Your last sentence reflects what I was conveying

But I don't see how Golden can play so aggressively while Ash plays so passively if the head coach is directing the philosophy. In any event...

It appears to this outsider Freeman defers to what his coordinators want. I'm not saying he has no input, but with radically different philosophies between Golden and Ash, I don't see how Ash doesn't have a ton of influence on the game plan.