2012. after that season jerry made garrett the walk around coach and forced play calling on bill callahan which he did not want. Garrett was still the offensive coordinator/play caller in 2011 and 2012.
of course soprano helped garrett....what would you have him do? He had been here for years and the players loved him. He coached tight ends and the offensive line. he was wade phillips assistant head coach in 07. He was a lifelong coach. I have no idea what you saying he helped garrett is even supposed to mean that was his job description.
But what would i have Sparano do ? after Sparano left, the offense seem to go into lapses and slumps to which Garrett
(and his ever flaw whether OC or HC) could never re-adjust.
- You have to wonder how much of the offensive was Garrett and how much of the offensive success was Sparano.
Whether OC or HC he's always had this we do what we do straight up.
If there were to be any change up, new ideas, new designs, new approach, his OCs had to be the ones to do so.
- Jerry finally made Garrett a walk around HC because Jerry finally realized Garrett could not handle a dual role and he struggled with it.
How did Jerry get that dual coach role notion ? It's been said Jerry himself listened to one of his buddies - Al Davis or Joe Gibbs, that
believed a HC should have dual roles as HC/OC.
- And to add more grease to the fire, Jerry insisted on giving him an OC of his own chose - regardless of different offensive philosophies
and the offense continued it's issues, until another move of Jerry finally listening to his own HC, and let him choose an OC that
shares his familiarity and philosophies.
