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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 4026691, member: 2585"]
Coaches have more information, more experience. They are far better judges of players than fans. So they are right at a higher % than you or I would ever be. Fans are at a disadvantage.

That doesn't mean they are never wrong or we are never right.

I'm also really partial to the idea that coaches sometimes want a player to exhibit more than just x or y. They are in the business of drawing out the best of a kid over the course of their career within the system they are trying to implement. It's getting the timing right.

So, for example - maybe Dino wanted Tucker to be better at blitz pickup before playing and thought he had time with guys in front of him who may not be the runner Sean could be, but are more complete at the time the decision was made. A sensible decision and a carrot for Sean to improve as a young player that will serve him better here and in the next phase of his career.

Kadary works too. JB wants a series of things to be right before a starting role is given, even if the player displays better skills in some things than the current starter. In that striving to earn the PG1 spot - Kadary becomes a better player and is prepared for the next phase of his career. Fans howl - but it's the coaches job to to win while developing the players and the team as the whole.

And sometimes, coaches make mistakes or are too high on their own farts to see clearly. But, as these examples point to - even that can be hard to judge given the lack of access.
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