Quackerjacked
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No argument they were bad. But, they weren't on the field and didn't teach penalties, turnovers, dropped passes, etc. That's on the players, not the staff.
I've said many times I'm a fact based realist, and the facts say a lot more than coaching as a problem. Last year we led the league in dropped passes, were 3rd in fumbles (2nd in lost fumbles), our T/O margin was -12, and we were top 10 in penalties on the offensive side of the ball. Those numbers are going to make winning hard.
Yet despite that were 13th in points and held on to the ball an average of 32:22 min per game. Imagine what those numbers could be if we did stop committing penalties, hung on to the ball, caught the damn thiing and got more accuracy and better decision making out of our QB.
I think you could also question the leadership of the guys wearing the C's on their uniforms. Until the team and new staff shows us differently 11-21 is reality. Anything else is pure speculation.
Should they be better than that? Absolutely. Can they be better than that? Absoltuely. Will they be better than that? ??????? TBD
I say that all the things you mentioned indicate bad Cushing. We had a lack of focus and discipline across the board. Penalties drops fumbles turnovers and busted pays are linked when they all happen to several players. They are linked to a coaching style and practice regimen that doesn't foster discipline and focus.