVES OHIO STATE LINEBACKERS HAVE GROWN OVER LAST TWO SEASONS, SAYS HE “WOULD LOVE TO BE BACK”

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No member of Ohio State’s coaching staff has drawn more criticism for the on-field play of his position group over the past two seasons than linebackers coach Bill Davis.

Ohio State’s linebackers haven’t performed up to expectations in Davis’ two years on staff, and the Buckeyes’ entire defense has been a frequent target for criticism this year, as they have allowed more than 400 yards per game (for the first time in school history) and 25 points per game, all the while giving up way too many big plays, including 23 plays of 40-plus yards.

Davis, however, doesn’t believe all of that criticism is warranted. While he recognizes that Ohio State’s linebackers are held to a high standard, and that they do need to play better than they have this season, he also believes that he and his players deserve more credit than they have received.

“I’ve coached linebackers and been a coordinator in the NFL for a long time. I didn’t forget how to coach when I got to Ohio State,” Davis said at Sunday’s Rose Bowl media availability. “I know exactly what we’re telling these young men to do, and I know how efficiently they are or are not doing it. We are not perfect. But the defense is about 11 guys playing as one.

“I do not let criticism get me at all because I know the experiences I have and I know I know what I’m doing,” Davis continued. “I know these young men are growing under my leadership. It’s a great group of young men. It’s a real healthy group right now. A strong, deep room. Now we have experience. And I think their football IQ has gone through the roof in the two years I’ve been here. So I’m very proud of a lot of the growth that has happened. At the same time, there’s another level that I’ve got to get this group to. And we’re striving every day to get this group to that next level.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...rown-over-last-two-seasons-says-he-would-love
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Hetuck said:
Maybe Meyer moved up his retirement by a year so he wouldn't have to get any blood on his hands by firing his Best Man.
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Technically, Schiano would be the one who drops the hatchet, not Meyer. And with the new sheriff in town, it'd be the best time so Meyer could distance himself from the decision if he wants to.
But the debate, in my mind, is still the question of who is really behind the recent defensive debacles - Schiano, Davis, Grinch
 
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