He’s the perfect OC. He’s a very smart X’s and O’s guy that knows offensive football, and is creative, although sometimes too cute.
But HC is different, and when you ask him to make a decision in the next 5 seconds, he freezes up. It’s just not his strong point. Unfortunately, it’s a really bad trait for your HC to have in huge games.
In games, he’s playing checkers too often and not thinking ahead. The last drive was a textbook example of that. A coach who makes good in game decisions already knew exactly what his next move would be based on the down and distance of the 4th down. Again, he wasn’t thinking ahead. They got stuffed for a 2 yard loss and he was standing there with a “Oh crap, now what?” look on his face.