01-04-2021, 08:38 PM
(01-04-2021, 03:43 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: IMHO, yeah. A new OC, who gets to install his own system and gets to call his own plays, would move the needle more for me than any other coaching change.
Zac Taylor is not a great OC, and he's definitely not a good HC right now. Asking him to take on both roles, when he's clearly in over his head, is asking way too much.
The very least they could do if they're choosing to keep this guy and is to try to build two solid coordinators around him and let him focus on the big picture stuff. I would feel much better if an inexperienced HC could lean on experienced coordinators.
Of course, all of us we're saying the same thing two years ago. Yet they chose to build out one of the least experieced HC/OC/DC combos in the history of the league.
I agree with this. I think both the team and Zac would both benefit from having an experienced OC on staff, that can plan the offense and call the plays. I know that ZT was hired because he's an "offensive guru" but by giving these hands-on offensive duties to an OC it will free up his time to focus on head coaching and becoming a better one.
Even if it's slim pickings for OC (lots of candidates, may not want to attach themselves to a HC on the hot seat), a guy like Hue, who has been out of coaching for the past couple years may jump at an opportunity like this. Hue was a bad HC, but we know he can be a good OC.
