(12-30-2019, 12:17 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(12-30-2019, 12:08 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Yeah. No way to justify Wash staying regardless of Marrone's status  - and I'd add Warhop to that list as well. How in the hell do you hire an O-Line coach with such a horrible track record in the first place?  That's yet another strike against Marrone IMO.

It's a case of you get who will work for you. I wasn't overly impressed with Flop either, his scheme may have been hindered by the personnel weaknesses, but his play calling was predictable and pretty unimaginative most of the year. And if Marrone stays there aren't many who will come here to work for him since he's already hanging on by a thread. It's just not going to work if Marrone stays, because he'll pretty much have to keep his assistants, and we just can't have that going into the offseason.

Yeah. I was digging Flip's approach through the air early on this season - but he ran out of wrinkles quickly when the TE position was down to street free agent mid-season signings. 

The run game approach has been an antiquated "I dare you to stop this obvious run between the tackles" approach since Marrone arrived -  and Flip's version of that was only slightly less egregious than Hackett's post-Corey Grant entity. If I have a gripe with Flip it's mostly this, though I don't know how much of that is him catering to Marrone's run philosophy. 

I do wonder what Flip could accomplish with two upgrades along that front five and 3 healthy/capable tight ends though. And you gotta give him some credit for getting those numbers out of a 6th round rookie QB. A fair number of those passing stats came on well designed plays that didn't involve Minshew improvising and those are worth considering.

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