Taafe and the Simmons upstream defending the offense brings attention to the fact that there is a gimp on the team, that needs their protection. The fact that they have to defend it, a fucking Manning no doubt, and a cripple offense being called, should make Sark ashamed of his coaching, and bringing that scrutiny to a winning side of the ball that deserves far more than what they're being asked to do--defend the shitty play calling of a head coach that refuses to recognize his own deficiencies. That string is going to get tighter till it snaps. He's got them, a tight knit group that believes in each other and bought into the system, except Sark is the weak link offensively, by not recognizing his limitations and that of several of his coaches. Not only has he not adjusted in games, he hasn't adjusted the offense overall. Plays are being predicted by telecasters, game planned by equally talented teams (tOSU, Georgia, and fucking UF) and he's calling the offensive schemes right into their practice plans. Sark needs to be a leader, and recognize his limitations.
And if Sark wants to be an offensive coordinator, he should take that job and let somebody else head coach the team. It's troubling as hell that he can't see the problem from his dual perspective as both an offensive coordinator and head coach. But Sark is blinded by pride and will reward his championship defense to a lackluster season because of it. He's going to tell that side of the ball, a group that's taught to diagnose and exploit weaknesses in especially shitty offenses, what--that this is a team effort? They deserve better, maybe think about the team, and start diagnosing coaching, beginning with that of the head coach, which is to find and hire the best coaches to do their jobs, from the top down. What the fuck does he do in weekly coaching meetings--apologize to the other coaches for the offense being a colossal fuck up once again?