OC and DC, on the sidelines vs in the booth

[mnphinfan]

Lazor was asked this morning during his press conference whether he preferred to be on the sidelines or in the booth when calling the game and he had a pretty interesting answer as both he said had positives. He said that being in the booth gives him a much better feel for the game because he gets a much better look at what the defense is trying to do. He said being on the sidelines he has to wait for players to come of the field to get some of the information he would normally get from in the booth. He did also say that being on the sidelines, which allows him to speak to the players face to face, allows him to get much better information from them as to what they are seeing as what specific techniques the defense using. He also said that communicating directly with a player or a group of players is much easier when you can just talk to them vs speaking to them on the phone.

This got me to thinking. Could it be one of the reasons the Fins are so good at second half adjustments is because the staff is finally able to look at opposing teams from a birds eye view. If so, wouldn't it be more beneficial for them to be up in the box. Yes, I know it is important for coordinators to be able to speak to the players, but shouldn't it be more important for them to see what scheme the opposition is using to try to exploit/attack it?

I guess it comes down to preference but why choose communication over seeing the actual game plan/flow play out with your own eyes?

 

[HoustonPhinFan]

The OC and DC should have assistants who can be seeing everything from the booth; and the OC/DC can talk directly to the players and either get input or give input. I think Coyle should be upstairs based on how the Defense has been playing the last two weeks.

 

[fishfanmiami]

I remember Lazor being asked about this in the preseason and both him and Tannehill agreed the advantage other than being face to face with players is by being on the sidelines the play got in about 10 seconds quicker.
Personally i like the coaches being down where the action is but what ever works best is fine by me.

 

[matt11390]

Pros and Cons to both ways. Ultimately it is up to what works best for specific teams. I do think it takes longer for the offense and defense to adjust because of the coordinators being on the field.

 

[mrbunglez]

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