Your best phrasing in there is that "... Garrett, while decidedly not an ideas man himself, is probably pretty adaptable ..."
Isn't the HC supposed to have an overarching philosophy? Ideas? Is the HC's philosophy supposed to shift according to whatever OC of the moment has his ear?
For a long time Garrett believed he should be the play caller. Jerry eventually nixed that, and Garrett brought in his dullard counterpart, Linehan.
I'm wondering if Moore wasn't jammed down Garrett's throat -- Jerry and the Idiot Son saying "our way or the highway." The first part of the Redskins game was scarily reminiscent of the old Garrett offense.
I think Garrett has a lot of ideas that everyone glosses over, in regards to running the team, that might not be explicit in terms of playcalling, X’s and Os, etc. I do note that it has been repeated that we are still using Garrett’s playbook, it’s just that we have introduced some more modern motion concepts and designs. Moore may have a better feel for play selection as well, but he’s also looking like a pretty quality coach at this point.
I think it’s blatantly obvious how this has become his team over the years. People never stop complaining about the bad ways that it’s his team.
There are also good ways that it’s his team as well. Complain as everyone may, this team is relatively successful the past half decade and is primed to continue. That is on his direction.
Moore forced on him? Maybe. I doubt it was that dramatic. I’m sure his preference was to continue with Linehan, but that’s why a GM is needed to sometimes overrule. But even if Garrett had to be persuaded to get rid of Linehan and persuaded to promote Moore, I also don’t believe that the current variation of the offense is 100% Moore. It’s Moore’s ideas being added, but in combination with Garrett’s existing ideas, and in that combination are achieving some nice things. You also have to really abandon the notion that Linehan was forced on him and give Garrett credit for the 2014 offensive turnaround, then. He was pass happy, but he changed, and for a while, it was for the better. Hopefully this will be for the better for a few years as well, and of course at that time more change will probably be needed.
Like I said, he’s certainly upgradable, but as I always remind people, the next hire is not guaranteed to be Sean Payton or Lincoln Riley. There are worse coaches out there. This team could win a Super Bowl this year, and if it doesn’t, it could win it next year. Better be sure you aren’t taking a step back with your next hire, because you could derail this thing.