Justin Johnson was an offensive lineman who medically retired from Oregon Football, was on Spaces and he talked about how Mario was micromanaging the offense and didn't always allow the play that Moorhead wanted. I am taking this from another site, and I was not listening to the conversation, so this is second-third hand.

 

But it would further confirm what I was stating for years, and why Moorhead left as quick as he could without any fanfare or goodbyes?

 

 

                           

                          Justin Johnson at Oregon

Management strategy: hire the best people you can, then ignore them. 
 

No way to run anything. 

This reputation has gotten out too now... he can't seem to hire an offensive coordinator right now.

To be fair to MC, or perhaps more realistically stating, he may have learned a valuable lesson while mismanaging at Oregon. The guy's not an idiot. His trials as HC should have awoken in him some thought that perhaps he should let bothers do their jobs and not overcontrol. Perhaps he'll allow those coaches in Miami to actually coach!? Wouldn't that be a something?

 

He should have learned something from all the boos he got this past season. That the fans were not necessarily booing the players, but were actually booing him. Did he dislike that so much that it jarred some realization of why it was occurring, and can now acknowledge his error enough so to do differently at his new destination.

 

Perhaps a tabula rasa opportunity awaits him and he can become what he always thought he was.

On 1/23/2022 at 1:09 PM, David Marsh said:

. he can't seem to hire an offensive coordinator right now.

 Yeah, this might not help the hiring process. 

I said 4 years ago that MC didnt have any x and o skills. He proved it. Thank Gawd for Miami!!!

The OC hiring process:

MC: you have an innovative offense that scores tons of points

OC: yes, I would like to keep that going…

MC: great! You are hired

 

After the OC is hired:

MC: I want you to run the running back through the two largest guys on defense until he is injured

OC: Wouldn’t it be better if we ran through the holes?

MC:  you lack toughness! Scrap your “schemes” and increase the toughness.  That’s the process!

I admit, I hadn't be keeping up with the inner workings of the coaching staff, just the results on the field. I guess this is why it didn't matter if there was a change in OC. The OC was only there to manage MC's boring offense. Got it! 

I am shocked!

On 1/23/2022 at 1:21 PM, SoCalDuck said:

To be fair to MC, or perhaps more realistically stating, he may have learned a valuable lesson while mismanaging at Oregon. The guy's not an idiot. His trials as HC should have awoken in him some thought that perhaps he should let bothers do their jobs and not overcontrol. Perhaps he'll allow those coaches in Miami to actually coach!? Wouldn't that be a something?

 

He should have learned something from all the boos he got this past season. That the fans were not necessarily booing the players, but were actually booing him. Did he dislike that so much that it jarred some realization of why it was occurring, and can now acknowledge his error enough so to do differently at his new destination.

 

Perhaps a tabula rasa opportunity awaits him and he can become what he always thought he was.

Realistically stating, Mario Cristobal is who we think he is. I would bet that he didn't learn anything from his mishandling of the Ducks' offense, and Miami fans are in for a rude awakening this year and in seasons to come, until Mario is shown the door. I am ecstatic that MC is no longer our problem and that he has coached his last Ducks game for all time. 

 

Id est quod est. (It is what it is.)

MC to OC, you can run anything you like, but remember, you are not running the Kentucky Derby behind MY clydesdales, we are trying to sow the field.

On 1/24/2022 at 11:13 AM, Duck 1972 said:

By my reasoning or my ??

He is being playful...that he is shocked about Cristobal.  Not directed at you at all...

Dull, low scoring, and predictable is no way to go through life, Coach. 
 

 

On 1/24/2022 at 12:44 PM, Drake said:

Dull, low scoring, and predictable is no way to go through life, Coach. 
 

 

Say it ain’t so!

On 1/24/2022 at 12:34 PM, Duck 1972 said:

Just thought he was commenting about my defense of MC since post was right after mine. Didn't mean anything by my question just wanted clarity if it was meant for me. No problem here and hope he doesn't feel their was. I'm hoping my point is thought provoking and want feedback if possible. Thanks

You might be concerned because you present a view that is in the minority here, (for example I completely disagree with you) but that is the beauty of this forum.  All views, especially minority views are protected as we are, "the forum with decorum."

Mario is about the worst coach to have on the field and not just game day.  Not only does he show a complete lack of situational awareness and the inability to learn from his mistakes, his ego won't allow him to fully delegate the duties, to those experts that he personally hired and brought in to do those jobs. 

 

Okay, maybe, they weren't all experts in their fields, but their knowledge and experience should be vastly superior to Mario's limited and antiquated grasp of the game.  When it comes to the game, Mario is no expert.  He proved time and time again, that he is well in over his head. 

 

What was he even doing in the film room for all those hours?  It certainly wasn't to prep and game plan for how to beat the other team to a pulp.  He was probably thinking of all the ways that he could handicap his own team and surrender the last possession to the opposing team, for either the go-ahead TD or the chance to send the game into OT.

 

Moorhead was probably questioning his entire time at Oregon, "What am I even doing here?"  No wonder why, he was looking for the nearest exit.  We all had our suspicions about Mario controlling and calling the plays on offense, but now, we know the truth.

 

On 1/24/2022 at 3:34 PM, Duck 1972 said:

Just thought he was commenting about my defense of MC since post was right after mine. Didn't mean anything by my question just wanted clarity if it was meant for me. No problem here and hope he doesn't feel their was. I'm hoping my point is thought provoking and want feedback if possible. Thanks

 

NO WAY was that comment directed at you my friend. I believe as a number of folks on the Forum believe, that Mario was poking his nose into the O. I never believed having watched him at  Penn St and Miss St that what we saw at Oregon was Joe's O.

 

Forgive me please if you took my take personally. 

Edited January 25, 20224 yr by Jon Joseph