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1. This is 1 because it is the most important issue with me in retaining anyone. Do the players still believe in him, and his message? I'm sorry, but if there is the very least bit of concern here he has to get axed. I also believe that some players may have been let loose because of this issue as well, but that's my own belief and a whole other thread haha.
2. His lack of ability to improve the offense. I'm not sure how much of a role Spags has had in the offense since his hiring. Hopefully for his sake, not much of one. I do know one thing though. He was the one who hired McDaniels. I know this year has been a terrible example of what we could have been totally capable doing. That said, Spags being comfortable going into the season with the shape our offense (or team for that matter) was/is in is kinda scarey. Allowing some of the plays that occurred this year, along with standing for the mistakes week in week out is frustrating as well.
3. Poor game play management decisions. This is last on the list because some of the decisions that he made actually had some amount of reason behind them (but not much at times). There's a lot of situations that come to mind. From the minor like not going for it on 4th and 2, when the season is over, you have nothing to lose, except fans and players respect. To punting to a player AGAIN who just returned one to the house on you 3 weeks before. Now, these are just some recent ones, but I think we all can remember a lot of others. The big problem with me here is, none of these decisions ever turn out good for the team. We can all say, "Yeah, well if he knew what was going to happen I don't think he would've... But I can see kinda see why he did that though." The problem is, we're always saying that. It's never the latter.
I don't know. I'm glad I'm not the one making the decisions. I really do like Spags don't get me wrong. I can tell you one thing I'm sure of, this guy has given it his all in trying to turn this team around. I remember reading the stories of him sleeping at the office from watching tape late the night before. For that I am forever grateful. Personality wise he's everything I want from a HC. I love his positivity, and what he's done with the defense as well. Just really on the fence because of these reasons. Oh, and our record has something to do with it as well haha. Like I said, I'm glad I'm not the one making the decisions.
2. His lack of ability to improve the offense. I'm not sure how much of a role Spags has had in the offense since his hiring. Hopefully for his sake, not much of one. I do know one thing though. He was the one who hired McDaniels. I know this year has been a terrible example of what we could have been totally capable doing. That said, Spags being comfortable going into the season with the shape our offense (or team for that matter) was/is in is kinda scarey. Allowing some of the plays that occurred this year, along with standing for the mistakes week in week out is frustrating as well.
3. Poor game play management decisions. This is last on the list because some of the decisions that he made actually had some amount of reason behind them (but not much at times). There's a lot of situations that come to mind. From the minor like not going for it on 4th and 2, when the season is over, you have nothing to lose, except fans and players respect. To punting to a player AGAIN who just returned one to the house on you 3 weeks before. Now, these are just some recent ones, but I think we all can remember a lot of others. The big problem with me here is, none of these decisions ever turn out good for the team. We can all say, "Yeah, well if he knew what was going to happen I don't think he would've... But I can see kinda see why he did that though." The problem is, we're always saying that. It's never the latter.
I don't know. I'm glad I'm not the one making the decisions. I really do like Spags don't get me wrong. I can tell you one thing I'm sure of, this guy has given it his all in trying to turn this team around. I remember reading the stories of him sleeping at the office from watching tape late the night before. For that I am forever grateful. Personality wise he's everything I want from a HC. I love his positivity, and what he's done with the defense as well. Just really on the fence because of these reasons. Oh, and our record has something to do with it as well haha. Like I said, I'm glad I'm not the one making the decisions.