I'm glad to see that the offense will go through a much needed reset, but Darren Hiller has easily been the worst assistant of Tom Allen's tenure. Sheridan's play calling was down right terrible this year, and warranted him being let go. BUT, I will say his job was a lot harder when he lost Penix and Tuttle, deciding between a walk on and a true freshman that still hasn't learned the playbook is not fun, not to mention all the skill players that were on the roster in spring camp and not available by the time the UM game was done. Honestly, our offense was fine last year, it's not like Sheridan was really bad last year and this year was clearly his last chance. Hiller has been downright terrible ever since he's been here, and unlike all the other assistants, his position group has actually remained healthy this year. His O-line has steadily gotten worse each year and when he took over, one of the strengths of this team was the O-line. These are all his recruits and none look like they've improved at all since they gotten to campus. The offensive line has been atrocious and it's only made Sheridan's job harder, even last year, Sheridan gave up trying to run the ball against OSU in the second quarter because it was clear Hiller's guys were getting eaten alive up front.
If CTA is serious about turning this offense around, there's absolutely no reason for Darren Hiller to be on his staff. Could you imagine trying to pitch the OC job to a guy like Justin Frye who actually knows how an O-line should function. Frye would have one conversation with Hiller and walk right out of the building. Allen needs to find someone who knows how to run an offense, any competent offensive mind would've fired Hiller two years ago. If Darren Hiller is back next year, it will show that Allen is so inept when it comes to hiring/firing offensive assistants, that he's incapable of being a solid head coach.
If CTA is serious about turning this offense around, there's absolutely no reason for Darren Hiller to be on his staff. Could you imagine trying to pitch the OC job to a guy like Justin Frye who actually knows how an O-line should function. Frye would have one conversation with Hiller and walk right out of the building. Allen needs to find someone who knows how to run an offense, any competent offensive mind would've fired Hiller two years ago. If Darren Hiller is back next year, it will show that Allen is so inept when it comes to hiring/firing offensive assistants, that he's incapable of being a solid head coach.
