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(09-12-2023, 04:46 PM)PhilHos Wrote: I just wonder if the issue isn't so much the depth of the playbook but having the wrong one. I get the feeling that Zac wants to do more but it requires a much better offensive line than what we have and so, he ends up just sticking to the basics because that's all that can work with the group we have.

A better OC would match the playbook to the talent he has and then adjust it as necessary due to injuries or weaknesses. I think this is the core of the issue with Zac as a playcaller. Given top talent, his playbook is probably good and he can call plays decently enough. But, then we have issues like injuries and incompetence along the OL and then Zac's only adjustment is shrinking the playbook and not changing it to fit what he has on offense.

Zac is clearly a good, if not great HC. But, he's still an average OC, at best. At this point, maybe we hope someone offers Callahan a HC job this offseason and Zac takes the opportunity to turn over all playcalling duties and just focus on being HC.

Another issue is that Burrow REALLY doesn't want to play from under center. This has been known by Burrow and ZT. 

That REALLY limits what you can do as far as play action goes and the different stuff you run. They tried a weird hybrid with under center and shotgun last year and it just didn't work. It got to the point that every time Burrow was under center everyone in the stadium knew they were going to run the ball.