Play-calling, tackling and the offense
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I honestly have NO IDEA what Chud is doing with this offense. We had no rhythm or identity the whole game and seemed almost unprepared for the pressure.
Quinn's performance wasn't pretty but he hung in there in the face of incessant pressure and did just enough. No TO's was huge, though we got help there obviously.
But we MUST score at least one TD with THREE INT's in that first quarter. Quinn wasn't great but neither was the play-calling. It seemed WAY too conservative and like we were settling for the FGs.
Harrison was the difference-maker and without his TD we have no chance. Can we please officially split the carries now?
The tackling was TERRIBLE. We need an impact LB in the worst way. I'd trade anything to move up to get Rey Maualuga.
I'm happy only because we won but I'm not at ALL happy with our performance.
I honestly have NO IDEA what Chud is doing with this offense. We had no rhythm or identity the whole game and seemed almost unprepared for the pressure.
Quinn's performance wasn't pretty but he hung in there in the face of incessant pressure and did just enough. No TO's was huge, though we got help there obviously.
But we MUST score at least one TD with THREE INT's in that first quarter. Quinn wasn't great but neither was the play-calling. It seemed WAY too conservative and like we were settling for the FGs.
Harrison was the difference-maker and without his TD we have no chance. Can we please officially split the carries now?
The tackling was TERRIBLE. We need an impact LB in the worst way. I'd trade anything to move up to get Rey Maualuga.
I'm happy only because we won but I'm not at ALL happy with our performance.
I agree with the tackling. Worst I've seen out of a professional football team.
I remember Shaun Smith stating on Browns Red Zone they "never" tackle in practice on the basis of avoiding injury. His (and Romeos) theory is that by the time you're in the NFL you should know how to tackle. Well, its time to get physical. Because of the lack of practice I saw numerous arm-tackles, bad angles, and flat out whiffs.
I also agree with using Harrison more. I've actually been saying this since last year. If I made the decisions he's starting and I'd throw in Jamal as a complement back. Jamal would be better suited coming in with fresh legs anyway. On the season Harrison = 10.6 ypc average while Lewis = 3.6 ypc average.
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I don't know. I really don't.
I think our LB's and DB's played one hell of a game in coverage. That's clear. Whatever scheme Tucker/RAC cooked up to confuse Edwards worked like a charm. Three picks in the first quarter? That flat out shut their passing game down for the majority of the game. Lee Evans -> No catches.
The problem was we forced them to go to the run.
That had Mel and Romeo looking at each other with the "Well, the coverage scheme worked. What do we do now that they're running the ball?".
Ouch.
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John, great point on the D. They look TERRIBLE most of the time but the results are decent.
How is that happening?
Well, it seems to me that we are coaching/game planning scared. We are unquestionably a bend-don't-break D.
And I'm actually okay with that, if the rationale is that we don't have the talent/speed to attack the QB/line of scrimmage successfully and/or consistently.
But what if we are actually holding the D back with that philosophy? What if the poor tackling is a RESULT of the scheme and not the CAUSE of it?
I get that feeling sometime, like guys are so used to being told/coached to drop back and play safe that when they are supposed to attack the ball, it feels uncomfortable for them and they are tentative which leads to the Keystone Cops scenes like Lynch's catch and run for the TD.
I would really rather we just went balls out and let the chips fall where they may.
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i feel much better after sleeping on this win, though there is still a lot this team can improve.
the defense isn't as bad as i thought last night. stopping 9 drives that started with great field position is no easy task. i still vehemently dislike our defensive philosophy, but i'll admit that it somewhat worked. it's just infuriating to watch.
we still need to blitz more, learn how to tackle and stop the run. i think if we do the first two, we'll see the third happen.
our kick coverage units were abysmal. i've never seen an offense start on their forty and into our territory more in one game than i did last night. then, the one time we should kick it deep (after the fg in the fourth), we squib it and it gets returned to the 45. horrible call. our special teams coach, captains and regulars all better get reamed for this performance. it was unacceptable.
jamal lewis is not a feature back anymore. in fact, i think the feature back is done in the NFL. there are too few guys who can carry that load, stay healthy and be effective. plus, with a bruiser like jamal, it just makes sense to have a change-of-pace back who gets five fewer carries per game than the bruiser. this system seems to be working very well in new york right now. we should copy it.
we were trying to establish the run on first and second down. we were trying to put quinn in third and short situations where he could not have too much pressure on him, but lewis just couldn't get it done. part of the problem is that he's too slow to make it outside at this stage in his career. i was astounded the one time he actually turned the corner. harrison could run those tosses, though, like JADBF said.
i'll get crucified for saying this, but braylon didn't have the worst game ever last night. he still caught 8 balls, went over 100 yards and got involved blocking people. did he make spectacular catches? no. but he made solid ones, got us first downs and helped us win. without his receptions, presence on the field to open it underneath and blocking, we don't win this game.
and i'll let other people discuss QBs.
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The drop that was most depressing was the one at crunch time.
He has to catch that ball that went through his hands, unimpedded by the defender, and doinked off his facemask. We needed that catch. Its called clutch.
His drop of DA's epic long throw against the Ravens was similar. Crunch time. Clutch time.
