He might be able to sell his work with Kenny Pickett and this year's Pitt offense to get a pretty good transfer portal QB.
That’s really all we can worry about as this is a one year plan. If he can pick up a 2023 and a 2024 commit in the next 6 months, then we are in good shape.
Of course you want a coordinator who recruits well. The most important position is obviously QB, his position. If he can lure a top flight QB, its easier to recruit to WR, RB and OL.
I think you worry about the offense and winning games next year and let the rest take care of itself in 2023 and beyond if they can make progress. Unlikely he’s a long-hauler anyway, and If Mickey is the long term plan, here’s his mentorship for a couple years and we hire somebody else more dynamic in the living room and on the road more. None of that happens without wins next year.
We have a really good 1-2 punch with a Heisman finalist at QB and two top draft picks at WR under Mickey tearing it up on Sundays.
I do agree that this reduces the chances of Brown at RB coach for the recruiting reason, but also because of ST’s. But, again, think of this as one year to get it stripped down, tuned up and launched…it needs to move quickly and if Brown can instill toughness and purpose in one season, I’m all in. He recruits within his lane very well. Not a long term solution, but there is no “long term” today.
Raiola is an interesting move. I probably would have gone old school at OL and younger at OC, but I understand. Fairly unknown quantity there in both coaching and recruiting, no?