01-16-2022, 12:30 PM
(01-16-2022, 10:24 AM)motoarch Wrote: I might be on an island here. I'm okay with that.
I don't hate Zac and I've made a previous post about what a great job he's done fielding a deciplined team that doesn't commit many penalties and plays smart.
There is a lot of value in that and it's an underated quality.
I did not like the play calling at all last night.
Some of those plays worked simply because of elite talent making something out of nothing. He calls a better game and it's not required for him to ask chase to pull something out of his ass.
I'm as happy as anyone else the curse is over. My throat hurts from screaming and cheering last night.
I hope Zac continues to grow and learn as a coach. He's done some awesome stuff in Cincinnati.
I think he made some bad decisions last night and was bailed out by his players.
He is learning, he said it in the press conference, he's learning to let Joe go (i.e. do things he would otherwise think are bad ideas but not with Burrow). I think he specifically said the word "learning" too, so seems like he's listening to his players instead of always telling them what to do. I think he blamed himself for the redzone problems too, he said he's still trying to figure out a rhythm.
Coaches are allowed to make mistakes too, I do think Zac makes some mistakes that can cost us games and actually is abrasive towards how well burrow plays, but it looks like they're working on it. Speaking of mistakes, it looks like burrow is playing nearly perfect ball the last few games. No clear mistakes and several game breaking plays.
Our run game can't be depended on, I cringe every time we have to do something special on 3rd and 1. Seems like we are a pass first run 2nd team, if we address that in the off season it's going to get tough for others.
