[Lotus]

Originally Posted by WillH

" We are going to redefine some of the characteristics that we’re looking for in players. Obviously when we have a new head coach, there will be some schematic adjustments that we will make. But that power will be with me.”

That sounds to me like they have already made schematic decisions, and I just don't get that, what coach would come in knowing he had little say over the scheme they run? Sounds like a Zorn situation to me.

With the bolded statement BA is saying that he will follow the preferences of a new head coach, not override those preferences. Your worry there is misplaced in BA's own words.

Look at it this way: Shanahan has unique tastes in linemen. We do not have to cater to those tastes any more, regardless of who the next coach is. I think this is what BA was trying to say.