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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4713468, member: 5685"]
I don't see a counter point in there besides your opinion that it won't end up the same (which I agree with).

In both cases it is the same general system with a more experienced Co in said system coming in (an upgrade on paper). Whether or not the prior OC was successful is neither here nor there.

In both cases Dino decided to keep the current system. In neither case should there be big changes occurring. Let's not act like we were going from an Option O to the West Coast O. The transition should have been smooth. Gilbert didn't fail because of Covid, but because he fails everywhere.

If you look at the football lineage Long is the Grandfather, Gonzales is the Father, and White is the Grandson. Gilbert was the Father and Lynch was the Twin Son. In both cases the new hire was the more experienced Senior to the prior OC.

In Long's case there is another degree of separation which means more variance from the original system. On top of that, it was also Dino's O system. There should have been more continuity in Gilbert's case. The failure was because Gilbert and the system were not very good. Long is more likely to have success because he is a good coach. That is the difference between the two but the transition is very very similar.

Tangent
I would not be surprised if Gonzales is on staff next season and then DC in 2025 after Long retires (or even in 2024 as DC).
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