Quote:I believe coaching matters, and it matters a great deal...I also believe that player execution counts even more...The coaches can show and tell people a bazillion times where you are supposed to be, how far up field you run straight before you cut to gain separation, which person you are supposed to block, which receiver is the hot receiver, et.al and if they still don't do it right, that is on the players...at some point in time players not executing the plan are the ones who should be called out...How many times does a coach have to show players how to do what they are supposed to do before it becomes the players fault for not following instructions from the coach?  

 

I get that.  But you are assuming this coaching staff is actually doing those types of things... I honestly have my doubts as to how much actual "coaching" these players are getting.  

 

Seriously, when you see regression all around, you can't just take for granted that these coaches are taking their time to actually explain properly the expectations and positioning the players need to be in during "x" scenario.  Do you honestly beleive, that after 4 years of this 3 deep scheme, where players are still constantly out of position and getting burned, that this coaching staff is properly breaking down game film and then translating that to practices where they hash out the failures they've seen on film?

 

I don't.  I think film day is spent talking about stuff, then they get out on the field and "rah rah" and go throw the motions in a manner that is not intensive or conducive to encouraging muscle memory and instinctual reaction to scenarios.  

 

If we had a legitimate coaching staff, I think I'd agree with your point a bit more than I do right now, just based on the complete ineptitude of this staff.

 

Edit:  The frustrating thing is that you could see this type of ineptitute and lack of proper coaching last year.  And yet we kept Gus around.  That's the most frustrating part.  Everyone with eyes could see that this staff, led by Gus, was not capable of properly coaching an NFL team to success.  But here they are.  Collecting paychecks while imparting zero (0) positive outcomes.  Sad.  

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