The Mike and Marvin Show an Epic Fail

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(11-21-2018, 11:13 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Funny you use this as an example when the biggest criticism from the Marvin Haters is that he is not aggressive enough at the end of a half.  Then when he does exactly what they have been calling for and it does not work he is stupid for doing it.

This is the ay it usually works.  Fans criticize a coach for what ever he does that does not work.  I spent the entire '13 season reading about how stupid Marvin was to be playing Green-Ellis and taking touches away from Bernard, and how he was stupid to be conservative with a halftime  lead.  Then after the playoff loss everyone was screaming about how stupid Marvin was for not playing Green-Ellis and giving him touches instead of Bernard and how he should have been more conservative and ran the ball more with a halftime lead. 

Fans use 20/20 hindsight to criticize whatever a coach does even if it is exactly what they have been saying they want him to do.

Fred, everyone knows there is a HUGE difference between being aggressive in that situation with a 3-7 point lead vs a 21 point lead.  How many times have we watched them run the clock out while we're tied or even down on the scoreboard?  The criticism isn't that he was aggressive.  The criticism is that he was aggressive with a huge lead, but gets ultra conservative when it's close or we're behind.