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Sumlin's decisiveness
Posted on 12/2/15 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 12/2/15 at 10:49 pm
A lot of people on this site and others seem to have it in their mind Sumlin isn't decisive or isn't willing to change philosophies. This is by far the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.
That was my biggest complaint with both Sherman and Fran.
Fran got butt fricked by Urban Myer one fricking game and decided to change his offensive philosophy. In doing so, he absolutely refused to change for the remainder of his time at A&M. Further, he was the worst about coaching changes. And when he did make a change, he hired a bunch of has beens and paid them quality salaries as if they were frickin Chad Morris or some shite.
Fans hated Fran because not only did he lose but he refused to make changes. Then, came Sherman. When Sherman first got here, many were uninspired by the hire, but we gave him a chance. We liked his switch to a spread offensive philosophy, even if it was more pro style / west coast. People were impressed with how he put his talent on the field - a lot of people don't remember how he put Tanny as WR the first year. I remember seeing 4-wide sets with Sherman's offense where we had a backup QB, two running backs, and one actual receiver lined up as wide receivers. Then, it became apparent Sherman needed to find a better OC after he decided to call plays for himself. It also became VERY apparent to everyone except Sherman that he needed to get our players into better shape. He had been practicing a technique he used in the pros where he didn't work his players to an extreme level in practice so they could remain healthy. The problem is our players were not professionals, and didn't maintain their athleticism. This bit Sherman in the arse because we consistently lost games in the second half for at least 2 years, and it was painfully obvious after the 2010 season. further, when it was obvious Sherman needed to make a change in a coordinator, he consistently waited at least 1 year too late. If I recall the Tim Deruyter hire was 2 years after everyone was calling for change. Basically, it was worse than we have right now on offense, and Sherman waited another year before making a change
Sumlin has made the changes I expected at the end of every season. When we needed to change offensively because of personnel, he has done so. When we needed to place emphasis in certain areas due to lingering problems, he has done so. He's just not going to call plays. He manages and brings in the talent. I have always been happy with his willingness to change over our past regimes
That was my biggest complaint with both Sherman and Fran.
Fran got butt fricked by Urban Myer one fricking game and decided to change his offensive philosophy. In doing so, he absolutely refused to change for the remainder of his time at A&M. Further, he was the worst about coaching changes. And when he did make a change, he hired a bunch of has beens and paid them quality salaries as if they were frickin Chad Morris or some shite.
Fans hated Fran because not only did he lose but he refused to make changes. Then, came Sherman. When Sherman first got here, many were uninspired by the hire, but we gave him a chance. We liked his switch to a spread offensive philosophy, even if it was more pro style / west coast. People were impressed with how he put his talent on the field - a lot of people don't remember how he put Tanny as WR the first year. I remember seeing 4-wide sets with Sherman's offense where we had a backup QB, two running backs, and one actual receiver lined up as wide receivers. Then, it became apparent Sherman needed to find a better OC after he decided to call plays for himself. It also became VERY apparent to everyone except Sherman that he needed to get our players into better shape. He had been practicing a technique he used in the pros where he didn't work his players to an extreme level in practice so they could remain healthy. The problem is our players were not professionals, and didn't maintain their athleticism. This bit Sherman in the arse because we consistently lost games in the second half for at least 2 years, and it was painfully obvious after the 2010 season. further, when it was obvious Sherman needed to make a change in a coordinator, he consistently waited at least 1 year too late. If I recall the Tim Deruyter hire was 2 years after everyone was calling for change. Basically, it was worse than we have right now on offense, and Sherman waited another year before making a change
Sumlin has made the changes I expected at the end of every season. When we needed to change offensively because of personnel, he has done so. When we needed to place emphasis in certain areas due to lingering problems, he has done so. He's just not going to call plays. He manages and brings in the talent. I have always been happy with his willingness to change over our past regimes
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 11:01 pm to Warrior Poet
Sumlin threw away 2014 by keeping Snyder a year too long and 2015 by keeping Spav too long. Both would have been 10 win teams had the moves been made when most realized they needed to be made. He still has McKinney on his staff which is incredibly puzzling. Four years in and Sumlin still doesn't know what he wants to run, and it's becoming obvious Tia is because he simply doesn't know enough about offense to know what he wants. He has benefited from two of the most brilliant playcallers in CFB serving as his OCs during his first five years as a HC and was able to gain this undue reputation as an offensive guru.
Your argument essentially boils down to "Well, he's better than Fran and Sherman". I would argue that he is an inferior Xs and Os and talent evaluator than Sherman, but fine, lets say he is clearly superior to both. That still leaves a TON of room for criticism and improvement. Sumlin isn't half the coach Sherrill was and isn't an expert at anything like RC was. We can do better. We have done better.
Your argument essentially boils down to "Well, he's better than Fran and Sherman". I would argue that he is an inferior Xs and Os and talent evaluator than Sherman, but fine, lets say he is clearly superior to both. That still leaves a TON of room for criticism and improvement. Sumlin isn't half the coach Sherrill was and isn't an expert at anything like RC was. We can do better. We have done better.
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