Quote:There's some good articles on 'halftime adjustments' that I can't post since I'm on my phone. The coaches only get about 3-5 minutes with the players (if that) and it's usually the position coaches. They basically cover what is and isn't working. You can't really adjust a gameplan that's been several days in the making, in the span of a couple of minutes.

 

I think adjustments made in-game or at halftime generally are the product of an assistant coach or coordinator in the booth getting informative screenshots (photos in the old days) down to the coaches/players on the field. 

 

Some coaches and coordinators are more adept at making a tweak in coverage to plug up a vulnerability - or do the opposite on offense.  Making such adjustments also requires that you have an "answer" for such vulnerabilities. Something the Jags roster has not afforded it's coaches much of in recent years. 

 

Adjustments happen - but they aren't as common as some like to think, they definitely aren't only at halftime, and some "stretched-thin" rosters simply don't have the luxury as their best options are already being employed and still failing. 

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