(11-01-2024, 05:49 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(11-01-2024, 05:08 PM)SamusAranX Wrote: Your reasoning makes sense but the difference with Doug is….he won’t get rid of his guys. He dug his heels in at Philly for press, and got the boot. And he really wants to die twice on the same hill?

How is it the same hill?  

Is Khan trying to make him hire someone he doesn't want to? 
No. 

Do you think Doug willingly walked from the HC position (forced his own firing) because he wanted control of his own staff and then he went somewhere that would do the same thing to him the last guy did??

Hell no. He has complete control of hiring his own coaching staff and that has been made clear by Khan and Baalke in different pressers. 

Right after they hired Nielsen a reporter asked Baalke if Nielsen was a GM hire, and he said Doug Pederson has  control over his own staff and I've supported all of his decisions 100%. 

I'm certain Doug demanded he have control over his staff here after what happened in Philly. I know I damn sure would have done that if I were him. 

The fact that our offense is very efficient in both run and pass right now and our defense is 32nd in pass defense should tell you that if Khan or Baalke were trying to interfere - it would probably be concerning Nielsen and not Taylor. 
But I don't think any of that is happening.

It’s the hill of having a blind spot with his guys. 

I don’t personally think Press is the end all be all problem with our offense, team, Everbank plumbing system, etc. 

But our offense has declined. Part of that is on the GM (who is the head of the snake in this situation) but at times it bears a hard inward look at coaching, planning, plays etc. my biggest criticism related to press and this Doug, is our first 15. Constantly terrible and easily sniffed out. And then when we let Trevor and the offense go up tempo and rip away, we do vastly better. Yet, the scheme the same boring first 15 over and over. Runs on first down. Throws behind the line of scrimmage. Press and Doug aren’t adapting. Perhaps they reason we run to pass. But it’s abundantly clear to anyone with half a brain, this offense is best suited to passing intermediate to deep to open the run.

Pederson has control. That’s great. He can gladly keep press is he wants. I think he can do worse at OC sure, but on the other side of the coin, he can certainly do a whole lot better. But it may be his undoing again. That’s my point. He got rid of Caldwell quickly. And in hindsight, Caldwell was a scapegoat. Frankly, there should have been an overhaul with a lot more of the staff. But if Doug wants to keep him, that’s his choice. I just think it’s a dumb choice. Because it’s the same desire to keep the status quo on offense that screwed him over last time. Khan may not demand anything but if Doug survives by the skin of his teeth, keeps Press and the offense still stagnates at mid next year….then Doug blew his shot to try something different. 

Again, bigger problems than press but he is a problem.

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