Thanks for posting this. In it, Wilcox really reveals exactly why we struggle to meet our potential and why he's such a mediocre (at best) coach. He lays it right out there for everyone, that the goal is to score 4 touchdowns and limit the opponent to 3. He says they say it every time. That's what they teach the players and judge success by.
So the goal for every game is to effectively win 28-21 (assuming we don't shank any PATs, which he didn't address). This is why we've never succeeded. This is why we play down to lesser competition and play not to lose a lead every second half. This is why we have so many close games (and why those are mostly losses). Nobody we play coaches that way, to barely win the game.
We need a coach whose goal is to score 50+, every week, and shut out the damn opponent. The goal should be to not allow a single freaking score, and this guy's out here making $5million and telling the guys to keep it to 21?
This really explains everything to me and is probably the most disappointing, and revealing, thing I've ever heard come out of the coach's mouth. You can't change that approach. It's engrained, and it's disastrous.
So the goal for every game is to effectively win 28-21 (assuming we don't shank any PATs, which he didn't address). This is why we've never succeeded. This is why we play down to lesser competition and play not to lose a lead every second half. This is why we have so many close games (and why those are mostly losses). Nobody we play coaches that way, to barely win the game.
We need a coach whose goal is to score 50+, every week, and shut out the damn opponent. The goal should be to not allow a single freaking score, and this guy's out here making $5million and telling the guys to keep it to 21?
This really explains everything to me and is probably the most disappointing, and revealing, thing I've ever heard come out of the coach's mouth. You can't change that approach. It's engrained, and it's disastrous.