Offensive Line: It's NOT the Players. It's the Scheme

[SunsetBengal]

(10-12-2020, 11:01 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Forget hiring a coach: Hire a former player or two like Joe Walter and Willie Anderson who understand proper technique.  I’ve always thought former players like Tony Dungy or Mike Ditka make the best coaches.

I don't disagree about former players making good coaches.  What we need to keep our franchise QB among the able bodied, walking members of society is leadership and direction, a proven track record of success.  Would hiring a fresh new OL coach based solely upon the idea that he was a good player provide that?  I'm not so sure.

I'd rather they hire a qualified coach with an above average track record that's not only capable of installing a scheme, but also able to communicate what's going on to the players, as well as critique and teach key fundamentals that linemen should already have coming out of college.