OptimisticTexan
2024 / Rebuilding Block 4 After Playoffs / Texans
Teams were hiring the boy wonder Sean McVay's Starbucks barrista for HC based on what he was doing in LA with the Rams just this past year. A year later, teams have started to figure out what McVay has been doing on offense & he & his offense looks kinda like ours actually lol. Did he all of a sudden become a bad HC? unlikely. Check out their MB though..fans swear up & down its coaching.
So coaching does matter, above average talent and a few other things matter more though & that's been the hill i've been choosing to die on repeatedly on this message board when it comes to criticism of BoB.
It was just last year that Harbaugh was thought to be on the hot seat. Then he inserted Jackson & now all of a sudden everyone thinks he's this great coach again b/c the Ravens look so dominant now....Funny how that works. but give it time. NFL defenses will start to figure out how to defend Jackson and their offense. Injuries and FA & coaching departures will do the rest. might take them this full year, but they'll get it figured out.
Harbaugh was smart enough to realize that when he inserted Jackson....he couldn't be stupid stubborn and force Jackson to run the offense designed for Flacco. He modified his offense to fit Jackson's skill set and it's paid dividends, right? Therefore, that makes him one smart cookie who understands the benefits of being flexible.