Kirk Ciarrocca is (objectively) a Great hire

Ciarrocca has definitely been a big upgrade.

Case in point was Monangi’s long TD - which was a perfect play call. Ciarrocca had Washington go in motion away from the running lane right before the snap, leaving Monangi with a clear lane to the left sideline with only 1 person to beat for a 55 yard TD. It seemed like a simple play call, but he turned half of the field into a 1 on 1 matchup with our best player having the ball in his hands.

Even little things like on the GW TD and having Monangi as a lead blocker rather than making Monangi sell a fake and go around the tackle. Without the lead block, it’s a 2-3 yard gain. With the lead block, GW ran untouched into the end zone.

That type of schematic utilization of putting our best players in the right opportunities to be successful has been missing here for a long time - maybe since the Fridge - but is exactly the type of play calling we’ve seen other teams use against us.

Getting the right talent is critical, but putting them in situations to succeed is equally valuable.
I had seen that play a couple of times, and it seemed like Monangi's first move, or the intended play, was a run into the line. Then he kicked it outside since it
was wide open.
Maybe the play is designed for a little fake towards the line, then we could credit the play call more than individual effort

OT: 2023 NJ HS Football Season

Rumor has it that the head coach at Scotch Plains got into a fist fight with an assistant coach. Also this was not the first time he got into an altercation with an assistant coach but this one turned violent.
Heard from a Union County AD.
  1. He fought with his assistants during the week and multiple walked out on him. Forcing him to coach the JV game
  2. At the JV game he berated a trainer over not having enough water.
  3. Scotch plains was playing Elizabeth in soccer on adjacent field (he teaches at Elizabeth) parents from both schools witnessed his antics and reported to both schools.
  4. He was immediately removed from duties from Scotch Plains (he did not resign) and when he showed up to work on Monday was put on suspension from Elizabeth because of parents complaints.
Welp… 🤷🏻‍♂️

OT: 2023 NJ HS Football Season

Something huge must’ve happened one way or another that he had to leave now. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Heard from a Union County AD.
  1. He fought with his assistants during the week and multiple walked out on him. Forcing him to coach the JV game
  2. At the JV game he berated a trainer over not having enough water.
  3. Scotch plains was playing Elizabeth in soccer on adjacent field (he teaches at Elizabeth) parents from both schools witnessed his antics and reported to both schools.
  4. He was immediately removed from duties from Scotch Plains (he did not resign) and when he showed up to work on Monday was put on suspension from Elizabeth because of parents complaints.

First Three Games Positives-

Someone has to be a deep threat. Either a TE or another WR needs to be able to occupy a safety or force them to keep a safety in the middle. Right now we only have 1 deep consistent threat.

We need long back badly (heard he will be).

That would be great. Honestly, I’m not that worried about the long game. We’ve executed a few big plays already and just missed on several. So far, in general, it seems like our pass game has been mostly designed to set up our run game.

Kirk Ciarrocca is (objectively) a Great hire

I think its ok to point out and "celebrate" obvious improvement - like the lack of offensive penalties - something that has plagued us. I think its also a bit disingenuous to say "same record as last year through 3 games" when those 3 last year did not include a B1G team and DID include Wagner.

This 100%. Blatant cherry picking of when MOV is representative of improvement and when it’s not. These same people are just waiting for us to take a pasting from a top 10 team to point out - see same old Rutgers. Either how you win or lose matters all the time, or it doesn’t. Make up your mind and don’t back track on it.

First Three Games Positives-

Bye Bye Miss American Pie. You are not worth the time or effort.The problem arises from past history of being only on the board if there is something negative , poor play, Schiano or a scandal. Enjoy the game this week.
It’s been a short but enriching relationship. It was wonderful for you to show up out of nowhere, shout a series of mystifying things about god knows who or what, and then announce your departure as if you were invited in the first place. I’d like to say that you’ll be missed, but I never knew you were here in the first place.

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