(09-10-2018, 08:38 PM)Predator Wrote:

(09-10-2018, 08:12 PM)The_Franchise_QB Wrote: Sandbagging in the reg season? I would be very disappointed if this was the case. This is the NFL, not college, any team can win each week. If you don't come prepared, you are going to lose. If they used a limited playbook in anticipation for a week 2 matchup against the Pats, then this is the wrong coaching staff to have. In this league, you can NEVER EVER look ahead to opponents. You focus week by week. 

I don't think that's the case though. If they want to use 2 RB packages in the future then it's almost mandatory to have a 4th RB on the team. Once 4nette went down I don't think they wanted to use both healthy RBs on the field at same time in case of injury. If a running teams playbook all of a sudden gets shortened due to a injury to ONE RB, then they don't have enough. I was very confused why this team didn't keep 4 rb's. Don't need 6 wide outs when you aren't even going to throw down field.

Both Fournette and Marrone said that he could have gone back into the game and that holding him out was just precautionary. Why would they do that unless they valued the next game more than the current one and were looking ahead? Can you imagine the kickback if you make a precautionary decision and you lose? All games at this point of the season are important.

The only other explanation I can think of is that Fournette's injury is a little more serious than they want to let on.

IDK. I just thought that holding out a supposedly healthy enough Fournette was odd.

I hear you, but the way I took it was if NEEDED 4nette could have came back in. Something like a playoff game, divisional game, etc.. Wasn't something worth risking game 1 of the season in case of re-aggravating it and making it worse. Hammy's can be real weird. My point is, if they are holding things back in the playbook and thinking ahead towards specific opponents.... well that's completely different in my book and the entire staff should be gone. During preseason we saw the 2 back set and since this is a run first team, figured we would see it. Once 4nette went down, IMO it was gone from the playbook because only 2 RB's left. That's a problem for a run first team.

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