I'm more along the lines of PJ is very afraid of showing anything on tape to opponents. So there is the possibility he didn't want Collins showing Rutgers the blitz packages versus Cal.
Fleck doesn't have a call sheet for either offense of defense out during the game so the coordinators are making the in game calls.
Sure they are
Fleck must have one hell of a memory to be able to make the play calls in game....that is pretty damn impressive to do it without a call sheet. Especially when you factor in that most of the time when they show him on the sideline he isn't speaking into his headset.
Yeah I also haven't seen evidence that PJ is making a lot of calls (outside say critical 4th down and so on).
Could it be a little of both?
Unstartable force meets pliable object?
A head coach who isn't calling plays will dictate things like 3 down or 4 down territory, may express a preference on run vs. pass in certain situations, decide when to call timeouts.....lots of influence on action but still not the guy making the actual play calls as much as some fans want to believe he is.
I sure hope it's not like that. Worry about playing vanilla against Cal and losing so we can save the good stuff for the other teams. If that's anyone's mindset that's messed up. How about bringing your best and winning all the games you can. There's no point in saving/hiding things. We were 6-6 this year but did you see that trick play in the last game of the year...
Speculation here. Could be that this team isn't as upper classmen loaded as some teams. With that said, some/ most coaches won't call plays that the team isn't proficient or is just terrible at. Those they keep working on.
Anything is possible.
The funny thing is that these are probably the same people, that when things go wrong start yelling "let Simon make the calls, Harbaugh isn't the answer".
There is a fine line in terms of holding some things back but still getting the win. But there is zero chance that anyone associated with the football program is ok with not using something against Cal and losing in order to save it for a future game. Some fans love to think that way because it gives them a reason to bash the coaching staff and treat them like morons who don't understand the game of football.
And really there's that whole "well you call a different play, that would have worked"... it's not a game where someone throws down scissors and you throw rock and automatically win ...
Andy Greder?
I love how easy some fans act like it is....now granted, coaches can be their own worst enemy at times by overthinking things.....but there is almost always a reason for why they do what they do or call what they call and that reason is typically based on hours of film study and practice.
Wouldn't be surprised if Schiano told him to.
Only wisky bobo's still use the car salesman line.
He wasn't "yakking to the press" - he wrote something on twitter. Then someone from the press saw it and decided to write about it in a story.
Your offense theory has a chance to be close to reality. I am sure Fleck expresses opinions on how aggressive he wants the offense to be on a particular series in terms of taking shots downfield and things like that.
And please take note to rush 4 and 5, Iowa did it very successfully in the 2nd half and took the game last week.
