re: Coach Smart’s expectations of Stetson Bennett

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Wynn was too small for push at G.
Catalina didnt have the footwork to be a tackle.
In the offseason, Wynn gained 10 pounds for his start at LT the following year. Everyone knew he was undersized for Guard (that he needed 10 pounds to get up to size for tackle). Midseason when something isnt working, the coaches are doing a disservice to the seniors and nfl bound juniors to not make a change.

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I get that, but I will still fall back on the coaches knowing and having more information than we do. I was a huge critic of Kirby his first season, and the situation you are bringing up was a large part of why I was critical. However, I think he has proved to be a good judge of talent and ability. For whatever reason they felt they had the players in a position they could best help the team. While it is great if the coaches can help the players develop and become NFL ready, their primary job is to win at the school they are coaching for. It doesn't matter how many players they get prepared for the NFL at that players NFL position, if it costs the team games they have not done their job.

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McClendon worked in the first game of the season at RT against Arkansas. Condon didnt finish game 1. McClendon hasnt failed to start a game at RT since. Over the past 2 seasons, Condon has fallen to the 6th player off the bench (not 6th man. 6th player off the bench).

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That still doesn't change that perhaps McClensdon did something (or did not do something) in practice that caused it. If that were the case hopefully he has learned and developed as a person and a player. I don't know. Nobody knows, which is why it is futile to criticize the coaches for doing something when we don't know or understand the situation fully. Don't you think Kirby has done a pretty darn good job in decision making so far? He seems to have learned from mistakes he made earlier in his career. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

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But i wont blame anyone who can make legitimate issues or arguments if they feel the coaches' decisions hurt the team.

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And how do we know if their criticisms are legitimate? Say, somebody brings up the Condon/McClendon situation and we later find out that McClendon was injured or being disciplined? It was a legitimate criticism considering that person did not have the facts, but it's also silly to make criticisms when we know without a doubt we don't have all the information.

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You are being too kind to the coaches with your hypotheticals.

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I don't think so. I just think it is unwise to criticize someone that has more information, more knowledge and a better understanding of a situation than I do.

When my son was 8 years old we would take him to the doctor when he got sick and the doctor would prescribe medicine for him. He tried to refuse to take the medicine and replied "That doctor doesn't know what he is talking about!" (Absolutely true story)
Seems dumb for an 8 year old to criticize a doctor, right? The average fan has the knowledge and information an 8 year old has compared to a major college coach that has played and coached for 30+ years. No matter how much we THINK we know, we really don't know much at all in the grand scheme of things.