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Execution vs Preparation (Defense of Coach O)
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:06 am
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:06 am
I know everybody is disappointed with the loss, and I also am not sold 100% on coach O. But something I was thinking about today.
As a rule of thumb, the coach is responsible for preparation but the players have to execute. I know there are exceptions such as bad clock management, since only the coach can control that. But in general, that's what is commonly accepted.
I understand that pre-season rankings can be misleading but what a lot of people are forgetting is that we were favored against miss State. On the road and by a TD no less. So to me that signals that we were actually more prepared than them. Once the game starts, preparation is done and it's all about execution. Which is primarily on the players. So I know it's popular to blame the coach, but in light of this, should the players not get the majority of the blame rather than O?
As a rule of thumb, the coach is responsible for preparation but the players have to execute. I know there are exceptions such as bad clock management, since only the coach can control that. But in general, that's what is commonly accepted.
I understand that pre-season rankings can be misleading but what a lot of people are forgetting is that we were favored against miss State. On the road and by a TD no less. So to me that signals that we were actually more prepared than them. Once the game starts, preparation is done and it's all about execution. Which is primarily on the players. So I know it's popular to blame the coach, but in light of this, should the players not get the majority of the blame rather than O?
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Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:19 am to HotTakeHerald
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So I know it's popular to blame the coach, but in light of this, should the players not get the majority of the blame rather than O?
"Players win games, coaches lose them" - Bill Belichick
You say the players need to execute and that's on them not the coaches, why then do Alabama players execute at a much higher rate than other teams? Why did Coach O's Ole Miss teams execute at a much worse rate than other teams?
It's the program you set up as a head coach and what you instill in your players that makes the difference, that's why. And thats why the blame goes on the head coach who has been in football all his life rather than the 18-21 year olds who are following the lead of that coach.
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 9:22 am
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:26 am to HotTakeHerald
The penalties are strickly on the players. The coaches are responsible for preperation, but the players are the ones on the field. We were out manned in the trenches on both sides of the ball, some due to injury on defence. We apparently have no depth. This due to poor recruiting from the past. Way to many penalties in all 3 games. And I seriously think at this point we are just a average team. I think this year is going to have to be the begining of a rebuild as much as I hate to say that. I think the O line is a liability that only will be fixed by recruiting and depth.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:34 am to Draconian Sanctions
Take John Curtis high school football for example, year in and year out they are in the hunt for it all because of coaching and the program. They don't have the best athletes every year they have the best program and coaching.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:55 am to Draconian Sanctions
It is said that teams seem to take on the persona of their coaches. Comparing Saban or Meyers coached teams with those of Coach O apparently add credibility to that notion.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 10:21 am to HotTakeHerald
Watching film, position drills and walk throughs all week is not going to produce penalty free football. Hitting and pushing each other around (actual football practice) is the tool that provides the practice field teaching moments.
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