re: So Coach Miles is

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That said, last night was also a pretty good demonstration of why I will never be a fan of the man's coaching style.
We played a dynamic and mostly dominating first half and then rode the brakes in the 2nd half and were a lucky bounce away from giving the game away to a team that had done basically nothing all night.

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I'm pretty objective about the coaches. Preseason, I was, I suppose, a "positiger" but my post history will show I was critical of them this season. He stayed with Jefferson far too long and it held the team back. Lee has been the spark.

That being said, you are insane if you think last night's game was poorly coached. I'll grant you we got a little conservative on the play calling to start the 4th quarter, but overall it was a well-coached game and, I might add, CROWTON DID AN EXCELLENT JOB CALLING PLAYS.

The reason it was close was:
1. Jefferson's pick, returned to the 17. Killed a decent drive, swung momentum and gave them the ball in our red zone.

2. Peterson muffing a punt on our own 16. Again, giving them the ball in our red zone.

3. Horrible pass interference call on Jai that kept their drive going. They ended up with a TD instead of a FG attempt.

4. Some untimely penalties. Nevis' facemask in the first series. Not blaming Drake--it was inadvertent. But instead of 3rd and 12 at the 3, it's first down at the 20. Big play. The roughing the passer on Brooks that kept their drive going.

5. Special teams blowing it on Debose's kickoff return.

Now, you are free to argue that some of these reflect coaching. But that's only if you want to blame the coach instead of looking for the real reasons. Our players made some bad mistakes. The coaches put the players in the best position to win despite those mistakes.