I'm not directing this at you as this more rhetorical but...a chart? What's wrong with a coaches gut and intuition? Charts...schmarts. Oh my. At least I'd bet PJ didn't need a chart in that situation.
Lots use them I guess, you should be thinking ahead to the next play or two but all CGC does is smile and watch the play thinking ahead would mean he was a good Head coach .
That is how I felt about a lot of things Saturday night. Some offensive substitutions. Most defensive substitutions. Defense not being in place before the ball was snapped. Questionable timeouts. Appearing like the coach changed the play call because of fans booing. Even the PA announcement announcing money down on third down during NIU's last drive in obvious four down situations.
Sadly, this is true.
I doubt that Is truly the case - I just don’t think CGC or the coordinators do this “at a high level”
Exactly. Some fans just watch the game. Others, like myself and you, run the game in our minds. I’m constantly watching the play clock to see when it starts and where we are in relations to the next play. We are totally lost and have been under Collins the whole time. Most teams by the time the ball is spotted and the ref starts the play clock are fully into getting the next play and either huddling or the linemen are getting to their spots. We are a clusterfreak. And we are the worst in goal line situations. That play you described where we had no clue and Yates huddles the team with 15 seconds left on the play clock was the same scenario when Collins called the timeout that negated Oliver’s TD against the Citadel. That was year 1 and this is year 3. We obviously have no one on staff who can make rapid fire decisions or think 45 seconds ahead.
You are right and he hasn't . Something needs to change , what I don't know but this 404 , money down and other crap has to change that will not win games maybe help recruiting but to win games someone needs to coach . Just maybe trying to run 100 plays at practice to get every players some snaps you run 50 if the 1st and 2nd units and stop and explain what they did wrong, but that would be called coaching players up.
I thought in the off season they said he wanted more say so and was told he would , was I wrong? After sees the play of the OL I would have thought he was also doing something with the offense other than just coaching the OL.
My guess is that what will change is that sooner or later, the coordinators will be replaced.
I have a feeling he gets fired this year, if it's Collins or Dave it'll be Dave, then after 22 GC goes unless it's fixed... you're now looking at a 2-3 win team.
It’s part of the weekly gameplan. Well, it usually is. The matrix of time, score, yardage, etc. is wrapped into the game planning for the week. The chart they speak isn’t the one everyone is assuming where it tells you whether or not to go for two or not. It’s the matrix described above planned for during the week.
Maybe that is all he can handle?
I have known more than one HS or college head coach who carefully choreographed every segment of the practice with X number of minutes dedicated to this followed immediately by X number of minutes dedicated to that and so on. And who would rip up the practice plans and keep the players running one drill until they got it right. If you practice something wrong you are going to play something wrong.
Not going to happen . CGC put his eggs in the basket and who could you get that is a proven offensive coordinator for $400 k ? Sad part we are stuck for 3 or 4 years.
I did to but after Saturday I would like to see a little more what he does with their QB