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kingottoiii
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Was interesting that this game he was upstairs.
To win maybeI wonder why the change was made?
My guess is that most OCs prefer to be in the booth. I'm not sure if that is the best option with this team this year.
Wherever the OC is he needs to open to what the defense is doing and any tendencies the defense is showing. If the OC is rigid and stuck to a plan and anxious to run certain plays that worked in prep then he's not open and flexible. The OC can control the prep during the week and the game plan. Once the game begins the control is out the window and it's time to respond. It's like studying for an exam in school, and once the exam begins you solve each problem presented or answer each question asked.
If the defense runs what you expected, great. You still have to look for tendencies and respond to the reality on the field. The game calling is more like art than math in that sense. You cannot force plays because you want them to succeed. If the defense shows a scheme you didn't expect then you obviously need to adapt. At a certain point you need to know your team well enough to be able to make changes swiftly, and if you do that well the opposing team will probably go back to what you thought they would do in the first place. It's play-to-play-play for the entire game with much more flexibility than control.