often times there is a huge drop off leaving fans wondering “what happened?” They lose key players some years — that’s what happened.
And then you have those coaches whose groups struggle and they come out firing for a season here or there. Turns out they have some studs that help coaches look like geniuses in those seasons.
“It’s not about the X’s and the O’s but the Jimmys and Joes.” You can have any coach you can think of but if you don’t have the horses and the chemistry then it won’t matter.