Kliff can sometimes scheme up killer plays but the more I watch his offenses the more I can’t shake the feeling that he has no feel at all for play sequencing or adapting to what the defense is actually doing. He’ll get his runs in when we aren’t getting killed but they’ll be at the worst times or with no creativity at all, for instance. Not like what I see from Shanahan disciple run games at all, like McVay, McDaniel, Coen, (and Shanahan of course) etc. Even with mediocre OL talent or poor game script I still see run calls that work effectively and aren’t obvious.
I felt this way after six weeks last season but swallowed my criticism as we went on that run through the rest of the regular season and into the NFCCG. Because something was obviously working, but it turns out it was just Daniels balling out in an immense way.
But I can’t shake it. Kliff is a problem imo. And what sucks is we’re going to be less likely to hire an outside OC whenever he moves on (for whatever reason) because we’re going to want continuity for Jayden…and Kliff’s offense is almost unique in the NFL. He doesn’t come from a coaching tree that has other disciples in the league, really. So Brian Johnson or someone who has been working in this system for two years will be the choice, even if it’s not the best choice (as opposed to someone like Mike McDaniel who brings a better pedigree but new terminology, design, and language, etc.)
Between life after Kliff and life after Whitt I’m not feeling amazing right now. We’re going to be a franchise going into year 3 (or 4 if they last longer) of the regime learning new systems on both sides of the ball, potentially.