Franklin's Strengths & Weaknesses
- Thread starter Frank Lee
- Start date
1. He didn't fully grasp the importance of LOS dominance.
2. He wasn't an Xs & Os scheming/gaming guy.
3. He threw darts when hiring OCs.
4. Large inconguence between QB styles and offensive schemes.
5. Pensonality-wise, he was salesman and was defensive.
6. For being an explosive play guy, why ignore the WR room?
7. Not sure about his relationship with the troops or what style motivated them, but the post-tackle dancing and the personal fouls indicated to me that he was not a disciplinarian.
2. He wasn't an Xs & Os scheming/gaming guy.
3. He threw darts when hiring OCs.
4. Large inconguence between QB styles and offensive schemes.
5. Pensonality-wise, he was salesman and was defensive.
6. For being an explosive play guy, why ignore the WR room?
7. Not sure about his relationship with the troops or what style motivated them, but the post-tackle dancing and the personal fouls indicated to me that he was not a disciplinarian.
Lack of mental toughness with his teams which goes to not being a disciplinarian. This all manifested itself in losing close games with poor execution in the clutch.
Sheriff Coffee
Well-known member
I feel like he always felt he was the underdog. The teams had no swagger. And if he got up on the scoreboard, he puckered up and played not to lose. The USC Rose Bowl, almost every game against tOSU, and most other big games all come to mind when we blew leads. The B1G championship vs Wisconsin was probably gifted to us when Wiscy got up big to start the game.
I agree with your points. From what I see, I think favoritism is also an issue.
I think he stuck with players like Singleton out of a sense of loyalty. Singleton was the go to RB when we needed 2 yds for a 1st down in all 3 losses.
I have no idea how he allowed LB & WR recruiting to get so bad.
I think any HC needs some type of unbiased board that can provide weekly input. Not strict, binding info, but maybe Franklin's cognitive and personality shortcomings, as found with any leader or even human, didn't allow him to see some critical things. To me, post-tackle dancers may not be leaders, or maybe teams see that if they shut down Tyler Warren, then PSU won't be prepared for it. A great head coach should always be aware of his own blind spots and be receptive to input. IMHO.
His game management was mind numbingly stupid. The end of the first half at UCLA is a great example.