Quote:I wonder who is making the calls on offensive strategy in terms of personnel and schemes to fit them. I get that Jedd is calling the plays but there seems to be some disconnect somewhere. I think Gus is a fish out of water when it comes to the offense. That could be the hang up in the communication between OC and personnel (Caldwell). I'm not sure of how the dynamic works tho. Is Jedd making evaluations of talent level/preparedness or does he just call the plays based on the active roster that day?

I think you might be right. Remember how Wayne Weaver was so reluctant to get rid of Gene Smith... even when it was obvious to everyone that Gene was killing the team? I think that Gus has this 'every one's wonderful' philosophy that compels him to give people chance after chance even when it's pretty clear to everyone else that it's a sinking ship! He waited until our offensive line and our secondary were national jokes before he canned Bradfield and Guy. Maybe that's part of what's going on with Gerhart; Gus just keeps wanting to give him another chance... at the expense of winning games....

on the other hand, maybe it's just that Toby is getting paid BIG bucks compared to the other backs we have so the front office isn't going to stand for him sitting on the bench. Maybe... I just don't know but I kinda's like posting anyways....

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