03-17-2019, 12:23 AM
(03-16-2019, 11:57 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I see some interesting contradictions on here.
1 ) I see people who say we will be better by default just by switching coaches. As if our staff for the past 15 years has been absolutely terrible.
The reality is that Marvin came in here and won where some decent coaches like Lebeau haven't been able to.
2 ) Now that we're largely going to have the same starters, I see people who harp on the injuries and cite how we started 4-1 before the injuries and say that just with health we'll be better.
IF it was injuries, then maybe the coaching wasn't terrible? It seems like logically both can't be blamed to large extents. IF Marvin started 4-1 then was devastated with injuries, then wouldn't we have went like 11-5 if healthy? Or better?
I do want to point out also that the defense was pretty bad all year, even when healthy as was the offensive line. And, the games we did win, we were eeked out.
So which do you think it is? Was the coaching really bad? Or was it injuries and will keeping the starters largely the same result in a successful year?
I don't think Marvin is a terrible coach. I think any coach is going to slip after 15 years in the same place. My belief is the players grew complacent and a change in voice might help. I think Marvin can find similar success to what he had here if he goes somewhere else, and I'll be rooting for him if he does.
As far as injuries are concerned, if anything it only exposed how poor the coaching was. Lose Eifert and the offense screeches to a halt? A lot of that's on the coaches. Stuck with a backup QB who is an unproven passer but can run, and decide to keep having him drop back to throw? That's on the coaches. Where were the adjustments?
If we're going to point out contradictions, how come you'll give Marvin all the credit over the front office for every good player that was brought in without pinning any of the misses on him? If he's the one who is responsible for drafting guys like Atkins, Dunlap, and Mixon, then he deserves the blame for drafting the two awful tackles, and missing on LB after LB in the middle rounds of the draft. Which one is?
