Comments on: I have to defend Les Miles on something

By: HRH

HRH — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:35:09 +0000

Forget the TD call or the clock management, watch how the offensive line picks up the blitz. It would be nice to see that again.

By: Cap'n Ken

Cap'n Ken — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:58:56 +0000

And here’s the scary thought – if Miles has just been sitting by whistling Hail To The Victors while Crowton makes the calls, what’s going to happen if Miles actually does start getting involved?

GC: “OK, swing pass out to Randle.”

LM: “I think we kick the field goal here.”

GC: “Coach, we’re on our own 20.”

By: TCL

TCL — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:47:40 +0000

Yep. Only quibble is that Miles likely had nothing to do with calling that play. Indeed, recent evidence suggests that, even had Miles wanted to kick the FG, if his OC thought otherwise, he would defer to him.

Of course, if I lose the bitterness for a moment, it is likely that the OC called it and Miles agreed. Therefore, the credit goes to the “head coach” for making the “gutsy” call. But what’s now in question is whether he agreed with the call or just was deferring to the OC, in which case he shouldn’t get any credit at all for the “brilliant” (a characterization I agree with) call.

Bitterness activate! Point being, there’s no excuse whatsoever for not having given the ball to Stevan Ridley after the first down.