LOL. Just saw what P said on Twitter and was wondering why he wasn't skewered Saturday for blaming the players like Edsall always was.
Clearly the 'concept' of 'consistency' is tough for some around here.
The phrase never bothered me much (with 2 glaring exceptions being after the UNC punt block game and the Tim Brown game), but maybe I can offer some explanation.
Every coach says it ("we didn't execute"). Edsall's refrain was to say that (or a version of it) and little more, as if he didn't want to be bothered. P has offered some further explanation, e.g. explaining what McCombs might be doing or could do differently. He just seems to offer a bit more detail based on what I read.
We've also seen quotes from P and staff like "we need to find more creative ways to run the ball", things that indicate their willingness to try to change what they are doing if what they're doing isn't working (though we don't know whether that will happen or not in practice).
I also think that a lot of it had to do with Edsall's general awkwardness and attitude towards the media.
If P keeps it up, and doesn't show any ability to adapt on the field, people will tire of it just as some did with Edsall.
