Quote:Play calling is always called into question when the plays don't work.  Most of us have no clue as to whether a different play would have worked better.   A lot of the time it's not the play, but the execution, that causes a play to not work.  Missed blocks, forgotten assignments, receivers not adjusting their route, quarterback not getting rid of the ball, or some players just being physically overmatched.  Plus, the quarterback bears a lot of responsibility for deciding what play to actually run, regardless of what play was called from the sideline.  

 

It's easy to say, gee, if they had called a different play, or if they had called this one particular play, or if they lined up in a different formation, it would have worked.  

 

And usually, after a victory, fans post about how much better the play calling was.   Well of course it looked better, because the plays worked and we won the game.  

 

I guess I am just skeptical of all those people who blame the play calling.  They don't sit in on the meetings when the game plan is formulated.  I think usually, it's the execution and not the play itself that causes the failure. 

 

Personally, I think our offensive line is physically overmatched, and that's what causes the play calls to look bad.   There aren't many plays that are going to work when your offensive line is as bad as ours.