Q&A with HERM EDWARDS - 12/24

[Tribal Warfare]

Q: The close games tell you that the talent level is comparable to the other teams in the league, so from a coaching standpoint do you feel more of a responsibility for the losses?

EDWARDS: “It’s about making plays. We’ve made some and in the later part of some games we haven’t made the plays that we had made in the first half. If not, the game wouldn’t be close. You’ve got to make plays in certain situations. You can go back to all those games and it’s a play here or there. Same players made them in the first half, same coaches who coached them in the first half.

“There’s no blame. It’s just the way the cards were dealt. I think a lot of it has to do with lack of experience, in my opinion, lack of playing experience and guys making mistakes. Every coach doesn’t call the perfect call and players bail you out sometimes. Then, other times you put players in a good position and it doesn’t happen. There are a lot of reasons but the good thing is this team is going to be better for it. That’s what I believe.”

He still doesn't take responsibility