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?  

 

This is why I never understood the argument that coaches are responsible for penalties. Gus Bradley can't push a player over the LOS. He can't make someone grab an opponent's face mask. However, if any of the coaches are teaching linemen to hold or interfere with the pass, that is their fault.

 

Poor execution is a combination of mental mistakes and talent level. One player's mistake can lead to another's but more often one player's mistake makes a teammate look bad when he wasn't.

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