Quote:Let's sign a high priced DT and drop him into coverage. Let's sign a high priced pass catching TE and use him to block. Let's drop a slow, poor covering MLB into coverage against the other teams fastest WR.
How many times did he drop into coverage?
Quote:How many times did he drop into coverage?
Even once is more than should have ever happened.
Hey we won baby. It's in the history books now. Don't matter who dropped back.
Quote:Even once is more than should have ever happened.
Ok, so no blitzing then?
Quote:Ok, so no blitzing then?
What does that have to do with any of the mistakes I posted?
Quote:Let's sign a high priced DT and drop him into coverage. Let's sign a high priced pass catching TE and use him to block. Let's drop a slow, poor covering MLB into coverage against the other teams fastest WR.
Let's throw a fade to a giraffe that can barely move, let alone catch.
Quote:What does that have to do with any of the mistakes I posted?
He's Gus bradleys brother obviously.
We're 2-3 on a team that could be 4-1 very easily. The team is talented enough to win games, and while some of the issue is still player inexperience, you have to look at coaching when the players are committing turnovers and not in the right places to make plays. They're being out-schemed too often.
A nice open field tackle by Colvin made Gus's dumb decision to accept the penalty worthwhile. Then you have to deal with him letting us throw it at the 1 yardline and playing some stupid zone coverage calls on 3rd down. Even after a bye week, nothing really screamed good coaching. If anything, it was the contrary. We just got a gift from the football gods finally. Some dropped passes, slipping defenders, fortunate officiating. Until Gus finally decides that power running and blitzing actually works he's in the dog house.
Quote:A nice open field tackle by Colvin made Gus's dumb decision to accept the penalty worthwhile. Then you have to deal with him letting us throw it at the 1 yardline and playing some stupid zone coverage calls on 3rd down. Even after a bye week, nothing really screamed good coaching. If anything, it was the contrary. We just got a gift from the football gods finally. Some dropped passes, slipping defenders, fortunate officiating. Until Gus finally decides that power running and blitzing actually works he's in the dog house.
That's one I actually agree with. You back them up that much further from a FG attempt and you make them burn clock.
I don't know whose decision it was, but I give them credit for abandoning the run and letting Blake throw it every play. That's what got us back in the game.
But I give NO credit to whomever made the decision to keep trying to run the ball for most of the game. All that accomplished was leaving us with constant 3rd downs. Blake operates best when he throws a lot. He operates worst when we keep leaving him in 3rd and long because we insist on running the ball.
I hope that in the future we throw the ball on first down more often, and if it's incomplete, please stop running the ball on second and long! That's the most predictable thing of this season: an incomplete pass on first down almost always leads to a running play on 2nd and 10. Heck, we even ran the ball on 1st and 20 today!
Please, for God's sake, if it ain't working, give up!
Quote:This team was on the brink. Just couldn't get nothing going. Then ol Gus pulls out a Victory.
We are tied for 2nd place in the division. If the Colts beat the Texans later then the division is wide open.
Come on now, swipe your credit card! Give this man some credit.
Nah.
Can't do it.
Same mistakes week after week.
This staff has gotta' go.
The bears game should have been an easy win. They made it damn near impossible.
Quote:What does that have to do with any of the mistakes I posted?
If you blitz, you have to go man or zone behind it. Going man caused that debacle in San Diego do they've been running zone behind it. They tried it with Yannick and now they've tried it with Jackson. Having him drop in a short zone once doesn't invalidate giving him a $90 million contract.
Quote:He's Gus bradleys brother obviously.
Or...it's obvious you don't understand basic defense and calling me Bradley's brother seemed like a better option rather than just asking what I meant. Kudos
Quote:I don't know whose decision it was, but I give them credit for abandoning the run and letting Blake throw it every play. That's what got us back in the game.
But I give NO credit to whomever made the decision to keep trying to run the ball for most of the game. All that accomplished was leaving us with constant 3rd downs. Blake operates best when he throws a lot. He operates worst when we keep leaving him in 3rd and long because we insist on running the ball.
I hope that in the future we throw the ball on first down more often, and if it's incomplete, please stop running the ball on second and long! That's the most predictable thing of this season: an incomplete pass on first down almost always leads to a running play on 2nd and 10. Heck, we even ran the ball on 1st and 20 today!
Please, for God's sake, if it ain't working, give up!
I think we can run the ball but it's how we try to do it that is the problem. When we came out in goal line and power formations we were physically gashing them and Ivory was letting loose. We try to run out of our passing set up the middle and its an easy 1 yard loss someone is tackling the ball carrier the moment he takes the handoff and can't even move and build any momentum.
This is a wasted year with Bradley in charge. The players deserve credit for winning in spite of having the Worst Head Coach In NFL History TM.
Quote:If you blitz, you have to go man or zone behind it. Going man caused that debacle in San Diego do they've been running zone behind it. They tried it with Yannick and now they've tried it with Jackson. Having him drop in a short zone once doesn't invalidate giving him a $90 million contract.
There is no excuse or reason to drop Jackson into coverage.
That was not a smart move and moves like that happen way too often with this staff.
They cannot be gone soon enough. This team needs better coaching.
Quote:I don't know whose decision it was, but I give them credit for abandoning the run and letting Blake throw it every play. That's what got us back in the game.
But I give NO credit to whomever made the decision to keep trying to run the ball for most of the game. All that accomplished was leaving us with constant 3rd downs. Blake operates best when he throws a lot. He operates worst when we keep leaving him in 3rd and long because we insist on running the ball.
I hope that in the future we throw the ball on first down more often, and if it's incomplete, please stop running the ball on second and long! That's the most predictable thing of this season: an incomplete pass on first down almost always leads to a running play on 2nd and 10. Heck, we even ran the ball on 1st and 20 today!
Please, for God's sake, if it ain't working, give up!
I agree, gotta go with what works.
If you're carrying for 2.5 YPA against pass defense fronts then nothing you do will work until you pull your RB and start getting more receivers on the field so everyone can't be doubled up.
Football isn't rocket science, Greg and Gus just need to stop trying to push the square peg into the round hole.
Quote:This is a wasted year with Bradley in charge. The players deserve credit for winning in spite of having the Worst Head Coach In NFL History TM.
This doesn't make any sense
Quote:I'll give him credit when they stop dropping Malik back into pass coverage, or when they don't have Julius blocking a DE on a rollout in that direction, or when Skuta stops playing.
If we didn't get a miracle 51 yard TD on a broken play and we lose this game does Gus get credit then? Obviously not. So why would he now?
Gotta agree. And I don't with a lot of your posts, but agree hard on what is Jackson doing in coverage, and Julius as a "lead blocker".
That said, defense played winning football again.