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iam not sure if its that comfortable anymore for BB.

mgteich

I see no reason why he should be comfortable, given his current coaches.

This may seem contradictory from me. I think that Pees generally did a good job, given what he ahd to work with. HOwever, I don't think that he could be 100% responsibile for developing and executing a game plan.

BelichickFan

The quotes seem a little inconsistent saying Belichick has his fingers on everything but Crenel did everything on defense. Yes, I get that the game plan and calling could be done by Crennel all with Belichick's blessing but the wording comes out a little inconsistent to me.

MoLewisrocks

The missed point may have been RAC wasn't the one determining what RAC was installing...

RAC never advanced to DC except under BB. He left for a year in Cleveland as a result. But in all their season with the Giants and JETSand NE, even when Bill wasn't blocking his path, RAC never got tapped as a coordinator. He remained a position coach. Bill didn't need him to be creative, he just needed a guy who understood his system and scheme who could implement it. Pioli is gonna need more from RAC. We'll see if he gets enough.

mgteich

I agree 100%. And that is why I wanted RAC back. He is well capable of listening to Belichick, developing a game plan, installing a game plan and making midgame corrections.

Are you confident that Pees has the same abilities?

robertweathers

I think it's pretty straightforward. RAC comes up with the strategy & gameplan- complete with packages, plays, etc. He presents it to BB for approval. At that time, BB may want to add a wrinkle here and there. That happens throughout the season with the final gameplan provided to the players on Wednesday. Holley calls this out in his Patriot Reign. RAC thought that they could handle the Carolina running game with the front 3. BB wanted to move LBs up to the box. RAC won.

So RAC develops the gameplan and BB approves it. Depending on BBs confidence in the coach, BB may delegate or assume more responsibility i.e call the plays on gameday, etc.

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BionicPatriot

Is anyone surprised? Why else do you think our halftime adjustments have fallen through the roof? Pees isn't the worst, but he's no RAC obviously because I don't remember the last time our D adjusted to dominate the second half.

I'm not even going to touch offense. Wether we like our coordinators or not, we're expecting TOO much from Bill, and the extra work load is stretching him thin. I'm surprised he didn't make a big push to get Weis or RAC back.

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MoLewisrocks

I am, because I realize it's not the game plans that have failed us, it's the personnel and inconsistent execution. Some of that is lack of talent, some of it is lack of experience and sadly some of that is lack of leadership (which will be harder to replace than flat out talent and is more important in a BB defense than all pro skills).

parthasas

This is what baffles me. Forget the pass rush, tackling has been awful for the past couple of years and RBs consistently run for more yards after initial contact. This never used to be the case. quality of "talent", perhaps contributed to the predictable D but there is no excuse for piss poor tackling. I remember BB's quote, one of us have it in their signature, and wonder how this is allowed to continue.

I heard Jonathan Kraft in 98.5 mentioning that nobody is happy in the "building". Hope we will see some real transformation beginning this off season.

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robertweathers

Agreed. This defense is read & react. To play this style well, you need experience in seeing a multitude of things defensively and make the adjustments and calls accordingly based on what you see. We've heard this time and time again from the players and coaches.

Is RAC a better DC than Pees? Maybe. RAC was lauded as being outstanding at making adjustments at 1/2 time. Pees did well with the same group of players that RAC had. I do wonder how Pees would have faired if he had Law, McGinest, Bru, Johnson, Pfeifer and Harrison when they were playing at a high level. Venture to say pretty well IMO.

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