That's what I'm getting at though. He basically had the same offense, the same things he wanted to do. I would hope a good college coordinator is going to tailor what he is doing for the players on the field (whose abilities might vary greatly). The idea that he wanted another guy playing QB makes it more ominous to me. It's one reason I said a change had to be made at halftime, because Daboll clearly wasn't going to call different plays, and what he was calling clearly wasn't working.
So we get to the second half, Tua is in, viola the offense works. But that doesn't excuse the playcalling in the first half when the quarterback was a different guy. The team was still 3-14 on third downs, they still lost time of possession, it was less yards and less points than they put up the previous championship game (with Hurts playing the entire game and the game ended in regulation). It was not a masterful performance overall and the way Daboll is departing reinforces my concerns about him. I worried all along he was just a pro guy that was somewhat limited in what he could do, and his leaving does nothing to change my mind on that. I was open to the idea of his staying since yes, now he has his guy at QB, but still not enough for him.
To be clear though, I am happy with the idea of Tua starting at QB. But, I'd be lying if I said I was completely happy with how things played out.
