I really think many of the problems on this team could be fixed just by letting guys do what they do well, rather than trying to force a system/identity on players who are mot good in that s/i. Maybe college football's best pass pro left tackle shouldn't be used as a run blocking guard. Maybe we should be finding ways to get Spears the ball in space rather that running him into a brick wall. Maybe Levis should be throwing more to the deep sideline where his arm strength can be better utilized. Maybe DHop shouldn't be used to run block or on short crossing routes so much. If we are missing those, then what other examples are there that are just not as obvious? Is our defense really just suddenly bad because those guys just forgot how to play? Are the players bad, or just not being allowed to play to their strengths?
And why is this mismatch suddenly a problem? It started at the end of JRob's run and has continued with Ran. Do our GMs suddenly not know how to get guys that match our style of play? Or is the coach just resisting a change in identity that is needed?
Sounds like coaching
So let’s review:
1. Was Vrabel always involved in helping decide who was drafted and free agents signed or is just now part of those duties?
2. If 7-10 followed by a 5-9 season doesn’t make your seat, at least, a bit warm, what will it take?
I hope this is just momma keeping her cards hidden and not this franchise becoming comfortable with mediocrity just because she doesn’t want to shake things up before breaking ground on the new stadium.
1. Was Vrabel always involved in helping decide who was drafted and free agents signed or is just now part of those duties?
2. If 7-10 followed by a 5-9 season doesn’t make your seat, at least, a bit warm, what will it take?
I hope this is just momma keeping her cards hidden and not this franchise becoming comfortable with mediocrity just because she doesn’t want to shake things up before breaking ground on the new stadium.
I have to say 50/50 on talent and coaching.
That new stadium is definitely in the cards she's holding lol
Pretty sure AAS had already stated something about keeping Vrabel around.
hope he proves everyone wrong without the excuses for why he sucks and should be fired.
hope he proves everyone wrong without the excuses for why he sucks and should be fired.
At some point the question has to be asked "Amy, are you sleeping with Mike?"
I don’t think it gets asked because it’s rhetorical.
She’s getting the Vrabel cable.
When you have conservative OL coaches who suck this is what you get
When you have an insecure head coach who micromanages and won't allow outsiders on his staff this is what you get
When you pretend coaching is irrelevant this is what happens
He's part of the problem
You can't fix the OL without a good OL coach which Vrabel is opposed to.
I know you badly want to believe coaches have no impact on performance and that the NFL is just like madden where players automatically play up to their potential.
That though is not the case. Coaches do matter, that's why they're there. If the NFL was like Madden then position coaches wouldn't be needed.
I will 100% agree with you on letter Conklin walk, we've been paying for that mistake ever since.
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yes .... Mike Mularkey
just thought of something... Amy must have a "Mike" tattoo in a secret place to keep hiring all these 'Mike' guys
yeah but 100% amy was riding the Costner, I mean, Mularkey train
Huh? How are you drawing that conclusion? I’ve never suggested anything close to that.
Scheme matters. But talent is a big deal. If you draft trash you get trash. We have been drafting trash. Great coaches can’t, cannot make a really bad player great. You can’t coach heart.
Zero reason to keep quit. Put the midget in!
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