Quote:When does the blame start to fall on the players rather the coaches? I'm not defending Gus by any means but you can only show and tell the players so many times how you want things done, what route you are supposed to run, who you are supposed to block on certain plays, wrap up when you tackle, don' take your eyes off the ball before it's in your hands, etc.?

 

Gus and his assistants can walk through every play and show every player what he's supposed to do and where he's supposed to be for every play 100 times a day everyday , but if the players still run the wrong routes, block the wrong person, and fail to follow instructions, wouldn't that be the players fault?

 

Once again, I'm not defending Gus, just saying a coach can only show and tell players what to do and where to be, but it's up to the players to do it...

 

I think benching House is the start of Gus showing the players that if you keep messing up, you're gonna ride the pine until you start performing...The only problem with that, is when whoever replaces a benched player is worse than the one who got benched for blowing an assignment or two...