Wommack is Out

Maybe a little surprising that DC Dave Wommack was let go but then again, it says volumes about Paul Johnson and the fact that he will not settle for just winning 11 games a year.

There were tons of injuries this year to the defense but injuries are going to happen every year and you have to work through them. I believe that the issues on defense caused CPJ to call his plays different and manage games differently this year than he would with a serviceable defense.

As for Nebraska, Shawn Watson's offense this year ranked 102nd in the country. Dave Wommack's defense ranked 54th. Bo Pelini is only delaying the inevitable by keeping Watson around, as he has proven to be as mediocre as it gets in terms of playcalling and execution. For every good game the offense has, it has 3 or 4 bad games and that is a consistent pattern. Remember as well, Watson was kept here to make sure there were as few interruptions as possible to the offense.

So who will replace Wommack? Al Groh's name is mentioned prominently, since he and Paul Johnson are good friends. I'd be very enthused with Groh running the defense, except for the fact that we would be exclusively a 3-4 team. That is what Groh knows and that's the defense he runs.

Mark Bradley says Tech is close to a deal with Groh.

But Footballcoachscoop.com says Groh will NOT be the guy and has been contacted by Bill Parcells in Miami.

Stay tuned...