[TheFarm07]

So no, I do not fault Tara for switching up our offense.  In fact, I admire her for being creative enough to do it, to learn new things, and to build around the players she has.  We simply had to switch the offense this year, but the particular scheme we switched to did not work.  That is on the coaches.  And I am not the person to say what scheme would have worked better--but the failure of this one is plain to see.

Thank you 81alum for taking the time to answer thoughtfully with detail. I know with our admissions requirements, it makes it more difficult to target the players we would like and therefore in some respects forces Tara to change things more broadly based on available personnel and their strengths & weaknesses.

I'll be the first to admit I am not an x's and o's kind of guy, so I don't have an expansive knowledge of the various offensive strategies and philosophies.

As we discussed not just in the last 24 hours, but throughout this season, our struggles can't just be traced to one individual thing. Sure, we didn't adopt the flow offense as well as envisioned, but then there was smaller adjustments that a number of posters have highlighted that weren't made, head-scratching decision-making and perhaps even the lack of "grit."

It's been a disappointment for sure. I find this discussion somewhat carthartic but I hope we are able to channel our frustrations respectfully. We may disagree and get frustrated with other contributors for a variety of reasons but I hope we can keep it civil and take a deep breath before responding.

[TheFarm07]

So no, I do not fault Tara for switching up our offense.  In fact, I admire her for being creative enough to do it, to learn new things, and to build around the players she has.  We simply had to switch the offense this year, but the particular scheme we switched to did not work.  That is on the coaches.  And I am not the person to say what scheme would have worked better--but the failure of this one is plain to see.

Thank you 81alum for taking the time to answer thoughtfully with detail. I know with our admissions requirements, it makes it more difficult to target the players we would like and therefore in some respects forces Tara to change things more broadly based on available personnel and their strengths & weaknesses.

I'll be the first to admit I am not an x's and o's kind of guy, so I don't have an expansive knowledge of the various offensive strategies and philosophies.

As we discussed not just in the last 24 hours, but throughout this season, our struggles can't just be traced to one individual thing. Sure, we didn't adopt the flow offense as well as envisioned, but then there was smaller adjustments that a number of posters have highlighted that weren't made, head-scratching decision-making and perhaps even the lack of "grit."

It's been a disappointment for sure. I find this discussion somewhat carthartic but I hope we are able to channel our frustrations respectfully. We may disagree and get frustrated with other contributors for a variety of reasons but I hope we can keep it civil and take a deep breath before responding.