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[QUOTE="cuse309, post: 2399100, member: 5119"]
Was Dino called a bad play caller at Eastern Illinois? Was Dino known for his bad playcalling at Baylor when he was the O.C.? Was he called a bad play caller at BG? Or at those other two stops, was he able to open his playbook, and run some successful plays, because he had the right parts at the right positions? He had comparable talent to his competition. Perhaps some of the head scratching play calls, especially in the red zone, were due to the fact that other than Dungey, we couldn't run the ball in the red zone, and we didn't have a true 6'4" throw it up and go get it wide receiver in the red zone, so it really hampered what he felt comfortable running once all 22 were packed in tight. It was also known when Dino was hired, that he was a gambler. He was known to go for it on 4th quite often, he was known to throw in the onside kick at times. The thing with gambling, is it doesn't always work. When it does, you're a genius, when it doesn't you're a bad play caller.
I find it hard to believe that he just suddenly moved to Syracuse and became a bad play caller. People don't like to hear it, but perhaps there is some truth to the fact that the disparity in talent at certain spots, combined with the youth of the players, combined with players who are not what Babers considers "ideal" for what he wants to run, makes it very difficult to call successful plays.
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