For the average fan watching on TV it is hard to know how much blame to put on Beck because this offensive line has so many holes and that can mask a lot of other problems. And how much is on Tom?
However, some of the playcalling and personnel issues are pretty glaring. Perhaps a comparison of the success of “coaching up” the players on offense vs that of the defense is the best review. Remember last year when the defensive players were great athletes but had poor technique? They have been coached up very well. I still see a lot of room for improvement for some very good athletes on offense, especially in the mental game.
There needs to be intensity in practice every day to impact change in young players. I have seen clips of Saban in practice and he is a model of intense coaching down to the slightest of fundamentals. Does Beck have the fire in his belly for this level of coaching, or is he too laid back? This is sometimes the difference because typically there is not that big of a gap in football knowledge among most D-1 coaches. Great coaches are always on their game, getting into their players faces to make them better. It really is a game of inches.
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Last edited: Jan 14, 2018