19 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

This was a good listen (or watch).

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

No need for a pass rush trade now.

13 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Team meetings, feedback, putting on the pads

They are playing the greatest hits this week

Only one thing left to try.

Theilen and addison worry me this week even with Q back.

Theilen beat cooper badly last year and whoever cb2 is will have problems keeping up with Addison's speed

3 hours ago, austinfan said:

How do you work on that in the offseason?

Kind need to scrimmage to do so.

The problem isn't taking snaps from center.

The way a QB works on anything else in the offseason.
He has all the resources to accomplish it, if he deems necessary.

2 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I agree with this completely.

But to reinforce that point, the No. 1 change between last year and this year is the OL. Yeah yeah, the OC/playcaller was Kellen Moore and is now the vilified Patullo. From a schematic standpoint, one coach changed. Patullo was here last year. The franchise QB was here. The offense minded HC was here. Patullo isn't really an arrogant personality that is going to make a point of a fingerprint adding paradigm shift on offense. THey are trying to do what they did last year.

The change is that the OL is playing like crap. Everything else is downstream of that. If the offensive routes, alignment, anything really...looks different...it's them trying to adjust and compensate for a bad OL. If Hurts looks different, it's because he can't play the way he did last year.

2 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Officiating crew better get their throwing arms loose or they'll need Tommy John.

4 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

I know why each passing play has limited options. I'll tell you for a dollar.

So here's my issue with this opinion.

If I'm the OC/playcaller with my career, job, and dignity on the line right now...and I'm running a JV offense to protect a limited QB (and it's not working)...I'm going to pivot and open it up to a more traditional offense so the football world can see why we were doing what we were doing while letting Hurts fall flat on his face.

It's not malice or sabotage...it's simply acknowledging what you are doing isn't working and refusing to torpedo the offense just to protect the QB, so let it all hang out and fall on the QB.

But they aren't doing that. I've got a lower opinion of Hurts' passing sophistication than most, but there's more to it IMO.

Just now, eagle45 said:

So here's my issue with this opinion.

If I'm the OC/playcaller with my career, job, and dignity on the line right now...and I'm running a JV offense to protect a limited QB (and it's not working)...I'm going to pivot and open it up to a more traditional offense so the football world can see why we were doing what we were doing while letting Hurts fall flat on his face.

It's not malice or sabotage...it's simply acknowledging what you are doing isn't working and refusing to torpedo the offense just to protect the QB, so let it all hang out and fall on the QB.

But they aren't doing that. I've got a lower opinion of Hurts' passing sophistication than most, but there's more to it IMO.

Think about it some more. Obviously an OC doesnt have that kind of power. The HC, and owner are going to make him adapt to the skills of their franchise QB.

Now...In a hypothetical world where you as the OC get your way, 1st, Hurts is going to be terrible and the offense, and team will fail. Then, the OC he will be seen as a failure for not adapting to the strengths of his players. And the reputation you tried to protect will still take a hit.

This is a no win job for an OC, except Moore who was lucky we signed Barkley that year. "Moore's offense" was failing too, when he was making Hurts throw the ball. Then Barkley saved everyone.

There is certainly more to it if you are referring to the overall failures of the offense this year. Thats the injured OL. But the simplicity of the passing game? Thats ALL Hurts.