(09-25-2017, 10:32 AM)FBT Wrote: [ -> ]Mularkey came in to replace Jack, and he was handed just an awful roster and a front office in transition. He was set up to fail, and he did as expected.
The smartest thing Mularkey did with the Titans was to go out and get Dick Labeau as the DC and Russ Grimm as the offensive line coach.
(09-25-2017, 10:37 AM)Rico Wrote: [ -> ]I thought the fake punt was bush league at that point in the game.
I guess everybody has their own opinion.
But it's ok for Bill Belicheck to do it. He was praised by some in media for having the Killer instinct.
(09-25-2017, 11:14 AM)BklynJag Wrote: [ -> ] (09-25-2017, 10:37 AM)Rico Wrote: [ -> ]I thought the fake punt was bush league at that point in the game.
I guess everybody has their own opinion.
But it's ok for Bill Belicheck to do it. He was praised by some in media for having the Killer instinct.
Show me where he did it up 37-0 with 25 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. And even if that did happen, I'd call [BLEEP] too.
(09-25-2017, 10:37 AM)Rico Wrote: [ -> ]I thought the fake punt was bush league at that point in the game.
I guess everybody has their own opinion.
Had the tables been turned, Harbaugh probably would have done the same thing.
Bush league or not, the team ran the play based on the look they got from the Ravens. For a team that's trying to learn how to win games, sometimes you have to set aside polite protocol and play the hand you're dealt. I've got no problem with it. This isn't golf or tennis where protocol matters.
Fake punt up 30 something points isn't bush league. It's giving the other team yet another opportunity man!
Every play is an opportunity man... to get better!
The gotta believe man... they didn't believe. So we ran it down their throats.
(09-25-2017, 11:20 AM)Rico Wrote: [ -> ] (09-25-2017, 11:14 AM)BklynJag Wrote: [ -> ]But it's ok for Bill Belicheck to do it. He was praised by some in media for having the Killer instinct.
Show me where he did it up 37-0 with 25 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. And even if that did happen, I'd call [BLEEP] too.
Would you rather have this response?
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/storie...cke7rpFyUk
Instead of playing the game, Detroit took a knee way ahead of time. I liked Lofton's comments through out the game. He had really nice perspective and I liked the honesty he used. His best comment was about not having to play the Ravens in December.
I don't mind the fake punt. They were stalling offensively. Baltimore was keying in on the run. The jags could lose their momentum or do something aggressive to keep the Ravens on their toes. Let's say Grant just picks up 5 yards on that fake punt and the Jags run off another 4-6 minutes of game clock and kick a field goal. Who would have a problem with that? It's not the Jags fault that it went for 59 yards. In a different era, it would have been classless. In today's game, that's smart play calling.
It's not the kindest thing in the world to do, but in the end, this is professional football. This isn't Pop Warner and we aren't worried about feelings. These are grown men. We are most likely going to end up in a tight race for the AFCS and every point scored helps in tiebreaker scenarios. The Ravens are notorious for doing the same kinds of things to opponents.
So far this season the best thing for me is not having to gripe, moan and complain about coaching. When we retained Gus last summer it killed me because the guy couldn't game plan or make any adjustments. Losing to the Titans bought up a deeper disappointment because they are a true hated rival. When the opposing CB was talking about our game planning and thinking about it, I had 10 years of ineptness to draw on.
I think this week really hammers in that this year will be execution and player problems not professionalism, coaching or planning problems.
(09-25-2017, 10:37 AM)Rico Wrote: [ -> ]I thought the fake punt was bush league at that point in the game.
I guess everybody has their own opinion.
As a Pittsburgh native I really hate the Ravens and love to see them get crushed. That said, I side with you with regard to the fake punt call when the game was already well in hand.
... just hope it doesn't spark Ray Lewis to go out and kill 2 more people
I'm thankful for this because those stupid celebrations were embarrassing.
For this alone Marrone is a giant improvement over our previous coach.
I thought the fake punt was fantastic. This isn't peewee football boys. If you don't like it...be prepared for it and stopped it. Harbaugh should be more upset that his team wasn't prepared and let it happen. That's on him, not Marrone!
There is no mercy rule. Get over it.
Do you also consider it bush league when the Jaguars beat the Dolphins 62 - 7?
What is bush league for me is Harbaugh's offense scoring in garbage time and not only affecting team defensive statistics, but FF teams all over the world. Now THAT is bush league!
By the way, where in the hell did bush league come from anyway?
(09-25-2017, 12:34 PM)FreeAgent01 Wrote: [ -> ]The bush.
But there is also the concept of busch league which represents the undercard of racing and also the worst beer ever created.
The bush is/was slang for towns like Yulee. Australians still use it. It's an old baseball term where the farm players came from Bush Leagues.
It's also a derogatory term used in baseball in several ways- often directed at a rookie, a hot-dogger or an umpire who's made a couple of questionable calls.
FWIW, I met Sergio Brown when he was a Patriot and again as a Jaguar. Very nice young man but the expectations were too high for his talent level.
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