Guys, why would everyone make a big deal about a kids improvement being so much just because of the coach? Maybe the kid matured a year got in the weight room, worked on his game and has a changed outlook outlook on life? None of that would be on the coach. We all know coaches have an impact but haven't many of you said too much blame/praise is put on coaches? Not enough on the player themselves?
You could be right that we would have seen the same transformation if JC was still here, but my gut tells me that that would not be the case. He just looked like he was destined to be a four-year bench warmer. And, with JC's tendency to pull players after their first mistake, I think Wadley would never have gotten the encouragement he needed. This is based on my reading of JC and SP and their approaches to player development. JC seems more an old-school and "hard knocks" kind of guy; whereas, SP seems more the rah-rah pat on the back kind of guy. I think both can reverse fields and use the opposite strategy when they deem it appropriate, but I think their general first-choice approach is polar opposite.