January 25, 20242 yr To have such dominant run blockers up front of nobody ever feared or overplayed that seemingly most obvious advantage we should have possessed. Our identity and trusted piece was physical rushing. We gave that advantage away this last season. Could have really just made sure we at least had that. Traded for Swift and added another serious RB weapon. But went light on commitment all the way around. Didn’t double up on a second quality RB. It was the easiest plan to actually succeed with. But then never trusted and relied on it. Any QB looks much better with some kind of rushing game. Give the D any chance it thought if doubt. I rarely saw an opponent conflicted. They always knew pass or run.
January 25, 20242 yr When did a S or LB take steps forward believing a fake run opening up a passing lane?
January 25, 20242 yr Invested everything in Oline. Had a second TE that only blocks. Pretty criminal to have wasted that. Should have pounded teams. Wore them out. Swift made the Pro Bowl on the quitest yardage ever gaining such honors.
January 25, 20242 yr Never saw anything looked like we set up opponents. Like these set of plays will lead to setting up later alternate playcalls. It was all just ala carte. Single playcalls. Never had a game all weapons on O were brought together. It was run this game. TE the next. Never worked off each other.
January 25, 20242 yr Bad the team came out game one not organized or near crisp. But to see come playoff game…our guys run into each other. G out way too far down field. Opponent reading it all expecting it. That isn’t anything one player and any amount of leadership can fix. Hurts and all our team leadership probably worked against us this season. They hid and masked the real issue that was always there.
January 25, 20242 yr 10-1 but hearing complaints and frustration. Team never feeling they played a complete or standard level game.
January 25, 20242 yr That leadership just kept the mutiny from surfacing. Kept the normal and needed uproar concerning such a weak O and D plan under wraps. Any other team would have exploded and sent a pro coach performing so badly packing quick. It was so noticeably weak. Won games. Had a high ranked O. So 6th ranked O and 10-1 fans bought the hype. Couldn’t see the disaster that was unfolding. Players saw it. Way before the slide. But foolishly falling for the hype and checking week 8 Power Rankings stating we’re top team wasn’t ever the truth. But can’t see how obviously everything played out at the end and there still be any debate after. 10-1…easy to deny. Still wrong…but everything hadn’t been exposed so plainly yet. But if you actually paid attention the problems were always there. I complained at 10-1. To deny or blame QB1 after that finish is just blind hate.
January 25, 20242 yr I saw bad coaching all season. Most glaring I’ve ever noticed coaching hold us back. Other than what Chipper did to any defense we tried to field with his stupid philosophy. Johnson great family friend to Hurts. Highly thought of in all of football. Yet so clearly had to fire him. You can’t defend that job performance. I see it as Siri O and he overrides Johnson plenty. So really see that failure as on Siri.
January 25, 20242 yr If you blame Johnson for not being ready and doing so bad? How can you excuse an O HC that can’t notice or fix that?
January 25, 20242 yr Siri O. His team. His call. His gameplan he agreed upon. His lack of adjustments. But then I think he took away trust and growth from Johnson as things progressed. He jumped in to call the crucial third down and late game plays. Cut off his OC at the knees.
January 25, 20242 yr No disrespect to Cook…but I expect more complicated and situational O game calling from high school coaching. Just lacked such fundamental basics of football knowledge. That’s from the plays our guys had to execute.
January 25, 20242 yr But it all started in TC. Team didn’t look crisp and organized at all. More a talented so let’s play backyard football type.
January 25, 20242 yr Heck came out game one with Siri trotting out Gainwell as the bell cow RB. Over a not even debatable much more talented Swift. Swift made the Pro Bowl. But because Gainwell got hurt week two. Nothing the realized on their own.
January 25, 20242 yr Like Gainwell all you wish. He never will sniff a Pro Bowl. Swift made it on a bad coached squad. One that didn’t want to give him any touches week one. Forgot about him so often. He was the other main weapon. Throw him the ball. Move him to the slot.
January 25, 20242 yr AR used DJax and Westy to play winning football. If he utilized Westy like Siri just did Swift in the passing game? Wouldn’t even remember Westy so fondly.
January 25, 20242 yr Swift isn’t ring of honor guy. But way better as a receiving weapon than the pathetic stats he produced this season. He produced like Sanders as a receiving threat. Which is just criminal
January 25, 20242 yr Assumed the plan was maybe not power rush as much. But Swift and Gainwell would bring the passing element to the RB position and O.
January 25, 20242 yr 7 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said: Yep he started both seasons making a difference. Then couldn’t regain his job back from really old player in Linval that was sitting on the street. Rookie year and injury. So ok. But took a nose dive year two very similar. Just nowhere near any level of endurance to be a factor second half if the season. You get obsessed about that rookie year??? Cox and Graham had great careers, I'm missing where they did so well as rookies?
January 25, 20242 yr 7 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said: I’m totally opposite. I know Hurts will work his butt of to change and fix things. Maybe it won’t always work out great. But can rely on Hurts doing the work. Hurts will be in shape. Hurts dedicated to his craft without any doubt or hesitation. Easy to expect improvement from guys dedicated to making it happen. Will Hurts run out if bounds at the end of the half instead of getting lucky with a delay of game call vs the Giants...will he flick the ball out of bounds instead of taking a 2 yard sack, will he not take a stupid safety in the playoffs? Is he " distracted " ? Idk... I'm not worried about him working..I'm worried about if he is good enough without having to run the ball. Deer on the headlights stuff. That's my concern. Apparently he needs to go bowling more too??
January 25, 20242 yr 7 hours ago, cunninghamtheman said: I can’t know what you mean by this. The rest of the world does though.
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