The offenses we had in 2020 and 2021 were much better than what we had in 2017.
Was it the play calling or was it the combination of a terrible line and no running backs? They averaged 160 yards per game in 2020 and the first half of 2021. Then, Can Harris got hurt and the running game fell off a cliff. In 2022 we bring in Josh Gattis and his deep playbook of running plays and the running game got worse. The whole “he calls the same running plays” argument went out the window after that.
I believe if Miami had just sustained 2 more drives per game into redzone (even with no points) 8-4/9-3 would have been achievable.
I listed numbers that backed up my statement. You listed opinions. The facts are in the numbers look them up. Also, it wasn’t just one running back getting hurt. We had also already lost Citizen and Chaney for the season and we’re left with Knighton and a walk-on as our only running backs.
It is utterly shocking that he's even employed in football, let alone being an offensive coordinator. Locksley should be fired just for hiring him, I'm not joking.
I feel you, but young and innovative coaches is why the game is what it is today in the pros and college. Those guys age and become wiser with time of course, but you don’t need experience to be a great teacher. You just need to be open minded and not arrogant thinking you’re smarter than other veteran guys around you. Good coaches are good listeners. They listen to their students and predecessors. Take Shattis for instance. He thought he was the smartest guy around and arrogant. He did not listen to what the players like to run. He did not listen to older guys that have had success in the game (Ponce) and thought he was smarter than them. If he came in and asked TVD what he liked to do and built his offense around him he would have succeeded here. If he didn’t butt heads with Ponce and picked his brain and gained experience from him they would both still be here. Buddy would be looked at for coaching jobs next year but because he wasn’t such an *******
How’d the running game look when Gattis called a bunch of different runs?
I’d rate the Dawson hire as a notch below the Lashlee hire but Mario should be able to attract much better talent than Manny so hopefully the talent advantage can bridge the gap.
they’re arguing the right thing for the wrong reason. Diversity in the run game matters none when every variation of a run you call gets stuffed. On the other side lashlee was more successful in his run game with his 1 or two designated plays. He called what he thought his offensive line could handle. Humor me what do you think a lashlee and Mario Cristobal marriage would have looked like? I think that’s a top 10 offensive unit every year
It’s a common misconception here that Lashlee was some pass heavy air raid guy and he didn’t care about running the ball. He spent most of his career under Gus Malzahn running a hyper fast, run-first spread offense. He immediately got D’Eriq King to transfer here because he wanted an athletic quarterback to run that system. They ran the ball more than they passed it in 2020. They also averaged 163 yards per game. Considering the players we had on the offensive line, that was pretty solid. I think he would have killed it under Mario simply because the offensive line situation is going to be better than what he had under Manny. It’s also why I believe Shannon Dawson will succeed here. He doesn’t have to scheme around a weak offensive line here.
Oh for sure I definitely wasn’t saying “young and innovative” was a bad thing and young people can absolutely be great teachers, and in an lot of cases they can relate better to the players than older coaches might. So it’s a balance in there. Age ain’t nothing but a number and all that.I feel you, but young and innovative coaches is why the game is what it is today in the pros and college. Those guys age and become wiser with time of course, but you don’t need experience to be a great teacher. You just need to be open minded and not arrogant thinking you’re smarter than other veteran guys around you. Good coaches are good listeners. They listen to their students and predecessors. Take Shattis for instance. He thought he was the smartest guy around and arrogant. He did not listen to what the players like to run. He did not listen to older guys that have had success in the game (Ponce) and thought he was smarter than them. If he came in and asked TVD what he liked to do and built his offense around him he would have succeeded here. If he didn’t butt heads with Ponce and picked his brain and gained experience from him they would both still be here. Buddy would be looked at for coaching jobs next year but because he wasn’t such an *******
