Tequilla
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Hard to completely know what is going to happen with the coaching side of things.
There are a lot of red flags on Pease. But at the same time, I think that there's also some truth to having at least one hard ass coach on your staff. You need someone to turn over the tables when they need to be turned over. And let's also be honest, WR is probably the most diva position on the field ... so if you aren't prepared to be coached by a demanding hard ass, you probably aren't going to like it. As for Jared Lorenzen, his opinion is worth something ... but when you look at what he's morphed into, it's hard to take him 100% seriously.
I disagree with the innovation from Smith. There were plenty of examples of there being some trick plays (WR throws, reverses, etc.) that worked very well this year. There are some small nuanced things that I would recommend that he incorporates more with an average at best OL this (and most likely next year as well) with more north/south running that promotes drive blocking instead of running to the outside that exposes some of the weaknesses of the OL. Ideally with a QB like Miley you'd have more under the center and a play action game that promotes more easy throws that have a chance to get guys into more strength (particularly when you consider that Perkins and Daniels were probably two of your better receiving options). But that being said, having a QB like Miley would make any play caller look challenged at times.
There are a lot of red flags on Pease. But at the same time, I think that there's also some truth to having at least one hard ass coach on your staff. You need someone to turn over the tables when they need to be turned over. And let's also be honest, WR is probably the most diva position on the field ... so if you aren't prepared to be coached by a demanding hard ass, you probably aren't going to like it. As for Jared Lorenzen, his opinion is worth something ... but when you look at what he's morphed into, it's hard to take him 100% seriously.
I disagree with the innovation from Smith. There were plenty of examples of there being some trick plays (WR throws, reverses, etc.) that worked very well this year. There are some small nuanced things that I would recommend that he incorporates more with an average at best OL this (and most likely next year as well) with more north/south running that promotes drive blocking instead of running to the outside that exposes some of the weaknesses of the OL. Ideally with a QB like Miley you'd have more under the center and a play action game that promotes more easy throws that have a chance to get guys into more strength (particularly when you consider that Perkins and Daniels were probably two of your better receiving options). But that being said, having a QB like Miley would make any play caller look challenged at times.