Gruden just stands there w a shitty look on his face. How about you look through your fuckin plays, search for something that’s going to give us the right mismatch instead of just calling whatever the fuck is next on the list?? This is fucking chess, not checkers. ESPECIALLY when you’re playing against Andy Reid. He’ll make you look downright idiotic if you let him. And we sure let him.
THIS is why coaching matters SO fucking much. CREATIVITY! I used to talk about brilliance when Dennis and Lane were hanging around. We didn’t have any fucking brilliance in our organization, and you HAVE to have it! And it has to be working for you EVERY fuckin play. Brilliance can’t take a play off, or a series off. I haven’t seen any brilliance since Gruden got back here, and it’s incredibly disappointing.
This is why owners are going after these young guys, trying to strike gold and land the next Payton or McVay. The next Chess master. The next guy who can take an above average QB like Goff - or Carr - and go to the SB.
I thought Gruden would have seen how all this shit worked during his MNF stint. How this is an all-game-long thing. But he hasn’t figured it out. I can only hope that a couple more games like this last one will beat him into focus.