He wore a beautiful camel hair coat, white shirt and burnt Orange tie. Yeah, it was a tad corporate and hit the 270-pound fram. But the bald shaved head and those unforgettable blue eyes cut through the chase. Man, it was great to see Dan Conley back at Syracuse University...
One thing I forgot to note this morning but Axe was naturally all over...where's the love for Derrick Jackson? Conley gets gushed over by Coach Robinson and the press release while the co-defensive coordinator, arguably the #3 most important coach on the team, gets a passing mention:
What sticks out to me is that Conley is the bigger deal here. When else could you ever say that the linebacker coach is a bigger deal than the defensive coordinator....Call me crazy, but isn't the defensive coordinator a bigger deal than the linebackers coach?
Conley will get all the love now but if the team gets off to a rocky start defensively, watch how quickly everyone's focus shifts to Jackson. Perhaps Jackson should be happy that his promotion coincides with the arrival of Conley after all.
One thing I forgot to note this morning but Axe was naturally all over...where's the love for Derrick Jackson? Conley gets gushed over by Coach Robinson and the press release while the co-defensive coordinator, arguably the #3 most important coach on the team, gets a passing mention: