Harry
ASFN Consultant and Senior Writer
What's your job? Several years back baseball started adding Bench Coaches because the Managers had too much to track. The best of these not only made suggestions, like pinch runners or double switches, but also played the Devil's Advocate to the Manager's strategy.
When football started copying this and adding Assistant Head Coaches they used it to two ends. One was similar to the baseball usage. The other was a head coach-in-waiting position. I think we can all presume that the latter intent is not why Tom Moore was chosen for the slot.
Moore certainly is a key consultant for the offense. However if keeping track of what BA misses is not part of Moore's job, it should be! Since BA calls plays, keeping track of details would be overwhelming. It just seems to me that a great many details are getting overlooked. Another thread on the board from jf-08 reflects an example of this issue. Why did Mathis play so many downs after the outcome of last week's game was clear? The Cards have at least two other offensive coaches who work with the line extensively. Where were they? Are they intimidated by BA? If so that's a major problem.
BA also tends to lock in on a few favorite players and let others sit on the bench. Where was Chris Johnson in week 1? Why has Jaron Brown been so underutilized? I could keep going but the point seems made. None of these issues by themselves doom the Cards to failure. However, if you're talking Super Bowl, the Cards need to be at maximum effectiveness. Whether it is an issue of delegation, intimidation or communication the Cards can do better.
When football started copying this and adding Assistant Head Coaches they used it to two ends. One was similar to the baseball usage. The other was a head coach-in-waiting position. I think we can all presume that the latter intent is not why Tom Moore was chosen for the slot.
Moore certainly is a key consultant for the offense. However if keeping track of what BA misses is not part of Moore's job, it should be! Since BA calls plays, keeping track of details would be overwhelming. It just seems to me that a great many details are getting overlooked. Another thread on the board from jf-08 reflects an example of this issue. Why did Mathis play so many downs after the outcome of last week's game was clear? The Cards have at least two other offensive coaches who work with the line extensively. Where were they? Are they intimidated by BA? If so that's a major problem.
BA also tends to lock in on a few favorite players and let others sit on the bench. Where was Chris Johnson in week 1? Why has Jaron Brown been so underutilized? I could keep going but the point seems made. None of these issues by themselves doom the Cards to failure. However, if you're talking Super Bowl, the Cards need to be at maximum effectiveness. Whether it is an issue of delegation, intimidation or communication the Cards can do better.
