The whole point with Fitz calling the plays is, let's give it a shot and see how it works. If it doesn't they move on. Hindsight is 20/20.
I'm not comparing to the super bowl teams, just making the point that those were great teams and most smart people learn from history. Aspire to be great
I do think those players would have a remote chance at starting, especially for the Patriots. The Patriots have a great coach great quarterback and a great system and they plug in different people all the time.
To your point about Chan's record, under achieved? keep in mind he was hired to turn around a perennial loser, a franchise where nobody wanted to coach, even Stevie has said as much. And when you're a perennial loser it's not just about X's and O's and puzzle pieces, It's about changing a mind set. It doesn't just turn around in a season or two when you're as bad as we've been and we've flubbed on so many drafts especially 1st rounders.
The mad genius himself 'the professor' John Clayton (who doesn't even look like he could lift a football let alone play the game) tagged us last preseason as possibly the worst team in the NFL going into the 2011 season. We weren't, preseason is a joke.
Last year the Bills had a terrible D which put all the pressure on the O, then Freddy was out and Fitz had broken ribs. The offense will be fine, especially if the defense improves.
Rex Ryan has a brand new wild cat QB and Marvin Lewis asked him not to use the Wild Cat. If the preseason mattered so much why did he comply? Their offense wasn't stunning and they finished 8-8 last year.
Not a personal attack on you but you sound like a lawyer, my friend . It's not all black and white and stats and numbers. If so we all coach be head coaches in the NFL.
It's just the first game in the preseason. If it mattered so much why only 15 or so plays.