Agree with pretty much everything you are saying here, and would only add that maybe the rumors of Callaway having some, or more input into the play calling is starting to pay dividends now.
As I was watching bad call after bad call after missed call go against us, I told my wife that even though they were winning (and I assumed they still would), their fans will bitch about getting bad calls from the refs.
I know the jury is still out on whether CBN was the right hire - tho some here have already voted him off the island - but I have to give him credit for his ability to change more than most coaches. He quickly figured out after watching last season he needed a new DC and got one. He watched the offense through a few games this year and publicly agreed he needed to get an OC (hell, he even made fun of himself on the issue with the crack about his wife). After games where the offense not having a sense of urgency cost us dearly, he's shown some remarkable improvement. And lastly - tho I'm sure others here could point out more stuff - we finally saw some real effort at medium to deep passing attempts. Who knows what the offense will look like in the WLOCP - against the toughest defense we've faced and probably will face all year - but I'm encouraged by his willingness to embrace change. Especially compared to his most recent predecessor!
Disagree. What he publicly joked about was the legend saying we need to throw it downfield more and he acknowledged that the king of high octane offense knows a thing or 2. If we get an OC, awesome! But he hasn't indicated that it's going to happen.
Shocker. You were exactly who I was thinking of when I said folks ready to vote him off the island. I'll predict right now he both gets an OC in the off-season and you criticize the selection.
They also have to fight back to the ball and generate contact on some of the DPI no calls. They have to force the issue. There was an underthrow to Wilson (on the camera near sideline) that he would've had the DPI had he slowed down and came back to the ball rather than keep running (despite being held).
We will never know if he indeed fired Toney or had to find a replacement when Toney, Colbert and Toney's doppleganger left a few weeks after NSD. No one will convince me he fired Colbert, who pulled in a better WR class than we have this season so far, and it was all at the same time. Usually it is a bad look to players if you fire the guy they committed to just after they've signed. Either way, he made a great hire from what we've seen.
I just said I bet he does. And yes, if it's more billy ball I will criticize. But your post was wrong and you know it. Nowhere has he said he's getting an OC. Whether he does or not doesn't change things.
I will say this...he seems like a quick learner, seems willing to make changes, and far less stubborn than the last 3 dolts we had.
I generally agree, although I don't agree with the quick part. He is willing to make some changes and that's good but they've been far too slow to come IMO. Do we really need 1.5 seasons and counting to determine STs need some dedicated coaching support? I'm less hard on him about playcalling as there was some legitimate concern about the QB being a part of the issue last year. But there is zero doubt about the underlying issue at this point. It's playcalling and concepts that need a major overhaul. It seems like he is coming around and that's a good sign. If we see a more open offense moving forward I think everyone will be a lot more optimistic.I will say this...he seems like a quick learner, seems willing to make changes, and far less stubborn than the last 3 dolts we had.
If that's truly the case, I believe he'll continue to make adjustments to his staff, his offensive style, etc. He'll probably never not talk slow though
it's a relative term. We went 3 and 4 years with the last guys just waiting for them to figure out, of course they never did
Agree but if we compare it to highly successful coaches he is far behind. Spurrier would yank a QB quickly if they weren't lighting it up. Meyer changed the offense after 2 losses. We need to see some urgency and an insatiable desire to win. Winners have both those traits in spades. Every last one.it's a relative term. We went 3 and 4 years with the last guys just waiting for them to figure out, of course they never did
Any chance we move to a more hurry up offense going forward?
