I mean how much more NFL talent has this staff been sitting on and couldn’t recognize it? Thank goodness for Oz that the 2 in front him flamed out and he got his chance. Feel sorry for the kids who may have missed out on their dreams due to questionable talent eval.
maybe let's take Ozigbo's own words into account instead of, as usual, drawing conclusions straight from your lower intestine:
HV: Take me through your transformation from junior year to senior year under Coach Frost. How did you trim down and tell us about the advice you took to heart from Coach Held and company to get more playing time?
DO: When it came to doing the little things right, that was something they wanted to do. I had to get my body in the best shape and be conditioned enough to do those things at a constant level. Definitely transformed my body in the weight room thanks to Coach [Zach] Duval, and what they put us through helped me transition that to the field. Then once I got to playing fast and I had a pretty good grasp of the offense, I got to really, really play fast.
That was one thing Coach [Scott] Frost and Coach [Ryan] Held always harped on. They wanted guys to go fast, play without thinking, just do your job, and they can coach you if you make a mistake at 100 percent but you’ve got to move at 100 percent. That was one thing I feel like everyone on the team took to. We practiced hard and we practiced fast, and just being able to do that so much, to rep it so much in practice, when it transitioned to the game it was kind of easy to keep that tempo and try and score as many points and make big plays during games because we made it such an emphasis to play that way in practice.
HV: What was the moment of buy-in for you?
DO: I was pretty much on board as soon as I heard there was going to be a switch. Just knowing who Coach Frost was and what he did at UCF, I felt like if he’s the type of guy I’m hearing about and he did that at a school [like UCF], I can trust him.
When they came in, they came in really honest and really fair as far as getting an open shot. And I really appreciated that. As long as they’re being honest and giving everyone a fair shot to go out there and make plays and earn a spot, I was pretty much bought in.
HV: When you got opportunities, you performed, but you didn’t get a ton of opportunities until the new staff came in. Why didn’t you play more before?
DO: Honestly, I asked, I tried to figure it out, they gave me little things to try and correct and even once I corrected those my situation didn’t change so honestly I still don’t know. Other than maybe the fact they just didn’t like how I was fitting the offense, I don’t know what was the reasoning behind it.
He wasn't an NFL caliber back until Frost showed up. They transformed him into one. Coach Frost let him earn his run and never looked back. Cannot say that for previous coaching staffs.
I'm sure you'll find a way to spin this, but it's your prerogative. Carry on, and don't let facts get in the way of your chimplike shit-tossing.
