I completely, 100% disagree.
Should Todd have been brought on board? No, not in my opinion. While Franklin bringing Todd on board has caused a problem, I reiterate my belief that Tubs' core group of assistant coaches on offense never bought in to the system. After all, Kodi hasn't been tearing it up when he's been in the game, either. Spare me the 'he's had horrible plays called for him' bit. He has had chances to produce and he's fallen flat on his face, too - see the Tennessee game.
I believe my stance is well documented. Whether you want to admit it or not, Tubs' clique of coaches is average at best. Their entire coaching lives they have been a smash mouth, 3 yards and a cloud of dust offense. Tuberville decides to go in a completely different direction in an effort to put more points on the board, and decides the Spread is the way to do it.
Unfortunately, his offensive coaches never really buy in to the idea. Why else has Franklin been out at practice this week screaming at our line to finish their blocks? Why else has Franklin been on the field teaching the WR's how to run the correct routes? This should be the job of the position coaches. Did anyone happen to catch any of the Troy game last night? They are running the Tony Franklin Spread. Did it look remotely like anything you've seen us do this year? Hell no!
When Tuberville came out and said that this wasn't the "Tony Franklin Offense," but it was the "Auburn Offense," it sent a chill up my spine. Not the good kind, either. Why the fuck would you hire the so-called spread guru, and not let him implement and run his scheme? In what bizarro galaxy does that make sense?
Has Todd stunk it up? Absolutely.
Should Burns have had an opportunity to start after the LaMo game? You bet.
Is Franklin to blame for not seeing the problems sooner and doing something about it? Yes and no. The offensive assistants know that they don't answer to Franklin - they answer solely to Tuberville. They know that if this experiment fails, they'll still have a job next year and we'll have another new OC at the helm. They are complacent. If anyone is to blame, it's Tuberville for not stating clearly to his crew that this is what we're going to run, and you aren't going to half-ass it.
Franklin was doomed to fail from the moment he stepped on campus.