11-09-2018, 07:41 AM
". . .Criticizing playcalling is the easiest, laziest way to evaluate an offense, and it's almost impossible for anyone on the outside looking in to truly know whether playcalling is the issue, or whether all those calls would have seemed a lot smarter if the d-end hadn't manhandled the left tackle. . .or the quarterback had made the proper check at the line of scrimmage. . . .
". . .there have been other calls that coaches have suggested should have been changed at the line of scrimmage and weren't — or calls that were changed at the line of scrimmage, and should have been, but simply didn't work out. . . .
". . .unless you're at practice, in meetings, and understand the strengths, weaknesses, tendencies and health limitations of every single player on the roster, I just think it's tough to discern when playcalling is the primary issue. . ."
Yes, that.
The full article is on The Athletic, a good source of deeper insight into football.
". . .there have been other calls that coaches have suggested should have been changed at the line of scrimmage and weren't — or calls that were changed at the line of scrimmage, and should have been, but simply didn't work out. . . .
". . .unless you're at practice, in meetings, and understand the strengths, weaknesses, tendencies and health limitations of every single player on the roster, I just think it's tough to discern when playcalling is the primary issue. . ."
Yes, that.
The full article is on The Athletic, a good source of deeper insight into football.