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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1138756, member: 40"]
Which leads me to another point: we're still rebuilding, no matter how much some would like to pretend otherwise.  Don't get me wrong--we've come a LONG way since 2009.  Talent and depth overall have improved quite a bit, but we still lack playmakers at WR.  So when I see the above bitching about "we haven't scored that much under McDonald" -- well, that's true, but part of it is the talent.
 
There has been lots of back and forth on this board about whether system implementation or customizing the offense to the players is the right approach.  Marrone did the latter [more or less], prompting lots of criticism about him lacking a system, or not implementing it soon enough.  Some even expressed the opinion that they'd rather see us get the foundations of the system in place to build upon instead of trying to maximize short term wins by doing something completely different to slow the game down and squeeze out a few more wins.
 
Well, isn't that kind of the mode we're in now?  McDonald has implemented his system, even though we don't have personnel perfectly suited to run it.  Factor in that execution has also been poor at times.  I get that ultimately, all of the blame rolls up to the coaches.  But sometimes it is more about execution than it is players / coaching.
 
And McDonald is far from perfect.  He's also in a stretch role, and hopefuly will improve with experience.  Nobody was that high on Hackett until we had one breakout season, and then everyone laments his departure.  The grass is always  greener on this board.  Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing what the offense will be able to do when Ishmael / Custis get their sea legs, to go along with Estime.  We need a #1 receiver in the worst way.
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