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Chan Gailey.

That’s right. The last time our offense could manufacture points without any great weapons on offense (Jay Feebler / Lamar Smith back then and Fitzpatrick / no-name RBs) now, yet we still could score more than 19 PPG was when Gailey has been the OC. I know when every play doesn’t go for 9 yards it’s a bad call. I know, I know.

Consider that the last time we’ve gone 8 games in a row w 21+ points was 1984. Last time we went 7 games was when Gailey was here the first time. He’s kinda making chicken salad out of chicken **** (stealing a phrase from Gary Stevens).

On paper our offense shouldn’t be scoring this much. When you have a rookie QB who is still learning / not a polished product yet and a grizzled veteran in Fitz who was never good, a running back named Gaskin AND you are scoring a full 8 PPG more than all of the guys who called plays w better players - under Sparano, Philbin and Gase - that’s coaching and its “you”.

Some examples? The dagger that was game winning TD to Smythe. Seven linemen in, 2 elegible. Fooled SD - err - LA out of their collective jocks. Needing a 3rd down convert - draw to Laird needing 9 - fooled LA out their collective Jocks. Managing his rookie QB through 3 games w no picks (though he got awfully lucky today) so his confidence builds - smart.

I’m sick of hearing about his age. That man has forgotten more football than Adam Gase knows. Just wait until Gailey has a more developed Tua to work with and some real NFL caliber RBs. And a stud WR. Gase and all of the incompetent play callers for the last 15 years or so wouldn’t score more than 12 PPG w this roster.

OMG = Old Man Gailey. **** yeah!
 
To me it looks like he’s actually holding the offense back a bit it not in a bad way.Almost like he gets up and then backs off the throttle and then pushes on the gas when needed.

I think if we ever get in a shoot out it’ll be exactly that and high scoring shoot out but other than that I think the game plan is to get a lwad and not show much.
 
artdnj said:
To me it looks like he’s actually holding the offense back a bit it not in a bad way.Almost like he gets up and then backs off the throttle and then pushes on the gas when needed.

I think if we ever get in a shoot out it’ll be exactly that and high scoring shoot out but other than that I think the game plan is to get a lwad and not show much.
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I think this is fair. But I also think it’s because we really don’t have any great weapons with which to work. He’s exploiting matchups somehow - w inferior players at times - putting the team in good spots time and again. I’ve been really impressed.
 
DirkForever said:
Wisdom. Knows the history and uses it to his advantage. We should all be as focused. IMO. Old is not bad. Aged is a different story.
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Exactly. Everyone wants the next young genius- Gase, McVay, etc etc. Gailey has been a very successful OC at every stop he’s made. Better OC than HC.
 
He's managing a rookie QB beautifully.

I know everybody wants him to just unleash and just start throwing it all over the field, but the only time we've needed to do that was 4th quarter against Arizona and I don't remember him calling many runs there at all.

He's calling the game like he has a rookie QB, lack of weapons, and a really good defense.
 
What I like about Chan's play calling is that he's generally conservative, but he's not afraid to be totally unpredictable and aggressive when you least expect it.
 
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