If he fixes those and continues to drop a few in the first half of games, I'll live with it.
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Ive said it before and i will say it again.. chud sucks he is to wishy washy from bold to chicken shite in the same drive he shows no poise or gameplan stability and for those that hope he becomes HC at the end of the year we better hope not unless you want 4 more years of losing..
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it seems like braylon is repairing his once-shattered confidence. he's starting to make the easy catches. once he doesn't have to concentrate on those as much, once everyday catching becomes routine, his mind will be free to work on the harder ones. he'll get into a rhythm and be what we all expected him to be at the beginning of the season.
inaccuracy and inconsistency were a major reason braylon was struggling so much. it helps pass catchers tremendously to make a couple early, short catches before building to longer throws. if you build a rhythm and momentum, it becomes much easier for that to snowball into greater success.
and chud's not that bad. he's a decent OC who devises solid schemes. he'll come along as a playcaller once he's more seasoned. dude can't turn into tom moore overnight, you know.
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it seems like braylon is repairing his once-shattered confidence. he's starting to make the easy catches. once he doesn't have to concentrate on those as much, once everyday catching becomes routine, his mind will be free to work on the harder ones. he'll get into a rhythm and be what we all expected him to be at the beginning of the season.
inaccuracy and inconsistency were a major reason braylon was struggling so much. it helps pass catchers tremendously to make a couple early, short catches before building to longer throws. if you build a rhythm and momentum, it becomes much easier for that to snowball into greater success.
and chud's not that bad. he's a decent OC who devises solid schemes. he'll come along as a playcaller once he's more seasoned. dude can't turn into tom moore overnight, you know.
it seems like braylon is repairing his once-shattered confidence. he's starting to make the easy catches. once he doesn't have to concentrate on those as much, once everyday catching becomes routine, his mind will be free to work on the harder ones. he'll get into a rhythm and be what we all expected him to be at the beginning of the season.
inaccuracy and inconsistency were a major reason braylon was struggling so much. it helps pass catchers tremendously to make a couple early, short catches before building to longer throws. if you build a rhythm and momentum, it becomes much easier for that to snowball into greater success.
and chud's not that bad. he's a decent OC who devises solid schemes. he'll come along as a playcaller once he's more seasoned. dude can't turn into tom moore overnight, you know.
I have been saying this since we finally made the switch....BE was suffering from DA syndrome!!! He was gator-arming passes and looking over his shoulder for the big hit...so he was dropping them. As he gets more comfortable with a QB that won't lay him out for a big shot every pass...his dropsies will go away.
As for Chud...he has to learn how to utilize BQ's strengths and weakness. After almost 2 yrs of watching DA blow it on the short stuff and screens...he is going to have to rethink his game plans to re-incorporate them and NOT OUT-THINK himself. He now has a QB that will be able to execute consistently and he ALSO has to learn to trust him.
Week 1 was K2. Week 2 was BE.
I believe we will see the new offenses coming out party this coming week...as we incorporate ALL the pieces. I just hope Harrison's hammy isn't too bad...because we could use that perimeter speed!!!
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@jadbf said:
OK here's another topic for discussion (I hate creating new threads!)So it turns out the "benching of BMac" for Daniels was for one whole play. Did Daniels ever see the field again?
So was this a good move by crennel to motivate BMac?
To me it seems more like re-aranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
A move by Crennel and Tucker trying to make it LOOK like they are doing something to change the defense, then imediately going back to the same ole thing.
And again, I wasn't in favor of benching BMac, but this one play thing to me smacks of a PR move.
BMac's ass needs to sit more after what I saw last night. Aside from before the game them breaking down DEN TE's TD late last week, and clearly showed BMac pulling up and giving up on the play. I saw BMac give up on 3 different plays. Including Lynch's TD run. BMac may not have caught him, but he flat out QUIT on the play. Take a lesson from Cribbs or hell even Willie, you play all out on every play. You never give up on a play, EVER!
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@jadbf said:
I did see that on the DEN TE TD run too, but he's not the only one on the defense taht quits like that. Riff and I talked about that in another thread.But I still just don't like this "sit him for one play" move...
Oh sit him for one play was just dumb. Oh, your not gonna start. Of course maybe that was RAC punishing him for his give up play in DEN and just didn't want to say that to the press/explain the not starting.
Other guys are doing it, but man, when you show up on my screen 3 different times in one game, giving up on plays, for a team whose D is a huge weak link, I want your ass benched. If I was Rogers, I'd break BMac in half for that crap. That dude is running after plays and he's 400lbs and getting hit all day.
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Yeah, we haven't given Rogers enough love at all.
How about that first pick? Triple-teamed, stood up and he gets his hand on that pass that leads to the pick?
How about his swim-move on the center in the 1st quarter where he bear-hugged Lynch in the backfield?
How about chasing plays down from behind, even when they're far beyond him?
Rogers has earned my respect BIG TIME. If guys on D don't get fired up watching him, there's something wrong with them.
On the flip side, Corey Williams is driving me nuts. If he is actually hurt (and it sure looks like it) then I give him huge props for trying to play through it. But I'm not sure he's doing anything remotely useful out there. Every time I key on him, he's playing patty-cake with an OL. Drives me nuts.
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