Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins vs. Dolphins)

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Originally Posted by Lotus

I see that he gets guys open, too. But someone who designs nice pass plays is a "play designer," not "offensive coordinator." To be the latter also requires play calling and scheming which is suitable to your talent.

I am not on the "fire Kyle" bandwagon. But to me, this year he has been a great play designer but poor offensive coordinator.

This is the way i see Kyle too; more as a play designer and not a complete coordinator.

Because Kyle doesnt game plan to exploit an opponent’s weaknesses, and combined with our offensive play and some of the questionable play calling weve seen i think its fair to assume that Kyle also doesnt call plays based on our own teams strengths and weaknesses. Its almost like we could only see Kyles offense come to full fruition if he was in a highly talented vacuum, like coaching the probowl or playing Madden. But while his offensive philosophy make work in vitro when you take it out in the field it seems to stumble.

I agree that the QB is the most important player on the field and that if we were able to switch Grossman for Aaron Rodgers our offense would instantly look better and Greenbay’s would immediately be worse. But I think Green Bay would do things differently with Grossman under center to mitigate the drop-off in talent, while I see Kyle calling the same players with Rodgers that he has with McNabb/Grossman/Beck/Grossman. NFL rosters and positions are dynamic and I think the best coordinators are too.

Im not on the fire Kyle bandwagon either, but i am for Mike taking controll over the offense and/or demanding that Kyle do things differently.