What do Tebow, Henne, Navarre, Henson & Brian Griese have in common?

I call BS on this article and the "legend of Loeffler". Loeffler was a UM freshman in 1993, was redshirted, did not play in 1994, and took a few snaps in clean-up duty in 1995, then didn't play again in 1996. His shoulder injury cost him his playing career and, as a 5th year senior in 1997, he was a "student coach". As jmblue points out, he was a grad assistant in 1998 (Brady's senior/junior year) and 1999 (Brady's 5th year) before moving to CMU with DeBord (yes, THAT DeBord). I'm willing to stand corrected, but I don't recall any great QBs coming out of CMU during the DeBord / Loeffler regime. When Loeffler returned in 2002, Navarre was already a senior/junior. Loeffler then recruited and coached Henne for four years. That's his resume: Navarre for 2 years, Henne for 4. If one believes that Navarre improved significantly in his last two years, or that Henne was much better as a senior than he was as a freshman, you're in the camp that thinks Loeffler did a great job. If one believes that Navarre was a serviceable QB before and after Loeffler returned; that the QB opportunities and careers of Gutierrez and Richard were mismanaged to a fare-thee-well; and that Henne left UM as essentially the same QB that came to UM, then you're in the camp that cannot begin to comprehend the Loeffler hype. None of this should be taken to imply that Loeffler isn't an excellent person, good coach, or doesn't have "great potential". It is offered only to clear up the record. This article, and the ability to access similar articles on the "internets", has led to the development of the "legend of Loeffler" to which jmblue refers. It is an excellent object lesson in how sloppy, non-fact-checking sources in the internet age can eventually lead to a complete misrepresentation of the facts. I can't tell you the number of times I've seen the "facts" set forth in this article perpetuated on various UM message boards (but seldom here, I should add, probably because this is the most intelligent UM board out there - by a damn sight). To give Loeffler credit for the development of Griese, Brady or Henson, you have to believe that Loeffler was doing it as a bench-warming, injured player, a "student coach", and a first year grad assistant - instead of giving credit to an established and well-respected QB coach (Parrish). To give Loeffler credit for Navarre, you first have to establish that some credit is due, then you have to conclude that Loeffler's two years with Navarre overshadowed Parrish's three years with JN. And when you give Loeffler credit for Henne, you have to ignore his role in the "development" of Gutierrez, Richard and Mallett (and, perhaps, Forcier). Hey, I watched LBJ get off a plane in 1966. That doesn't mean that I advised him on US policy in Vietnam.

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