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Is Hudson Houck worth his salary?

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I had to start a thread about Houck after posting this in another thread. He's been a fantastic addition for us.
I'm amazed to think how far we've already come with our OL improvement....so fast.

Hudson Houck:
This was written during pre-season last year:

With new line coach Hudson Houck getting paid a staggering salary – reportedly $800,000 a year – to shore things up, Miami's line is facing plenty of pressure. It's hard to argue that Houck isn't worth every penny after seeing what he did with an average offensive line in San Diego last season, but that group was pristine compared to the tattered line he has inherited with the Dolphins.

Miami's offensive line may have been the worst in the NFL last season, possibly even more feeble than the Giants' maligned unit. The group allowed the second-most sacks in Dolphins history (52), paved the way for a paltry 3.5 yards per rush and generally undermined the offense last season. While Miami's lackluster group of running backs didn't help, the return of Williams and the drafting of Ronnie Brown won't matter if they have no holes to run through.
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Our OL went on to finish 4th BEST in sacks given up, and 7th BEST in Yards per carry rushing.
And that's just after one season with Hudson Houck: It will only continue to get better.


Here's another excerpt from an article after he was hired last year:

So why has there been so much talk this offseason about how much better the Dolphins' front line may be?

His name is Hudson Houck.

Miami's new offensive line coach has given the linemen reason to believe a renaissance is possible.

"To me, I always thought he was a hall of fame-type guy," left guard Jeno James said. "We used to watch film on his offensive lines all the time. . . . He's a guy that's trying to bring perfection out of every guy. He demands a lot with your technique and with your play, and that's something that we need.

"We need that kind of general leading us."

Entering his 23rd season as an NFL assistant, Houck has developed a reputation as one of the best in the business. His lines have helped produce six NFL rushing champions and 20 individual 1,000-yard seasons.

San Diego, Houck's last team, ranked sixth in the NFL in rushing last season and made the playoffs for the first time in nine years with an offensive line that featured five new starters.

Prior to that three-year stint, Houck spent nine seasons in Dallas where he helped build one of the NFL's elite units. The Cowboys allowed fewer than 20 sacks in three different seasons during that time, a feat no other team in the league accomplished more than once. Dallas was also one of three teams to allow fewer than 40 sacks every season during that period.

"To be very simple, our job is to move people," Houck said. "We are people-movers and we try to do that as efficiently as we can with the fewest number of steps and with leverage and with attitude. So if we have leverage on a defender, and the correct attitude that we really want to move this guy out of position so the runner can have a hole, then we're going to be successful.

"And in the passing game, it's very simple. There's two things we talk about: relative position -- that's the positions between the pass-rusher and the thrower -- and we also talk about body position, and that's balance."
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Yes, he's earning his paycheck, and he's UNDENIABLY one of the best, if not THE best, in the business.

One of Saban's BEST moves to date. :cooldude:
 
Yes its totally worth it, its not like it comes outta the salary cap or anything, hell id pay him atleast a million
 
finfan32 said:
are you paying it? who cares?
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I care if he's doing a good job.....as a fan of this team.

BTW, did you even read the post......I conclude that he's WELL worth it.
Your response implies that I don't think he's worth it...not the case.

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It's also worthy to note that he improved the line without having too much improvement in the personnel. In a few years, with good drafting and coaching, this line will be in the top few in the NFL.
 
Yes, Hudson Houck is worth the money.
Hudson Hawk, however, was definitely NOT worth the money.
 
Mile High Fin said:
I care if he's doing a good job.....as a fan of this team.

BTW, did you even read the post......I conclude that he's WELL worth it.
Your response implies that I don't think he's worth it...not the case.



MHF, not sure if you replied to me in the other thread. But did we ascertain his actual salary? I don't doubt that its 1 mil +. And he's still worth it.
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When Saban was hired by HWH, one of his main stipulations was an open check book to hire the very best assistants. Wayne likes the idea of talented luitenants and had absolutely NO problem with this philosophy.

I love it.
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Penthos said:
Yes, Hudson Houck is worth the money.
Hudson Hawk, however, was definitely NOT worth the money.
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Wade, I love that move, purely on the performances of Sandra Bernhard and Richard E. Grant!

If DiVinci was alive today, he'd be eating microwave sushi naked with us in the back of a limosine.

Genius!
 
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