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[QUOTE="Nick44, post: 110710, member: 540"]
Everyone is debating whether it was coaching or talent that cost this team the last 5 games and deservedly so. While I am still a Doug Marrone fan, let me make a case that coaching failed to get this team from 5-2 to at least 6-6.

All year we have said that no deep threat has emerged because our best WR's can't get deep, Nassib can't hit that pass and the burners that we do have (Kobena and Graham) can't catch that pass.

While I am in agreement on Nassib's inability with this pass and the limitation of Chew, Lemon and West, does anyone recall Kobena/Graham sent on a streak route and the ball was dropped? I sure as heck don't. In fact, I don't even recall an overthrown attempt by Nassib to Kobena/Graham all year. From my recollection, the only time I saw this play called was in the spring game when LOEB connected with Kobena for a 40 yard TD.

I still remember the 1999 Orange Bowl when on 1st down Spurrier would call a 15 yard out route to the WR. Then on 2nd down the WR would run the same route, the QB would pumpfake, the WR would turn up field for a wideopen play 50+ yards. Where is that creativity and risk taking with this coaching staff? It wasn't there this year and hasn't been in years.
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