Maybe so, although I never recall him admitting that he didn't know why certain plays were called (like he did this year...though i can't remember which game). But even so, those comments alarm me more now than they would have when he was a younger man. Maybe that's ageism.
That's fair enough, I agree with you more than I disagree. I want to circle back to my objection; it's not that some fear that he's lost his fastball, it's more than fair to suspect/fear that. My objection is something you haven't done and that's state that he isn't running the program, he's just a paterno like figurehead, shitting his pants, sitting in a press box doing word searches.
Right. I'm not contending it's reached that point, but I think it's probably moving in that direction. The reports of infighting and politicking among the staff this season made me ask "who the hell is in charge of this thing?" As far as I recall,
that was new this year. Sure you can point to the exodus in '98 and the wild staff scenes that apparently happened then, but I think this is obviously different than that. The "tight ship" that Snyder is known for didn't appear as tight this year (both with players and staff), and I think that evidences a lack of leadership.
I do suspect that Snyder is becoming more and more of a figurehead.