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nope. but in regards to play calling, fan criticism is pretty much absurd. it's way, way more complicated than any fan has the ability to effectively process better than an entire staff of coaches. moreover, there is an art vs science aspect to playcalling. even if a fan was a supergenius and could understand the history of playcalling better than the staff, there's no guarantee they could artfully call an entire season's worth of games with any success whatsoever.

Play calling is a good example. While you are right in many respects (though clearly I disagree that no lay person could understand it better than those on a staff), it would be fair criticism on 4 and one from the opponents 45 in the first quarter of a tie game, if someone said, for instance, I can't believe we threw it into the endzone when we should have just run it up the middle. Our running back had 40 yards, averaged about 5 yards a carry on that drive, and was unstoppable.

It depends on degree. It isn't always about whether we should have swap blocked something or trapped, sometimes it is about general things that any person can see, no?

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Posted by LSUANDY25

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Member since Dec 2012

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Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:21 pm to therick711

No one is saying that with all the decisions that a coach has to make that he doesnt make bad ones. Sometimes really bad. Clearly they do and many fans can point these out at the exact time they occur. They are not above criticism... hell if u did that you'd have to shut this board down. Criticism is always around for coaches, sometimes they go back 10 years to find something to criticize. even at your last job in a different state.
Some is deserved, most is not.

If any one would look around they'd see for all the bone headed decisions Miles has made other coaches are making more, way more.
Other than the little squirt, who certainly has made his fair share on and off the field, who's doing better?

The point the OP is making is this..............

you do not know more than the coaches when it comes to LSU football. You can sit there and think u have the higher IQ if it makes u feel good. But u still dont know shite compared to them. Theyve forgotten more than u know. Night and day even for a coach like rick.
The Dr. asked the Farmer to teach him how to farm.
The farmer said sure thing but get here real early in the morning because when im done, i want u to teach me how to be a Dr.

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Posted by bfniii

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Posted on 7/18/14 at 2:28 pm to therick711

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I disagree that no lay person could understand it better than those on a staff

no fan can. not even close. not even in the same universe.

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sometimes it is about general things that any person can see, no?

no. I refer back to gettier counterexamples. fans might be right over and against the coaches by accident but not because they had more insight or information.

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