Quote: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.  

When it seems that there is so much 'regression' taking place among the players it leads me to suspect that they have 'given up' on the season... and possibly the team. In the case of the younger players, I'm inclined to place the responsibility for that primarily on the coaches...mostly the head coach. In the case of the older guys, well, JT isn't the first high profile guy to come here and just go on 'cruise control', and who can blame him? Given that he has to make circus catches to pull in one Blake Bortles passes, not to mention the way our receivers tend to get 'hung out to dry' by Bortles, it's a wonder that any of them even bother to run a semblance of a route!

 

In view of our offensive ineptitude, I'm surprised that the defense hasn't just all but packed it in for the season too. I guess some of these guys play with heart after all. It's just too bad that the effort, and the best years of some of these guys football careers is being wasted on a bad team like this. And yes... it starts at the top.

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