They just had a great analogy on the radio. When it comes to calling a game Fox is playing checkers while the good coaches are playing chess. Fox is just going one play at a time and making decisions in that moment. The good coaches are thinking ahead at all times and build their strategies towards that.
Perhaps...except Fox doesn't call plays. This narrative that Fox isn't a good coach is simply false. Jeff Fisher isn't a good coach. Fox is a good coach, is he a great coach? No, but to say he isn't a good one is so laughable that it's almost not funny.
They just had a great analogy on the radio. When it comes to calling a game Fox is playing checkers while the good coaches are playing chess. Fox is just going one play at a time and making decisions in that moment. The good coaches are thinking ahead at all times and build their strategies towards that.
Seems that way with just not game day decision, but also personnel as many of us have pointed out. Yesterday was just another example. I think Fox will get another season and hopefully will not have to deal with the injuries he has this season. We will see then how things look.
I don't think the decision to go for three lost the game, but it was a series of decisions that didn't always line up with each other to produce an optimal result. Maybe some of that can be explained away due to the fog of the game, but everyone gets judged on hind-sight.
For example: If you are playing for a tie and to go to overtime, why pass 3 times? Was that not discussed or built into the game planning? Run the clock down, and trust Howard.
But then after going for the tie, Fox decides to not shorten the game at all hoping to get the ball back. Now I can see this changing as a result of a new game situation. But since you already blew you best short to win the game, shorten the game, take the 10 second run off. Maybe Rogers still hits the pass, maybe with 10 less seconds the Packers call a sideline pass rather than use the whole field. If you want the ball back with more time, call a TO after the injury rather than let Rogers run the clock down before the pass to Nelson.
Now I have the benefit of after the fact and no pressure to read/think about these things, but its not an isolated thing. You can point to all kinds of situations like this that over time have added up. Like I said above, give Fox another season to see if he can turn it around, but don't be surprised if this type of situation repeats itself.
Last season see first Detroit game, 49er game, Denver game, and Redskins game all of which featured coaching gaffes that cost wins, this season see the poor challenges in the Houston game not to mention the OFF play calling which ultimately is on Fox (no runs from shotgun, no passing from under center talk about tipping your plays) and multiple time management situations at the ends of halves in several games which have been discussed to death.[\spoiler]
They just had a great analogy on the radio. When it comes to calling a game Fox is playing checkers while the good coaches are playing chess. Fox is just going one play at a time and making decisions in that moment. The good coaches are thinking ahead at all times and build their strategies towards that.
Perhaps...except Fox doesn't call plays. This narrative that Fox isn't a good coach is simply false. Jeff Fisher isn't a good coach. Fox is a good coach, is he a great coach? No, but to say he isn't a good one is so laughable that it's almost not funny.
I guess I'm not trying to say he's a bad coach. There are a lot of things that go into being a coach. I just don't think he's a good game day coach. It's probably his biggest criticism.
Perhaps...except Fox doesn't call plays. This narrative that Fox isn't a good coach is simply false. Jeff Fisher isn't a good coach. Fox is a good coach, is he a great coach? No, but to say he isn't a good one is so laughable that it's almost not funny.
I guess I'm not trying to say he's a bad coach. There are a lot of things that go into being a coach. I just don't think he's a good game day coach. It's probably his biggest criticism.
My biggest problem is he seems to let his coordinators have too much room. From a leadership standpoint I like his decentralized command approach, and he hires very good coaches so you can't knock him for letting them do their jobs, but sometimes you need to give the final word. Maybe he does that, maybe he doesn't...I'm not in the room so I don't know, thats just how it seems. I will say talent makes geniuses of us all.
Post by paytonisgod on Dec 19, 2016 13:17:24 GMT -6
We just went toe to toe with the Packers while missing the entirety of our first string receiving corp, being thrown to by our 4th string QB, with a defense missing our best NT and LB, and much of the rest filled out by a bunch of rookies and journeymen. Yeah, losing sucks, and the time management was sloppy at the end, but if you can't see the difference between the mess Trestman and Emery made with what is going on here I don't know what to tell you. The Bears may not be winning but they certainly aren't embarrassing themselves out there.
I'll add a statistic to watch for next season. In games decided by one score most teams, good or bad, break 50/50 when looking at a large enough sample size. This is because there is often a significant element of luck in a football game such that in a tight game an odd bounce of a ball or a slip on the turf can cost you the game regardless of a team's skill or preparation. What this means is that a team that wins or loses greater or lower than a 50/50 split in one score games through a season is likely to regress to the mean in following seasons.
The Bears are 1-6 in one score games this year which is obviously way outside that 50/50 split. For comparison in one score games in 2014 and 2015 the Bears were 4-4 and 5-7 respectively. While you can't say the Bears are "due" for more one score wins there is a high likelihood that they will regress to the mean and win more of those games next season, possibly even swinging it the other way.
Some people seem to want change , just for changes sake . Then , when the next guy comes in and goes 7-9 , instead of 10-6 , they'll be griping about that - " oh he sux " , " he's a terrible gameday manager " , " he doesn't understand clock management " , " he doesn't know how to make halftime adjustments " , " he's a poor talent evaluator " ... and blah blah blah blah .
Hey didja hear ? John Fox is a " terrible coach " cuz he went to the SUPER BOWL twice , but didn't WIN it . So ... he's 'terrible' .
Post by germansbombedph on Dec 20, 2016 5:45:49 GMT -6
Who on our roster has the right to not Play hard and earn their payments? Other than Alshon, most of them really fight for a Job. There isn't security and most of our Team can get cut and replaced if needed.
Who on our roster has the right to not Play hard and earn their payments? Other than Alshon, most of them really fight for a Job. There isn't security and most of our Team can get cut and replaced if needed.
That's pretty fair, how many vet starters are actually on this roster? Leno, Massie, Sitton on the O side; now AJ but he's playing for a new contract. McPhee, Hicks, Porter on the Def side.
If this team wasn't playing hard that would say a lot more against Fox then it does for him that they are. less then 1/3rd of the team are either your draftees trying to prove they deserve to stick around, or old vets trying to prove they deserve not to get cut.
Who on our roster has the right to not Play hard and earn their payments? Other than Alshon, most of them really fight for a Job. There isn't security and most of our Team can get cut and replaced if needed.
Who on the Jets has a right not to play hard? Yet they aren't...they've mailed it in. Nobody has security in this league whether your a vet or a rookie. Unless you have major guaranteed dollars remaining on your deal you could be cut any given day.
I'm definitely not defending Fox, but fair is fair here. We've all seen a lot of teams quit on coaches during horrific seasons. This team so far has not. Spin it any way you want regarding John Fox's coaching ability (he has a lot of faults) but somehow he has kept the team together playing hard when other teams would have quit.
