Quote:Nice answer and ultimately I think you're right...just so we're clear, but I still wondered. It's like: Are Babich and Olsen not doing their respective jobs properly and Gus isn't correcting them? Or are they actually trying to do the right thing and being overruled by the coach? Or is it a combination of the two?

 

I guess ultimately I'm looking for the root cause and not necessarily just someone to point fingers at. But don't get that statement twisted. I personally don't feel like Bradley is a very good coach...that's not what I'm saying at all. I'm simply a "why" guy. When things don't go according to plan, I need to know why before I can address it to (hopefully) curtail the same issues from arising again.

 

You're question completely makes sense but without seeing the inner workings of the team staff I don't think there's a way to know.  I will say that it seems that Bradley is very disconnected from the offense.  He is a defensive guy and you can tell from his press conferences that he has more ownership when it comes to the defense.  It also makes sense because it's what he knows.

 

I believe he's probably somewhat hands on with the defense whereas the offense and special teams are basically left to those respective coaches.  In the last several weeks is really the first time we've heard him give input on the offense (i.e. be more aggressive, take shots downfield, don't be so cautious, etc.).

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