[pefloresjr]

I wish I knew the answer to the coaching issues people have with the team.  We fans may have enough information to prefer a dedicated offensive line coach when our program is truly built on having a superior offensive line.  But it is nearly impossible to know if having a dedicated OLine coach would have made a meaningful difference in the performance of the line each year. 

The quarterback coach issue seems even less clear to me.  The stats above show that most elite qb prospects don't become stars.  I am not saying the Pritchard should stay or go because I don't have enough information.  A cautionary tale is the situation with Pete Alamar.  Cal fans thought he was a terrible special teams coach.  My boss mocked me when Stanford announced his hiring as special teams coach at Stanford in 2012.  He has done really well with Stanford's special teams since then.  I could attribute his success to having several standout players during that tenure, but he was their coach and it is tough to argue that they succeeded despite his terrible coaching without some real evidence supporting that position. 

I just think we all wish there was an easy answer or fix to any problems or weaknesses on the team and, in most cases, I don't think that is true.  I understand that coaching changes can sometimes bring major improvements from nearly the same player group, I just don't think most fans really know when that will and will not be true. 

I'm left hoping for great quarterback and offensive line play the rest of the year and a shot at $C in the championship game. 

Cheers,
Pete F.

[pefloresjr]

I wish I knew the answer to the coaching issues people have with the team.  We fans may have enough information to prefer a dedicated offensive line coach when our program is truly built on having a superior offensive line.  But it is nearly impossible to know if having a dedicated OLine coach would have made a meaningful difference in the performance of the line each year. 

The quarterback coach issue seems even less clear to me.  The stats above show that most elite qb prospects don't become stars.  I am not saying the Pritchard should stay or go because I don't have enough information.  A cautionary tale is the situation with Pete Alamar.  Cal fans thought he was a terrible special teams coach.  My boss mocked me when Stanford announced his hiring as special teams coach at Stanford in 2012.  He has done really well with Stanford's special teams since then.  I could attribute his success to having several standout players during that tenure, but he was their coach and it is tough to argue that they succeeded despite his terrible coaching without some real evidence supporting that position. 

I just think we all wish there was an easy answer or fix to any problems or weaknesses on the team and, in most cases, I don't think that is true.  I understand that coaching changes can sometimes bring major improvements from nearly the same player group, I just don't think most fans really know when that will and will not be true. 

I'm left hoping for great quarterback and offensive line play the rest of the year and a shot at $C in the championship game. 

Cheers,
Pete F.