Kentucky Football Asst Coach Job Posting

[yoshukai]

We were gashed by the run against UT, Ga, Bama, Mizzou.

In 2017 LeBlanc had Sophomores Calvin Taylor and TJ Carter (who were 2 stars btw) whom he developed into pros. He also had Soph. Phil Hoskins and Fr. Quinton Bohanna, both lightly recruited, whom he developed into pros.

In 2018 he had Fr Marquan McCall whom he developed into a pro.

LeBlanc is now a DL coach in the NFL and for good reason. He was a great coach. Nobody is beating down the door to hire Stewart and for good reason.

Leblanc did a great job. He’s not coming back.

 

[dvillecatfan]

Some numbers from LeBlanc bio on Arkansas site.

His 2019 defensive line led the way for the Wildcats into opposing backfields, contributing 18 of Kentucky’s 33 sacks that ranked fourth in the SEC. Senior Calvin Taylor Jr. paced the Cats with 8.5 to finish second in the league. LeBlanc’s line also added 37 tackles for loss with Taylor Jr. and Josh Paschal each totaling 9.5 – second-most on the team. The group also forced eight fumbles.

LeBlanc’s maturing defensive line totaled 23.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 quarterback sacks in 2018, well up from 2017. His unit helped the Cats win 10 games for the first time in 41 years, including five SEC games and a 6-1 mark in Lexington. Kentucky’s defense ranked fourth in the league allowing 337.9 yards per game and averaging nearly three sacks per game.

With no senior starters in 2017, LeBlanc’s young defensive line played a key role in helping the Wildcats hold six opponents under 100 rushing yards, the first time UK had accomplished that feat since 1949. Kentucky also improved points allowed and third-down efficiency. Junior Denzil Ware was among the SEC’s best with 6.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss.

 

[yoshukai]

Some numbers from LeBlanc bio on Arkansas site.

His 2019 defensive line led the way for the Wildcats into opposing backfields, contributing 18 of Kentucky’s 33 sacks that ranked fourth in the SEC. Senior Calvin Taylor Jr. paced the Cats with 8.5 to finish second in the league. LeBlanc’s line also added 37 tackles for loss with Taylor Jr. and Josh Paschal each totaling 9.5 – second-most on the team. The group also forced eight fumbles.

LeBlanc’s maturing defensive line totaled 23.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 quarterback sacks in 2018, well up from 2017. His unit helped the Cats win 10 games for the first time in 41 years, including five SEC games and a 6-1 mark in Lexington. Kentucky’s defense ranked fourth in the league allowing 337.9 yards per game and averaging nearly three sacks per game.

With no senior starters in 2017, LeBlanc’s young defensive line played a key role in helping the Wildcats hold six opponents under 100 rushing yards, the first time UK had accomplished that feat since 1949. Kentucky also improved points allowed and third-down efficiency. Junior Denzil Ware was among the SEC’s best with 6.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss.

No one is saying Leblanc is not great. So what’s your point.

 

[dvillecatfan]

No one is saying Leblanc is not great. So what’s your point.

Just giving some numbers...maybe someone else look up Stewart's numbers. Little comparison.

 

[UKfan215]

Getting penetration up front is something a 3-4 DL can do from time to time. Obviously, if they can penetrate into the backfield you can create a lot of chaos, blowing up running plays and even sacking the QB. This seems to be what LeBlanc's lines were good at doing. But calling this "pass rushing" only adds confusion to the discussion. With penetration, the DL simply plows through the OL. Pass rushers come from the edge, trying to go around left tackles, not penetrating through the OL directly.

 

[Caveman Catfan]

You don't get fired at the end of a contract. Your either retained for a new contract or your not. This kind of answers another post about KSR. Sometimes Vince gives them good intel. Then sometimes they make stuff up. Any outlet putting out that he got fired is just wanting clicks.

If you are a contract employee and your contract is not renewed, you are fired.

 

[seccats04]

Leblanc did a great job. He’s not coming back.

I know. I just think we can do better than Stewart.

 

[maysvilleky]

Dont get hung up on the job description—its required by the University—formality only..

Yep Stoops likely already has a person lined up and is just meeting hiring requirements.

 

[seccats04]

In the 3-4 defense (which we play) the job of pass rushing doesn't fall on the defensive line. It is the outside linebackers, specifically the JACK and to a lesser extent the SAM. The JACK is the primary pass rusher in a 3-4. He's a defensive end/linebacker hybrid that hopefully possesses a quick burst of speed if he wants to be good at his job.

If our defensive line was producing better pass rushing when LeBlanc was here, then that is either because we were playing the 4-3 back then or because the DL wasn't doing what they were told, because in a 3-4, the DL doesn't pass rush. End of story.

We played a 3-4 all three years LeBlanc was here. And in 2019 DE Calvin Taylor led the SEC in sacks. If his job was to not sack the QB then I guess he didn't carry out his assignment well.

 

[Fox2monk]

Dont get hung up on the job description—its required by the University—formality only..

Makes it so dumb to even do it because it’s never actually open.