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I don't know the answer, but I agree that the complexity can be counter-productive at times.
Adalius Thomas spoke openly in 2007 about how complex the Pats' defense was and how hard it was for him to get comfortable when he moved over from Baltimore. Yet I haven't seen us move him around the way Baltimore did to take advantage of his versatility, and he certainly hasn't had the kind of impact with us that he had with the Ravens.
I can understand occasional busts with kids like Chad Jackson who have lots of physical skill but can't learn the playbook (though you think we'd screen for that if our system is so complex to begin with). But it seems like our schemes are prohibitively complicated at times, with a huge learning curve. I guess I'm not sure why that has to be so, or what is the benefit of all this complexity.
Very, very tasty food for thought. I wish that Bill would take a bite of this, or at least smell what's cooking.