Experience Over Creativity, or Creativity Over Experience?

Raye has 12 years of experience as an Offensive Coordinator in the NFL, a track record that if looked at statistically, an upgrade over the previous OC's that either walked away from or were fired by the 49ers management, in addition to his 30 years as a coach.

Some of the successful Offensive Coordinators have been successful in the NFL due to their creativity or unique ability to have great chemistry with the starting quarterback, developing the back-up quarterbacks to maintain the high level of play, spending countless hours shoring up the offensive line just for that purpose. 

Raye comes in as an extremely experienced offensive coordinator, but can he open up to the passing game, make the crafty calls, utilize the personnel the best way it can be, and include a little creativity in his play-calling schemes?

One of the biggest mistakes we can make is to become too predictive even if our intent was to befuddle defenses by both running and passing the football. Will Raye keep opposing defenses on edge, or better yet, lull them to sleep downfield while boxed in against the run? Will he be smarter than we estimate, and leave opposing teams wishing they didn't underestimate him?

Sing knows football, and by hiring Raye he is not mistaken.  It might not come out as glamorous as Martz's offense was but over the past couple years the 49ers have developed a mentality that moving the ball downfield with good game management was sufficient enough until all the right personnel is set into their place. This is not just some random act of over-confidence changing the face of the team. Sing has to put into play his philosophy and prove that it works. It's about running the football and getting the football into the end zone at all costs, even if it takes the running game to another level.

It's time to get back into championship level the 80's 49er's had, if we can maintain the intensity Sing tries to instill and much more, let's not the glamorous aspect of the game warp the thinking, the motto, and the vision we have now. We need both a star receiver that is very clutch, and a star running back (that we already have in Gore), to make Sing's offensive philosophy work. And a quarterback who is not restricted to the running game mentally but ready to throw the ball downfield when his number is called.

It's about preparation, and Sing's team will not fail the players as astute they are in preparing the team for game day, and it's up to the personnel to buy into the newly anointed offensive philosophy that probably has Gore pumping iron and ramming into the meat ribs at the Butcher's shop as we speak, pumped up for the prospect of barreling through defenses.

Bam! Yes, the butcher's table was pounded by a butcher's knife, and whoosh, the opposing defenses will be dissected with a clean surgical cut, defenses will be surprised even with Raye making the chess moves.

Because, it was all planned, let's start grading all categories with all straight A's. If not, at least, Sing's team will be relentlessly pounding with the run game.

But that's not all to it. We will score one way or another.

If that helps to win games, maybe Raye will dust off his anonymous status and become more recognized or renowned for his offensive machine than his longevity as a NFL coach. Or just for his experience. It's time for experience to pay off.

And it's time to become a commodity, not a liability so that the front office has to drum up yet another Offensive Coordinator.