The point I followed up on is that Chan has failed (in one area). My follow up point is that the failure is easy to explain in the short-term but, over time, becomes harder and harder to explain.
I'm not completely comfortable with the blanket assertion that its the coaches' faults. What does that mean exactly - they can't teach, they can't recruit, they can't motivate, can't discipline, can't design the correct offense, can't make gametime adjustments?
And what of the players? Is Reggie intimidated by the fact that CJ is often double-teamed? Does RB not like CJ personally? Is RB having trouble picking up the D? Are RB and CJ on the same page when an alternate route is called for? I could go on and on.
And, more importantly, can Chan answer those questions? Does Chan know or does he not know the exact source of the problem? If he thinks he knows, I'd be interested to know what he has done to address it. If he doesn't know, what experimental things has he tried to produce a different outcome?
Its far from a simple question. I know who's responsible - that's easy. And ultimately, we know where the problem is coming from. The hard part, - isolating the true source of the difficulty in getting the ball to CJ - remains a mystery.
Chan is far from stoopid. But that just makes the mystery even more intriguing. Simple? Eleven athletes, an extremely qualified coaching staff and fifty-thousand Tech fans all want the exact same thing - to see the ball in CJ's hands more often. But its not happening. I'm not sure simple is the adjective I would use to describe that.
