On the "Doomsday Podcast" they said that while McCarthy was out for practice, the players may have worked harder than ever. Supposedly it was because they all wear GPS devices, that that GPS data is reported to the coaching staff. They didn't want Mac thinking they were slacking off because he was gone.
Dear lord...GPS devices. I get that it helps track player speed, movement, agility, positioning...etc...but damn....the trade-off between no-contact practices vs. constant surveillance....
Was at an Eagles game that day. They never showed the score until the end causing the crowd to erupt even though the eagles lost their game
The collective bargaining deal limits how many contact practices happen during regular season... plus a lot of coaches lean against contact practices to avoid injuries and spains.
I know. Most analytical guys tend to be buttoned up top-to-bottom - in dress, attire, look, speech, etc. But apparently he's a math geek - which is perfect for an offensive coordinator who needs to perform algebra and low-level trig on every play. Throw some geometry into it too...it all helps a bunch because football is a game based on math - 11 players, 100 yards, 10 yards to a first down, field goals, field-positioning...all math problems.
The thing that gets me is at the beginning of the year, we were running middle isos ad nauseum to the tune of 2nd 8 and listening to Big Mike in the pressers, it sounds like he is still all about establishing the middle run.
Winter is coming. You have to establish the run or teams will just rush four and drop 7 with no fear. Good teams put that on tape to give offenses something else to think about.
I am not arguing that either way. Run definitely has it's place and use.
