Yes. Unless we want to see the same thing again next year or if it's possible, even worse. Seeing how the offense looked in the bowl after weeks to prepare convinced me that it will never get any better under this guy. I still can't wrap my mind around the fact that Shepard didn't see the field.:angryfire
As a point to ponder, I seem to remember somewhere in my Louisiana public education a point about the ability to delegate authority, but not responsibility. I think it is interesting that everyone on this thread, and most on this forum, have bought into the idea of Crowton having full control of the offensive performance of the team. Why? Is it because Miles "said so?" If that be true, he is one GREAT salesman. Even if Crowton has full control of the offense, should we consider certain limitations (e.g., QB, OL, injuries, etc.) as limiting his ability to call plays. Do we think he lost all the coaching skills he exhibited in 2007 during 2008 and 2009? Perhaps we need to reexamine other changes that occured during that time period before placing the entire blame on Crowton. The fact of the matter is nothing written on this forum will change anything. IMHO, Dandy Don said it best this morning:
I think so. I don't think his scheme is necessarily the problem. I just don't think it suits JJ's talents and for whatever reason, he's unwilling to design plays that do. In addition, he's more of an X's and O's guy then he is at player development. The most disappointing thing IMO is our inability to get the most out of the talent we have. In fact, I believe Miles is quoted as saying something to the effect that the coaches have a responsibility to the players to see that they're put in positions to maximize their talents and although he has the ultimate responsibility, if he has delegated complete control of the offense to Crowton, then this lies squarely at his (GC) feet. IMO, Crowton's been given plenty of time and opportunities to 'fix' it and he's been unable to do so. As such, I believe it's time for a change.
Is Crowton the problem? Would an OC like Leach (whose Tech team ran up the yardage last night) have an effect against SEC defenses or be allowed to open up the offense. East Carolina ran a lot of misdirection running plays that were successful against Tech. I don't see that run by us too much. But is this Crowton's fault? We as fans can speculate but we don't have the true answers.
We definitely need a change. I voted yes, but agree with CC, the better question is "will he be fired". To that, I would say no. Partly b/c of CLMs devotion and probable belief that he has made enough coaching change on that side of the ball and wants to see what transpires from those changes (that's his trademark, to give things a while to stew and see how it plays out). Secondly, are there really any good OCs out there presently that would be an upgrade from CGC and does CLM really want to go through all of the efforts that a change like that would mandate for the team?
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's a public poll...click on the number of No voters and you can see who voted No. Same for Yes. I would be interested in hearing the reason some say No. My reason for saying Yes... There is absolutely no excuse for how pitiful our offensive performance was this year. Were there contributing factors? Sure. But nothing but inadequate coaching can explain why we underperformed so miserably. I like Miles, and believe he is capable of righting the ship, but something has to change. I refuse to believe that two position coaches caused our offense to suck the way it did. I believe that Crowton is overall responsible for the offense...so he should be held accountable. If he can't manage to produce a better product with the talent he has available then we should find someone who can. If I ranked in the bottom 8% with my employer and showed absolutely no improvement over a measurable amount of time, I would expect to be replaced. The powers that be wouldn't immediately be looking to fire my boss, but if he hired another with equally disappointing results, he would be on the hot seat also due to his inability to recognize and develop talent. Fire the bum.
