Originally Posted by
steelreserve
The team's record was good, but I wouldn't say it was "his." Tomlin's record is just as good over that stretch, Ben's record is just as good, Heath's record is just as good, Ward's record is just as good, Troy's record is even better. A lot of people shared in contributing to that besides Arians, and the knock on him is that the offense is being carried by great PLAYERS, but still not living up to its potential. I tend to agree with that.
It is pretty appalling to me that with the talent we have on that side of the ball, we still have such situational trouble - particularly inside the 20 - and still in so many games, the equation is that we know the defense will pin them down, but the question is whether the offense can grind out 13 points and avoid mistakes that cakewalk our opponents into free touchdowns. Given how many talented players we have, that is just not acceptable.
I know, I know .. "but the offensive line is crap!" Fuck the offensive line being a scapegoat again, for the millionth time. If you have a weakness, you compensate for it like any other coach. Arians was maddening - showing just enough signs of "getting it" to be tempting, but ultimately not really getting the job done. This was overdue.