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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 22643" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>That's part of my point in the OP. When the team couldn't execute anything well enough, CPJ went back to the "base" offense, what he was most familiar with and comfortable calling because he's been doing it for twenty-something odd years. He was going to battle with what he knew best. He doubled down on perfecting with the team what he got him this far.</p><p></p><p>Why do you think CPJ installed the Diamond and Pistol based plays in the first place? Because he understood what Monken understands, no matter how much of a "master" you think you are at one thing (in CPJ's case, the flex option) the evolution of defenses and teams that are far more talented will blunt any scheme advantage you have. Offenses AND defenses have to evolve...that's an axiom that's true in any part of life. </p><p></p><p>When CPJ first came here, he had a schematic and to some degree a talent advantage. As the years went by, and as our talent base left to go to the NFL, why is it that CPJ's record keeps getting <strong>closer to 0.500 every year</strong>? Teams like Miami, Clemson, UGA, VT are not only getting more talented, but their defensive coordinators are getting better and better at defending us. At the same time, our talent level hasn't exactly gotten better. If the other teams are getting more talented and better at defending us, while GT's talent has leveled off, what do you do? Either recruit better, or make adjustments/add wrinkles to our offense to make the defense adjust. CPJ hasn't recruited that well, so that only leaves the later option. </p><p></p><p>So back to my OP, why is it that Monken would even say that? A lot of people on here think that execution problems are on our team, but sometimes execution problems come from the opposing team being far more talented that you can't execute what you want. Sometimes false starts occur because OLinemen can't block the other guy and they get antsy. Sometimes our perimeter blockers can't do their jobs because they're not talented enough to seal the perimeter or big enough to apply enough force to bring the other guy down. Theoretically, EVERY play works on the chalkboard. The chalkboard doesn't account for the other team being far more talented and the other teams players just flat out beating our guys. It's happened a lot this season. Outside of CPJ's days at GA Southern, and maybe 2008 and 2009, he's not been a coach that had the ability to out talent the other team. He's always been a coach that has outschemed and out adjusted the opposing coaches. When your schemes and adjustments you've run for the past twenty something odd years have been neutralized by other smart coaches with talent, you better have a plan B. That was what Monken was referring to. Instead of strengthening his plan B, CPJ doubled down on what he was comfortable with. It didn't work out this season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 22643, member: 360"] That's part of my point in the OP. When the team couldn't execute anything well enough, CPJ went back to the "base" offense, what he was most familiar with and comfortable calling because he's been doing it for twenty-something odd years. He was going to battle with what he knew best. He doubled down on perfecting with the team what he got him this far. Why do you think CPJ installed the Diamond and Pistol based plays in the first place? Because he understood what Monken understands, no matter how much of a "master" you think you are at one thing (in CPJ's case, the flex option) the evolution of defenses and teams that are far more talented will blunt any scheme advantage you have. Offenses AND defenses have to evolve...that's an axiom that's true in any part of life. When CPJ first came here, he had a schematic and to some degree a talent advantage. As the years went by, and as our talent base left to go to the NFL, why is it that CPJ's record keeps getting [B]closer to 0.500 every year[/B]? Teams like Miami, Clemson, UGA, VT are not only getting more talented, but their defensive coordinators are getting better and better at defending us. At the same time, our talent level hasn't exactly gotten better. If the other teams are getting more talented and better at defending us, while GT's talent has leveled off, what do you do? Either recruit better, or make adjustments/add wrinkles to our offense to make the defense adjust. CPJ hasn't recruited that well, so that only leaves the later option. So back to my OP, why is it that Monken would even say that? A lot of people on here think that execution problems are on our team, but sometimes execution problems come from the opposing team being far more talented that you can't execute what you want. Sometimes false starts occur because OLinemen can't block the other guy and they get antsy. Sometimes our perimeter blockers can't do their jobs because they're not talented enough to seal the perimeter or big enough to apply enough force to bring the other guy down. Theoretically, EVERY play works on the chalkboard. The chalkboard doesn't account for the other team being far more talented and the other teams players just flat out beating our guys. It's happened a lot this season. Outside of CPJ's days at GA Southern, and maybe 2008 and 2009, he's not been a coach that had the ability to out talent the other team. He's always been a coach that has outschemed and out adjusted the opposing coaches. When your schemes and adjustments you've run for the past twenty something odd years have been neutralized by other smart coaches with talent, you better have a plan B. That was what Monken was referring to. Instead of strengthening his plan B, CPJ doubled down on what he was comfortable with. It didn't work out this season. [/QUOTE]
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