POLL: Was Manny Diaz an upgrade at DC?

[FTLPSU]

What is Ron Vanderlinden doing these days?

Miss him greatly! The best---Honed his Craft....knew who he was, knew he wasn't a DC or Head Coach....had a great career..

 

[BW Lion]

No. There any number of reasons that players make mistakes. They are first of all human. If a student doesn't answer every question on a test correctly should we fire the teacher? Obviously, if there is widespread issues it's a different story. I once lost a championship game because a player stunted into the wrong gap. We employed what was known as a 6-5 goal line defense and planned to use it on short yardage. My right safety had stunted successfully as schemed on 3 previous occasions and we had denied our opponents a first down each of the 3 times. On the 4th time we called it, the safety took one gap inside and the play went thru his assigned gap for a touchdown. Players aren't computer components....did he simply draw a blank.....did he think he could penetrate easier between the guard and tackle....who the hell knows. You share the tape and hope that everyone learns. I'm sure every game at every level has dozens of such player errors. Some are not noticed. Others can lead to a painful result. Every coach works to minimize mental errors.
In the case in question, it could have been as simple as getting the defensive call confused. Why do players false start?
Everything isn't an indictment of coaching.

You and your lectures

 

[PSUSignore]

I give up because you obviously don't know what it takes to be successful in this game.

As much as you like to hate him because he wins, however he wins.:

You said a player shouldn't be in a game if they make mistakes. Newsflash... humans make mistakes. Where are you finding these magical players that never make any mistakes? You seem to want to blame the coaches for the players being human. Do you honestly think none of Saban's players ever make a mistake or that he has replaced any player that has made one error? Because per your logic, if he plays someone that has made a mistake he's a bad coach.

 

[PSUJam]

 

[PSUSignore]

Can't stand Urban but love these breakdowns. I think FOX has been smart in bringing things back to more of an analyst conversation vs. the dog and pony show that ESPN airs.

 

[PSUJam]

Can't stand Urban but love these breakdowns. I think FOX has been smart in bringing things back to more of an analyst conversation vs. the dog and pony show that ESPN airs.

Agree on both.