Hypothetical Question

[jkates]

1 hour ago, Jeff Howe said:

Couldn't have said it better, jkates. I wonder if in Sark's mind, giving up play-calling would be admitting defeat. He shouldn't look at it that way.

It has been reported - or at least hinted at - elsewhere that this is exactly how Sark would view it. I'm hoping he can evolve, grow, change his mind, because I agree with you that he should not view it that way. Frankly, I'm surprised he doesn't view it as the next logical step in his path towards being a great HC. 

It seems odd to me that Sark can't recognize that going against the grain of what the GOAT (Saban) and another HOF/all-timer (Carroll) did is probably not the ideal direction to go.  

[Nate C]

1 hour ago, Jeff Howe said:

To further add to my response to @jkates' comment, Urban Meyer is another coach who elevated his coordinators while overseeing the offense without being the play-caller. Mike Sanford (Utah), Dan Mullen (Florida), Tom Herman (Ohio State) and Ryan Day (Ohio State) all got head coaching gigs after calling plays under Meyer.

exactly. It can still be Sarks offense and influence in the scheme, but there needs to be a true play caller that can handle offense prep, game day calls, and mid game offensive adjustments while Sark Manages the whole team. Heck Sark could even still call plays on gameday, but he needs that help. Andy Reid, Sean McVay, and Joe Brady have “OCs” but still call plays. But those OCs actually have more of an OC role. I think Gundy was the same.