This article by Billy Gomilla on ATVS says it better than I could have ever put it. For those who don't know, Billy really knows his stuff. He can break down plays and concepts on levels that I can sometimes barely follow in his articles, and he knows coaching inside and out. http://www.andthevalleyshook.com/20...-optimistic-pessimistic-realistic-quarterback (about halfway down) Let's be clear on one thing: a football team's playcalling and offense are ALWAYS a team concept. A coordinator is not an island to himself. The entire staff, head coach included, watches film to prepare for an opponent. The offensive line coach will help select the running plays he feels his front block the best -- which will, in turn, determine play-action pass plays and the formations the offense will use. The receivers coach will help select route combinations based on how he views the personnel matchups. The running backs coach has a say in personnel based on the gameplan. Example: if the offense wants to be more pass-heavy they may use a particular back that's better at blocking and catching. It's up to an offensive coordinator to combine all of this input with his own, and of course, the head coach's to create the gameplan for an opponent and implement it over the course of a game. And the head coach will always have a say. This can involve things as simple as suggesting a play, or as talking a few down the line. If the offense is in, say 3rd and 6 at the opponent's 35, the head coach may make it known that he doesn't want to try for a field goal, and that they'll go for it on fourth down. That can change how a coordinator views that third-down call. Certainly, he might veto a call -- maybe it's 3rd and 1, and the OC wants to take a chance with a play-action pass down the field and the head coach would rather just play it safe and go for the first. Sometimes there are suggestions, like "hey, that free safety sure is jumping up to play the run, maybe we should try to take a shot on play-action," or "that backside end is crashing in ever time, what do you think about a reverse?" Hell, sometimes the offensive coordinator might even ask the head coach what he thinks about a particular situation. All of this is so much more complex than the simplistic "who calls the plays" question that fans and media are always asking regarding Les Miles and his coordinators. Saints head coach Sean Payton calls his own plays for his team -- that doesn't mean his OC doesn't have a lot of input play-to-play. John Chavis will run his defense, that doesn't mean Miles doesn't have input there either. There's so much involved in managing a game that few, if any head coaches, even have time to bind a coordinator's hands by dictating playcalling. And Les Miles doesn't do it any more or any less than any other head coach. There seems to be a "good play=Cam/bad play=Les" strawman narrative forming that really needs to be cut off at the knees. (emphasis mine)
Good write-up. I have been on the sidelines with an OC calling plays, having the QB and players doing a "Check-with-me." That same OC has been in the pressbox. Many fail to see the window in calling plays, too short, time is ticking. Les may want to run a trick play, he may discuss with the OC, and the other offensive coaches at the right time for its use. Cam has been in these before. Remember what he said about the headsets getting real quiet at the end of the game, thats what Cam gets paid for, to win the game if from behind or to run clock(Shorten the game) to finish a game with the lead. Les has been busy working with the OL a lot this year... Remember this, there hasn't been a coach that Les has hired that he has more trust in than Cam. He knows Cam with handle his job, thats not a worry. Enjoy the season folks, gonna be a good one.
It all starts and ends with the line. Having Stud back full time with them, and getting one-on-one attention from the head coach are going to help them tremendously. In all the games where Mett struggled, one of the biggest common factors was a lack of good blocking. That fact ALONE gives me hope that this offense is going to be much more effective than it has been.
Most of the sacks that Mett had last year were his fault, that clock inside of his head needs to tell him when to get rid of the ball. Cam is working that one out. I was looking at the Ark game the other night, he did this a few times and lost some yardage. Studs back with the line and Les helping with the newer kids is helping to add depth on the OL. Last year was to be one of the deeper OL's ever. Faulk, Williford and Hurst, made that one change all too fast. Like I said, give me a team that could lose their starting OG, both starting OT's and still win 10 games? This staff did one of the better jobs in coaching last year. Some fail to see this.
Great article by young Billy. Dad I agree with darn near everything you say however I don't believe that Mett was quite deserving of that rap. The design of the plays, poor route running and missed blocks by the oline and rb's were just as culpable. Cam talked about this recently and that is what they worked on the past 8 months. Mett was a part of the problem for sure but I think we'll do much better this year.
Agree, there was more than enough blame to go around. Like I said, too much good can come out this year. An it starts Saturday night.
Saturday night. We get to see the secret Playbook. Only it breathes and goes by Cam. Cam "edelbrock" Cameron.
Secret playbook. Oh it's gonna remain a secret. And no we aren't saving or hiding anything for our conference slate. But yes mett not only lacks peripheral vision he lacks the ability to see guys up in his grill. It's quite odd.
This is the part drives me crazy. Miles can't win with some. Why are so many just positive that the offense was bad because Les was interfering? Ultimately, the blame falls on him, he's the head coach, but if our offense improves, the consensus will be because Les didn't interfere with Cam. It's like the criticsisim that LSU only wins because of great talent. Since Saban arrived at bama, their recruiting classes have been ranked higher than LSU every year but one, but bama wins because they're well coached, LSU because we have so much more talent. Miles will have just as much input on the offense this year as he as EVERY year, if it's better, he deserves credit for doing whatever it took to make it better, he's the head man. 2007, LSU averaged over 38 points a game. Who was the head coach?
