Quote:He's basically saying a hard [BAD WORD REMOVED] coach is not going to impact his play which I agree. However, I disagree on the impact of others. Everyone is not wired the same -- Malik has already been groomed under good coaching so we need to salvage the younger guys before they have too much of GUS DNA

Telvin Smith was born of Gus DNA, molded by it.


He's pretty good.


Other players you can point to.


Fact is we drafted a raw qb who hasn't developed. Is it because the coach sucks or because he "isn't a natural thrower?"


Time will tell.


Personally, seeing how we managed a top 5 defense in spite of everything tells me a lot in terms of coaching. Caldwell finally focused on defense for one offseason and we hoped for average...got top 5.


I honestly don't think Gus had much to contribute at all along the offensive side of the ball. He's defense all the way. That's why I don't buy it that Gus somehow corrupted Blake. He wasn't really involved in that process. Guys like his OCs, qb coach and Marrone more than likely have had a bigger impact on the kid.

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