I get your point but I don’t get the low level animosity towards McD. ( not you specifically but in this fanbase as a whole)
When Brady succeeded Bledsoe the Pats were running some pedestrian, ball control , Boring offenses for a few years. Pretty conservative stuff. Why? Because that was the best way to eke out wins. Who thinks Hoodie was a bad coach during that period?
Clearly, that aspect of McD’s game irks the heck out of a large chunk of posters on here but has worked to get us into the playoffs twice; once with a team that didn’t deserve to be there IMO.
None of us know how much autonomy Daboll has with his play calling from game to game. Listening to him it sounds like a team effort from the staff. He even used the word process.
McD has created a Top 5 football team in the NFL. He’s done it methodically and growth and improvement are apparent. “ Huge Bummer” indeed.