The way you can always reliabily identify a person with an inferiority complex is they can Never admit when they are wrong. They are pretending to be someone they are not, so their guard is always up so that you don't see it, so they will never admit error.
I lost a ton of respect for Kyle when he said that his "analytics department" told him to receive in the SB. Who the H is that? Nobody in their right mind employed as a ball boy in the NFL would advise the HC to give Patrick Frikin Mahomes the first opportunity to win the Super Bowl. No they didn't, Kyle. You didn't read the memo from the league on the overtime rule change for the SB. And you couldn't admit it. You expect your quarterback to always take the blame, even when it's not deserved, but you the Head Coach can't after gross negligence?
Kyle Shanahan certainly has his chops as an offensive guy, but is he a Head Coach. NO! Does he sucessfully manage his Special Teams? Does he control his Defense when he doesn't have a top man to do that for him? Does he keep the fight up in the players? Does he manage games well? Does he have success defending a lead? Does he have an overall success rate coming from behind? Is he quick to play better performing youngsters over veterans dropping off due to age, injuries, or enthusiasm. In Atlanta, when the only chance the Pats had was to get a sack, does he give them that chance? No it was not your RB's fault because you had designed him in protection. It's your fault for not understanding their desperation and attacking motivation, when all you had to do was run the ball. Is his judgement good in game situations? When the defense is stopping what he does, is he quick on his feet to mix it up and use that aginst them? I get it. You are head down devising plays and trying to set stuff up, but do you lift your head up to see if they are already ahead of the game plan you devised on your computer in the office?
This team can attract just about any offensive coordinator in the league (defensive too, but I don't want to go that route). OK, so we can be confident that Ben Johnson would be pretty good on the offensive side of the ball, but would he be a good motivator, would he be good managing ST and D, would he be a good game manager? Right. We really don't know. But we know he's smart, he's a football guy, and there is no reason to believe the answer is no, and the alternative Kyle we Know is a No. A gamble that offers good prospects is better than the status quo which has proven inept.
As the saying goes, Kyle has taken us as far as he can. Time to breathe new life in this team.
[ Edited by BOI49er on Nov 21, 2024 at 5:45 PM ]