Interesting hire of Johnnie Jones former Booker HC as Defensive Coordinator, thoughts anyone?
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That is an interesting hire. Jones did a good job for Booker before being asked to leave and to this day there are stories that are complete opposites as to why. Played at USF under Leavitt so one would assume a good hire.... anyone else?Interesting hire of Johnnie Jones former Booker HC as Defensive Coordinator, thoughts anyone?
He was the head coach of Booker and also coached at Lakewood Ranch the past couple years. I have been hearing that Manatee AD does the hiring and Booth doesn't have much say so. I'm not sure how true that it is but there have been rumblings about Jones bumping heads with other coaches.
Im not getting any warm and fuzzys about this hire...........meanwhile the guy he fired before Choate help coach the defense at Saint Stephens to a off FHSAA classification state title last year............go figure?
Go Canes Go!
On another note, Manatee is playing Braden River this year. This game is long overdue.
I heard it will not matter. His record will not effect his job.
I'm not convinced how good a job he did at Booker, Marlon Mack was kind of hard to mess up and they still went 3-8 and 7-4. Their scheme was unsound on D. Gaps unaccounted for, front side and back side didn't match up at times. Almost like the coverage was being called independent of the front. I'd be interested to see what the guys at Lakewood Ranch thought of him schematically. Now I get that if you don't have a solid staff it is hard to be sound across the board in only 2 years. I'd say he is kind of an unknown hire for what could be and has been one of the better programs in the state.
Manatee is without a Defensive Line Coach to date my friends in Manatee County say. Is this true and who would they go after in or around the area? I dont think anyone in Sarasota County is interested in coming north to coach that position.
One would like to think that this would be more of an appealing job to a guy at Bayshore or Booker or Palmetto or Sarasota etc! Better talent with more resources and maybe a chance to climb the ladder at an elite programCoaching at Manatee doesn't have the flare that it had when Kinnan was there. They should just try to get a good youth coach out of Manatee in hopes that he can bring young talent to the Canes.
Manatee is without a Defensive Line Coach to date my friends in Manatee County say. Is this true and who would they go after in or around the area? I dont think anyone in Sarasota County is interested in coming north to coach that position.
There was a report of a kid "soph" that is transferring into Manatee from SE high school that played DL at 6'3" 265.
One would like to think that this would be more of an appealing job to a guy at Bayshore or Booker or Palmetto or Sarasota etc! Better talent with more resources and maybe a chance to climb the ladder at an elite program