Jim Harding has been OL Coach at Utah for 7 years

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- 11/28/2020 at 9:55 PM #133100
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  AZUTE
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  @azute
  
  At this point in his tenure he would have a dominant OL.
  
  He should have established a rotation of experienced SRs playing and leaving and then rotating in JRs that have been in the program for years with some playing experience.
  
  the idea that this line is starting 3 FR and Moala is a complete disaster on his part.
  
  It’s been poor recruiting and even worse player development on his part.
  
  It’s time for a change
- 11/28/2020 at 10:25 PM #133107
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  homer
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  @homer
  
  Either he can’t recruit naturally good pass pro players, can’t teach effective pass pro to players with potential or can’t recruit player with pass pro potential.
  
  Any way you look at it, bottom line is he isn’t doing an effective job.
  
  It might cost Utes a bundle to step up and hire a top tier oblock coordinator. But that person is a critically missing element for Utah to be a top team.
  - 11/28/2020 at 11:02 PM #133117
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    ironman1315
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    @ironman1315
    
    OL is the hardest position to play/develop. And pass pro is hhe hardest skill of them all. But yes we should be much better than this by now.
- 11/28/2020 at 10:29 PM #133108
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  Central Coast Ute
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  @flip2848
  
  If you talk to his past players, they all love the guy🤷‍♂️
  - 11/28/2020 at 10:32 PM #133111
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    Xanthis
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    @xanthis
    
    Players loving a coach doesn’t mean much. I love some of my old coaches, but most of them were awful when it came to teaching me how to actually improve.
- 11/28/2020 at 11:16 PM #133121
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  Utah5410
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  @utah5410
  
  Harding is not a P-5 assistant. It is clear now. It’s the same story every year. Going back to when Whitt was yelling at him on the side lines and he replied “f****** fire me”. Players love him, seems like a nice guy, but has hit his peak. He is who he is which is why we see the same results every year.
- 11/28/2020 at 11:34 PM #133124
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  EagleMountainUte
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  @battlegroundute
  
  I would say grading offensive line as the game happens is extremely difficult. Many of the blown assignments were from the tight ends.
  I look at penalties from the Oline and I just haven’t seen them occurring. Usc and Washington probably have the best Dlines in the conference.
  
  There was improvement and holes were massive at times. Bentley simply isn’t seeing guys. Biggest defiency in the offense is him.
  - 11/28/2020 at 11:40 PM #133125
    
    Distantute
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    @distantute
    
    Agree. He had time to throw at times in second half and only checked down to rbs in the flat. Bentley is horrific.