01-04-2021, 06:50 PM
(01-04-2021, 06:42 PM)MileHighGrowler Wrote: Pleeeeeeaaaaase stop saying that Boyd and Burrow and any other player who says publicly they believe/support their coach means the players are all-in on Zac or would be upset if the HC was replaced. Please. You cannot read into those comments. Some guys want to stir the pot enough to get dropped or traded like Los did. But most of them will say the right thing, because, well, it's the right thing. And maybe they do also support Zac 100%. But we don't know that, and I'm getting tired of hearing how our guys love Zac so much so we should too.
You know what I bet Boyd and Burrow like even more than Zac? Winning. Winning enough to go the playoffs. Winning in the playoffs. Playing a Superbowl. Winning a Lombardi trophy.
You know what I expected from Zac? Not a 5 year learning curve and slow progression where no one knew his ceiling. Coming off a tired 6-win performance from Merv, I expected Zac to take the team with some energy and knock out 7 or 8 wins the first year and be in the playoff picture this year. Injuries aren't an excuse. Losing one-score games isn't an excuse.
And, the points still remain that Zac doesn't do anything to change and try to improve. If he'd started out and realized he was in over his head and needed to hand off play calling duties, I'd say he learned something and grew. If his assistants were keeping the team up and he replaced them I'd say he was striving for excellence. But the guy hasn't done crap in 2 full years. It's just the same thing over and over. I'm not sure where anyone can point to his effort over 32 games and show where the improvement has been. Learning curve? There is no curve. It's a learning flat. Which means there's no learning. Which means there's no improvement.
Not trying to argue, necessarily, BUT.... what else are we expected to do with what they're saying? I think it takes a larger mental leap to assume anything else versus taking them at their word. A good leader inspires others, and it seems that ZT is inspiring his team. I just don't think we've had the talent yet to back it up.
If you take Bill B. and throw him into a team to coach like Vanderbilt that has to play OSU, he may have his playeres believing it's their time and play hard for him and the team, but they're gonna get wrecked. The talent just ain't there yet. Now, come back in a few years and you might notice Vandy in the CFP.
