04-22-2021, 03:26 PM
(04-22-2021, 01:54 PM)WychesWarrior Wrote: I'm not sold on Zac, BUT.....Marvin did have the best offensive line this team has had since the late 80s when he arrived. The organization was just a train wreck, and he cured a lot of those ills.
Zac, on the other hand, came into the worst offensive line this side of Tallahassee that I've ever seen. They she'll shocked Dalton, and got our rookie clobbered. That's why Marvin was losing, and that's the biggest reason Zac hasn't won more, IMO. You couple that with a complete scheme and roster overhaul, you get the shit show you see now. We should see pretty good gains this year if we stay healthy up front. I mean, the offense was beginning to click before Burrow went down with him running for his life, and no run game. If not, you shitcan him. That simple.
You simply can't win at this game if you can't block. That's pee wee all the way to the NFL.
Yeah the line was better, but Zac had 2 offseasons to reshape it. His initial o-line hire was a disaster. He added no one of note in free agency.
Marvin reshaped that roster instantly. There was almost no one left from that 2002 defense.
That's my point. Marvin identified the issues and fixed them. Zac is still trying...and we'll see if he's learned his lesson on draft night.
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