Quote Originally Posted by Bodaski View Post
Let me add something to this "poor coaching decisions" thread. I coached football for over 25 years. Did I make mistakes, you bet I did. Did I ever make a decision with the intent purpose of it being a mistake that would get us beat, hell no! As a coach, you get a feel for your players and their strengths and weaknesses and you put them in the best position to be successful for the team and the player. I laugh at those who criticize coaches when a change in personal fails and praise them when it works. As a coach you do your best to go over techniques so when the time comes to make a change, that player has practiced and honed his skills to step in and be successful. Does it always happen, hell no nor does it always fail either. My point, players make plays, not coaches. The coach has the responsibility to get the player ready and after that, its on the player, especially at this level. This isn't little league where guys are scared to death of a hard throwing pitcher. Thank about this before you post some of the excuses some post.
Sounds good, but I wonder why Cann thought jolly was a good option in the 6th.

Jolly...
22.1 ip 24 h 14 er 14 bb 15 k
Era = 5.78
Whip = 1.73
H/9 = 9.82
Bb/9 = 5.73

Sec games only...
Era = 6.39
12.2 ip 14 h 10 bb 5 k
Avg against = .292 (only ashcraft, blaylock, Ford, and Mahoney are worse)