Offensive coordinator is intense on gameday
by golfjunkie17 (2020-05-03 18:32:33)

In reply to: I'm nowhere near as negative about Tom's new job ...  posted by Barney68

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Things happen fast and you need to be able to adapt and adjust faster than the opponent’s coaching staff. The most important attribute for offensive coordinators at the highest levels is experience (obviously, IMO). There’s no level of playing quarterback that can prepare you for the gameday experience of commanding the offense in total, because playing quarterback is absolutely nothing like coordinating the offense. Likewise, there is not a gene passed from parent to child that bypasses the value of experience in the position. Further, if you’re essentially learning on the job, how much does that impact other facets of the position, such as recruiting?

I hope TR does well, in spite of his glaring deficiencies in the experience department. I am not confident, but I hope I am wrong. My fear is he becomes a puppet/proxy for BK to meddle in the offense, and a scapegoat if things go poorly.

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