I seen some sideline footage of the Vikings game. Which is another reason I wanted Gary Brown out as RB's coach.
It showed him going to Moore and who ever would listen, to keep running Zeke up the middle. Like what was working will work, thinking they will soften up and he will break one.
Well on that last series, sure enough they tried him in the middle again for 2 runs and got nothing. That cost us the game as Moore went way from what was working. Dak and passing.
So I wonder how often did this goofball coach do this in other games. Seems like many others, as you said, why not go right more often. No, run it up the middle every freaking play according to Brown. Glad he is gone.
This defines JGs tenure,, as a HC, you need to be able to control your staff, all of your assistants need to know where they stand.
I went back and watched as much as I could bare, because of this post,, it takes some pause and rewind effort but I see where you are at on your assessment.
jazzcat22 summed up JG in a nutshell.
This is all you ever needed to know if you had any doubt at all why he totally sucked as a HC of this team.
He had no control whatsoever, almost like he just checked out mentally, and stood on the sideline with a dead headset, like a zombie coach...