[Roberton3]

As for Edsall, he worked wonders at UConn.  His style probably didn't mesh with a lot of players he didn't recruit.  The reality is he got 5 star WR Stefon Diggs, to stay home, so even coming off a lousy year (2-10), and eight Ls in a row.  So he's being given the benefit of the doubt.

I agree.  It's far too early to label Edsall as a failure.  His style clashed drastically with the team's existing players: he runs a really tight ship, and Friedgen (the previous head coach) was just the opposite, so it was a really rough transition this year.  Combine that with his record at UConn, and I'm inclined to cut him a lot of slack for the first couple of years.

That said, I wish they'd hired someone else.  Promoting Franklin would have been a great choice.  Hiring Mike Leach would have been riskier, but still likely a great move.  I would have taken either of them well ahead of Edsall.  But I'm not close to ready to give up on Edsall yet.

[Roberton3]

As for Edsall, he worked wonders at UConn.  His style probably didn't mesh with a lot of players he didn't recruit.  The reality is he got 5 star WR Stefon Diggs, to stay home, so even coming off a lousy year (2-10), and eight Ls in a row.  So he's being given the benefit of the doubt.

I agree.  It's far too early to label Edsall as a failure.  His style clashed drastically with the team's existing players: he runs a really tight ship, and Friedgen (the previous head coach) was just the opposite, so it was a really rough transition this year.  Combine that with his record at UConn, and I'm inclined to cut him a lot of slack for the first couple of years.

That said, I wish they'd hired someone else.  Promoting Franklin would have been a great choice.  Hiring Mike Leach would have been riskier, but still likely a great move.  I would have taken either of them well ahead of Edsall.  But I'm not close to ready to give up on Edsall yet.