Quote:Not trying to be combative, but what have you seen that makes you think Fisch has what it takes? I see a wannabe Shanahan/Kubiak running a gimmicky west coast offense complemented by clip blocking. It's not a confident approach.  

 

Much of it comes from his press conferences. On three or four occasions (last year and this year) he's responded to questions about more aggressive play-calling being desired with a response that I took as "we want to do that but we're not quite there yet." That's paraphrased and reading between the lines a little bit - but it's what I took to be his intention. I think they are much, much closer to the point of being able to do that. I expect too see glimmers of it this year and a healthy installation in the offseason.

 For now - starting 5, or 6 rookies in some of these games can't be ignored when it comes to the playbook and play calling.  It would be really easy to have those guys out there looking completely lost, and at times they still do. 


Also - I disliked the ZBS until I saw what Denard can do running in it. It's growing on me.  I think the gimmicks will lessen as the rookies gain experience and the smoke and mirrors aren't so necessary. 
 

(Also - this is a generalization - but I've found that Madden football has made everyone and their sister overly critical of OCs league wide and I prefer a little patience) 

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