Saints signed Kicker Charlie Smyth (re-signed to 2 year deal)

los226 said

The myth is that coaching staffs should tailor the game plan to their players strengths. But the Saints tend to do the opposite and force the players to fit into their game plan.

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The majority of NFL coaching staffs do this. It’s a common refrain amongst everyone from studio analysts to former players with their own podcasts. A team will draft a transcendent player then try to make him only do things that are within the coaching expertise of his position coach/coordinator, “coaching out” the rest of what makes him special.