03-17-2019, 11:56 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?
The defense was "bad" but competent in winning us games and keeping us IN the game. out of those 5 games they easily won 2 for us and were clicking. The offense was playing well in spite of the mediocre line (credit goes to FO for upgrading last summer), where penalties kept us out scoring opportunities or would wipe out huge runs by Mixon, special teams or catches by out receivers. Last year's team had the personnel to go .500 or better. What I think happened was that the coaches lost confidence and then the players did too, more so as the injuries kept increasing. The coaches are mostly to blame for letting it get out of control. Eventually Austin got fired but it was too late too little. The return of Burfict probably changed things for the worst. I think its been documented that every time he is absent, we go on winning streaks, when he returns from his suspensions, we go the other way. The coaches get the majority of the blame (yes, Marvin tried), then players and lastly injuries, because injuries are gonna happen no matter what. We need more quality back-ups. That's one thing this time always lacks. Quality back-ups.
