Father and son
Here is a story staff writer Doug Padilla wrote on UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft, and how his father, Tom, the former head coach at San Diego State, views the situation.
Also, here is the notebook I wrote, and the possibility backup quarterback Chris Forcier could play this week against Arizona State.
I like what Tom Craft said about his boy Kevin not having the capability of going through progressions-- "baloney." And he may have a point about his boy not having enough time to even go to his second progession let alone the third. Ever wonder how Brett Favre would do behind this ucla line?
Further, Kevin is an introverted personality who probably would do better if Coach did not berate him during the game. Makes Coach look bad as well.
LJ
The father needs to but out. I'm sure that's the advice he gives to the parents of his players.
So Kevin Craft's dad says that the fact that his son has a problem looking off receivers and going to a second or third option is a bunch of baloney...hmm....now whose opinion would I trust more, Norm and Rick, who have coached Heisman winning QBs, won titles, and actually see him in practice everyday, or the father of the quarterback (who incidentally got fired from San Diego State, one of the lousiest football programs in America)...hmmm....
Maybe you should shut your mouth pops.
The problem will be solved next year, one way or another. The OL should be better and we will have two new QB's (Prince and Brehaut) to compete. If KC continues to struggle next year, he won't get yelled at by RN. He'll just have a seat on the pine.
Anon and SBBruin,
I agree that RN and NC probably know just as much if not more about QBing than Craft's Dad. Yet they cannot hold a candle to the amount of knowledge that Craft's Dad knows about what makes his son tick, and how to get the most out of him on the football field. I think that the statement about a little honey going a long way from Craft's Dad may give some insight as to how to deal with his son best.
As a father that also coaches his son, I understand Craft's Dad yet he has to realize that he no longer coaches him and he has to have faith in RN and NC.
Bottom line is, however, that we aren't even talking about this if our O line was not so putrid.
Craft, in all likelihood, will be our third-stringer next year, behind Prince and Brehaut. His dad needs to take this into account and let his paternal instincts take a back seat to the reality that his son right now is the best of a bad bunch of healthy quarterbacks. And to suggest that Mr. Craft's JUCO accolades are on par with the Division 1 experience of both Chow and Neuheisel is laughable. For those who disagree, why don't we let every parent of every starter butt in and tell our experienced coaching staff exactly how to treat their son - that would be a great way to run a Division 1 program, wouldn't it?
BruinAZ-- I'm not doubting that Tom knows Kevin's temperament better than his coaches. If you look at my comments I was only referring to his statement about looking off receivers, not how best to motivate him on the sideline.
In terms of how Rick should be treating Kevin on the sideline, I really don't know what would be the most effective. I know that Kevin hasn't really improved throughout the season, so maybe a little more honey wouldn't hurt...who knows...
Maybe there'd be a lot less yelling if there were a lot less passing of the ball into the hands of the secondary.