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sdeininger said... (original post) But Carroll hired a great offensive coach and got out of the way.I don't think Riley has the confidence to allow another coach (defensive coach)... show more Yes, all the CEOs of the best companies hire great executives, managers and employees. However, at the same time, top CEOs are great at their business as well. Pete Carroll absolutely knows a ton about offense even though he is a top defensive mind. So does Nick Saban. So do all top coaches. All top coaches know how to coach football. Offense is part of football. Same thing for defense and defensive coaches. Urban Meyer absolutely knows defense. Sure, all these top coaches handle o and d a little differently, but they all know offense and defense. For example, all these coaches were great at running the ball and stopping the run. Great coordinators and assistant coaches certainly add something of major value, but the head coach still knows a lot about every aspect of football. OCs and DCs make the team better, but head coach was a great coach himself before they joined him. They don't replace the head coach, they enhance what the coach wants to do. PC loved Chow's offense and he understood it very well himself. He hired Chow because he believed in the same concepts. Yes, sometimes you bring in a guy who is an outrageous schemer to complement you and to bring in some great new concepts. Still, the head coach's core philosophy stays embedded in the team's DNA. Saban brought in Kiffin and Sark, but he still ran the whole team and made sure that the offense was still incredibly physical. We are just not a program that physically manhandles our opponents. That is the most important part of football. Riley's problem is that his teams are not fundamentally sound or very physical on either side of the ball. He teaches the technical side of offense, and his schemes are excellent. However, he doesn't know how to teach his team to be uber physical on offense, and fundamental play is off in several areas. His core belief does not center around physically beating up the opponent. That is the prerequisite for any great program. For example, I think that our OL coach is very good, but his hands are tied. I see some very good pass blocking, as many of Riley's teams have been good there, but the run blocking is sporadic. No assistant coach or coordinator will exceed expectations unless the head coach has the same philosophy. So, we have a great system that tricks other teams and the top skill players give you a feeling that we have a truly great offense. On that note, you will see our offense falter against top teams and on the road. We don't have truly well rounded offense. Carroll's teams were dominant running and passing teams as an example. On defense, it is worse. The main issue is actually similar. We don't teach fundamentally sound football coupled with ferocious physicality. Rutgers pushed us around a lot on Saturday on both sides of the ball. GP was great at TCU, but now he's terrible? That seems unlikely. Regardless of all this, it does usually take a year for a team to become really great on defense when they try to install a brand new defense. So, it may take a year regardless. Anyway, this is all on Riley. He is the head coach. So, this is all his problem. He is only still here because of the buyout and because he sold USC on needing the best of everything for three years to succeed. Who knows, maybe lightning will strike and we will start beating up on teams by running the ball, stopping the run, and getting to the QB. But I won't hold my breath. However, I am always hopeful.