06-14-2019, 05:10 PM
(06-14-2019, 02:59 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Personally I have always been wary of anyone trying to do anything at the absolute highest level complaining that it is "too complicated".
Seems to me people are just cheering anything the coaches say. What if Anarumo comes out and runs a straight 4-3 every play with the same coverage scheme every time? You going to be thrilled by his "simplification"? The truth is that NFL football is very complex. A big part of it is mental. Defenses have to be able to disguise coverages and changes things up. If the players can't learn this stuff then we need to get smarter players instead of dumber schemes.
In college and high school the top players can get by with just reacting and using their superior physical skills, but that won't cut it in the NFL.
I completely understand your point and respect what you are saying. However, you can absolutely out think yourself with schemes. The Patriots are really not a complex offense at all. However, they just execute at a nearly flawless pace. They are notorious for running the same plays and simply moving players around within the configuration of that play.
I also believe you are taking "simplification" out of context. Running the same scheme every down is not simplification it is stupidity but good to see that you have not lost your touch for completely ridiculous hypotheticals. Simplification can be as easy as changing terminology in many cases to wording that the players can pick up better.
I am sure when the comment were made to Grimes that they were being done to simply prove a point to Grimes that you do not have to over think the game. That is how I understood it and from the Grimes interview it would seem that is how he understood it. It would appear that the translation was lost upon you.
