I just can't find that logic acceptable. Is Peyton Manning's line given a pass on run blocking? Tom Brady's? Drew Brees'?
Our OL coaching has been horrible and in need of change for years.
Believe me StoicFire, I totally get what you are saying, and I agree much of that is indeed what happened.
But, we are talking about a Head Coach who just a year ago stated publicly that he didn't need to run the football. Allowing your players to be coached one dimensionally leads to the kind of stuff we've seen. A line that can't block and create holes for a star RB, and a HC who doesn't know how to use that star RB properly. This is not on the GM, but the HC for coaching failures.
Originally Posted by: play2win
No team should get a pass on run blocking. I just believe that if Aaron was in the game the run game would still be working (even in spite of the O-line injuries). I also see your point of view, and I wasn't trying to be condescending or anything if it came across that way.
In McCarthy's defense though, he has shown (and the team has produced) incredible growth. He said we didn't need a run game, and then he found out why we did. He admitted that we couldn't ignore the run game if we wanted to win championships. So in one offseason, he installed a running game that was top 5 in the league until we lost Aaron to injury.
So I guess there are two messages I really wanted to drive home.
1) The run game is failing primarily due to the loss of our quarterback, not due to some fantastic failure by our head coach or horrific O-line play. The odds are stacked against them.
2) McCarthy is a really good coach, and he should (and will) keep his job.
Just my opinion, and I need to learn that I can't force it on others (no matter how desperately I want to).
"the Quarterback can run if he wants to, but with this rocket attached to your body... who would?" -Aaron Rodgers