The 94 Western Final illustrates how Wally is not a great in-game coach who can make changes that will take the pressure if another team has their foot on their throat as Danny McManus and the Lions had in the final drive. Dan Kepley was the colour guy and was asked prior to winning TD to Darren Flutie to "make a play call" and it was along the lines of 'everyone knows it's likely to Flutie' and how the 'Stamps and everyone in the stadium knows' that. Then he added something like if all else fails a QB draw. I still watch that 8 minutes at times and when he says that I recall saying on the QB draw .. nooooooooooooooo lol.Rammer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:09 amThat has always been my point with Wally teams, they have to have far superior talent in order to win. That is an indication of teams preparedness that Wally teams have. As long as they "execute" all will fall in order. If not, Lions lose to inferior talent. This has been the case as long as I remember, luckily 94 Western Final was one of those.ZLions wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:07 pmUnderstand what you're getting at, but I personally wouldn't call the 2011 Cup a "miracle". I mean, coming back from 0-5 was amazing, but with the enormous talent the Lions had in every single position that year, a Cup was long overdue.Sir Purrcival wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:47 pmOne shudders to think of what the frustration level might be here if not for the 2011 miracle cup.
The issue in any game in any sport is that your opponent will get the upper hand at some point in the game. The issue isn't that you can prevent it. The issue is how you coach so your team knows how to deal with it. Wally looked lost during the Lions drive.
Stamps Bo Levi M has not been lighting it up this year but he manages the game so they win and he doesn't blow it - and Dickensen play calls accordingly.