We lose all three of those games if we weren't at least a little better. We are not playing lights out, but we are winning.
That’s the thing though.
The way the team came out was fireable on its own.
We were completely unprepared for the season after 9 months. Lashlee didn’t put in anything to make King’s transition from injury easier. We destroyed his poise with constant jailbreak pressure. Got him killed with some of the worst line play in p5 . C and RT were a complete disaster.
Cam was constantly corralled being redirected in the backfield by multiple defefenders. He had offensive linemen blown up in his face more than I can ever recall any running back in all my years of football.
Defense couldn’t tackle a lick. The scheme has been mostly figured out.
Neither oc or dc has the chops to really adjust to the personnel. We got lucky some upperclassmen got hurt and forced them to play some hungry young guys. TVD is a stud and fits Lashlee’s system better.
It is hard for me to give Diaz credit for getting the team to decent after a terrible start. Especially when we still are not as good as we should be.
I don’t judge the team by wins and losses. I judge us by our consistency in fundamentals. We are a mediocre football team constantly battling to the wire against less talented teams.
Sure, in modern football, everyone has 2 or 3 tough games against inferior opponents, but we are riding the razors edge EVERY WEEK. I like Manny. I wanted him to succeed. He has too many deficiencies. We need to move on.
This isn’t your normal coaching tenure. Thi s defense is what he developed with SIX YEARS OF FULL CONTROL. Whether the problem was recruiting or developing, he is responsible for all of it.