I still think the opportunity Key missed was after the reaching tackle that was called a horse collar, followed by more reaching and wide open receivers on simple delays over the middle. After about the third first down with us up 14-0 he should have called time out and gathered the whole team and lit into them. If not then, then immediately after on its next possession the offense had a lame three and out. If the head coach had used his leadership ability and recognized his team wanted the game to be easy and was giving half-hearted effort he could have gotten their attention and won the crowd’s support.
Instead he seemed to do little to change the level of effort. I thought his unwillingness to play Pyron at a time the backup deserved his chance after the pick six and 38-0 run smacked of insecurity. So does his demotion of his defensive coordinator today. You can say you take the blame all you want but today’s action appeases angry fans, points the finger at Thacker as the culprit for the loss, and almost any intelligent person would predict will create issues in the locker room. I am disappointed in how he has handled the last two days.