They haven't gotten big time push up the middle since Louis got hurt. Remember the 4th and 1 against Seattle. That's why I said play action on third down
College coaches transitioning to the NFL have been very unsuccessful lately That's not really true any more. Apart from Pete Carroll who had NFL experience I can't think of any. I still prefer Cowher for some reason.
Unless someone higher up says no. Emery was asked if he has the ability to fire the head coach. He would not answer that question. That means no. The fact is that this team is about as talented as their record shows.