What exactly was the problem with play calling?

[BengalChris]

(05-07-2020, 08:14 AM)Sled21 Wrote: The final say may go to the front office, since they have to pony up the money, but if you think the HC has no say in who they go after then you're highly mistaken.

Of course the coaches have a say. Webb, Miller, Hart, Jerry, Brown, Gio.

But the budget you get is from the front office, not the coaches. The coaches spend what they are given and we could all see from the Hobspin articles on free agency just how little was authorized in the past. Gotta judge them on how well they used that money and last season was not a good use of it.

You gotta try to get the best value for the budget you are given. In 2019 they overpaid for bargain bin guys. They also overpaid on Gio's extension. Paid him like a starting RB.

This year's crop should be better simply because the front office was willing to cough up the money and they were willing to cut their losses on existing contracts - something new. I do question the coach's talent evaluation based on the first year. The actual results from the 2020 crop should improve things, but they haven't played a down yet to prove that.