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I think the phrasing of these questions is designed in such a way to impress upon Shaw that we are also looking for improvements in the coaching staff's approach and that we expect improvement from them in their methodology and pedagogy. <snip>

And after OL/DL + QB...everything follows from there.  I expect the "skill" positions to sort themselves out, but it's the line and QB play where I think the coaches really need to refine/improve their approach.

I would be interested on thoughts about what "methodology and pedagogy" can and can't do, and how the coaches go about determining what the problems are and how to solve them. Looking at the Player Development question from a casual fan thread, motivation is perceived as a big factor. I can understand how coaches can locate and eradicate bad technique, but the "want to" has to come from within, or does it? The OL "should" have been better than it was. I am sure the staff will cite injuries as a big contributor, but I would be interested in their thoughts about why sometimes it doesn't work, and the later it does, with the same guys.

[Goose]

I think the phrasing of these questions is designed in such a way to impress upon Shaw that we are also looking for improvements in the coaching staff's approach and that we expect improvement from them in their methodology and pedagogy. <snip>

And after OL/DL + QB...everything follows from there.  I expect the "skill" positions to sort themselves out, but it's the line and QB play where I think the coaches really need to refine/improve their approach.

I would be interested on thoughts about what "methodology and pedagogy" can and can't do, and how the coaches go about determining what the problems are and how to solve them. Looking at the Player Development question from a casual fan thread, motivation is perceived as a big factor. I can understand how coaches can locate and eradicate bad technique, but the "want to" has to come from within, or does it? The OL "should" have been better than it was. I am sure the staff will cite injuries as a big contributor, but I would be interested in their thoughts about why sometimes it doesn't work, and the later it does, with the same guys.