Anthony!":1kp7cr3d said:
So if I understand it Bevel again make no mistakes and take no responsibility for anything, Every play he calls and designs is great and its execution or a player that is at fault. R-I-G-H-T
Yet another comment that illustrates why it can be so difficult to have a reasoned discussion about the offense.
I've only encountered one poster on this board so far who thinks Bevell is great or even good (Siouxhawk). All the other Bevell "defenders" merely think he's not completely to blame for the offense's struggles. There are other coaches on the team plus 11 players on the field who are responsible for the success or failure of any given play. It is beyond ridiculous to heap all the blame on one person. It is even more ridiculous to mischaracterize the opinions of vast swaths of posters on this board, especially when many of them have contributed great insight into the team's struggles.
Yes, sometimes the play call is bad. Sometimes the game plan is bad. (That's not just on Bevell, BTW, but Cable and Carroll, too.) And sometimes the execution is lousy. We can all agree that the O-line is piss poor at times. And while you might not want to hear this, sometimes Wilson makes bad decisions or throws an inaccurate ball, or bails too early on perfectly good pass protection. Doesn't mean he's a bad quarterback, or not worth the contract he received (seriously, I haven't seen anyone suggesting this). But yes, sometimes he's to blame. Sometimes other players are to blame (O-line in particular). And sometimes the coaches (including Bevell) are to blame. These things aren't mutually exclusive, and it's pretty irritating to have these complex, interrelated factors boiled down to a binary issue.
The whole point of the OP is to start a discussion about what went right or wrong in the Dallas game. I personally found it interesting that they pulled Britt on play action to either (a) fool the linebacker or (b) clear a throwing lane for Wilson (or both). I think that's good scheming. My guess is Cable is more responsible for that than Bevell (since Cable's the O-line coach), but there's no way to know without being in the room when the play is drawn up.
If you really think Bevell is to blame for the lack of scoring in this game, maybe you should try reading the original article and explaining what part of the analysis you disagree with, rather than mischaracterizing what other people have said.