I think the issue with this staff is certainly the rigid game plan and the (mostly) rigid personnel in their roles.
the biggest thing for me though is that under another coaching staff I think like they did under Hartley, the top players are still gonna get their points JG Mony Gio Chuckie and Hamilton will all get theirs and be fine regardless of who is coaching this team.
The real difference will be a coach who can either protect or exploit using the bottom 9 forwards on this team, know how to play each line and or players to their best
Ie: should Bennett be playing crash and bang? Probably should let one of the fastest and most skilled guys be fast and skilled. Without getting into everything else wrong with his game, Should brodie be allowed to skate the puck out beyond centre ice? Maybe let a creative guy like that create? Should he be moved back to his more natural side? Maybe trade stone?
As a packers fan I've watched for years now how don capers ran a super complicated defensive scheme, it was very hard for the players to just focus on playing because they were too busy thinking about where they had to be, who they had to cover if a certain type of play was run, etc. And they suffered for it.
This team is a little like that. They are still too busy adjusting and worrying about what and where they need to be in GGs system that they often just freeze up and lose their reaction time.
Would love to see either JQ or AV come in here and I think they would really help this group
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