gimmesix
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Make no mistake, that is the very last thing I am doing. It all starts with him.
Your posting history definitely would not indicate that's the case. I just think too many are riding on Moore fixing the problems with this offense. I'm certainly hoping he'll be given the freedom to do that, but it concerns me that the offensive mind behind its lack of creativity is the head coach.
I believe, compared to his previous stops, Linehan was handicapped to a degree by Garrett's offensive philosophy. Now, Linehan hurt himself as well with his play-calls, but he also was simply not able to overcome how Garrett expects for his offense to be run.
Of course, you see this with a lot of coaches who cut their teeth as a coordinator. They elevate an assistant to coordinator but really he's just calling his coach's offense or defense. Rod Marinelli is a good example of this. Marinelli's reputation as a defensive mind was mostly built on his work under Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, first as a defensive assistant under Dungy in Tampa Bay and then as defensive coordinator under Smith with Chicago. In between was a forgettable stint as Detroit's head coach when he didn't have either of those coaches setting up the system for him. It is Dungy and Smith who are given credit for developing the Tampa 2 defense.
I'm not knocking Marinelli, because he understands the system and is good at getting the most out of players, just simply pointing out that those defenses weren't set up by him just like our offense wasn't set up by Linehan and won't be set up by Moore. If the offense doesn't best utilize players' abilities, then it is likely that the structure put into place by Garrett is a bigger issue than the play-calling.