(10-18-2020, 04:31 PM)mal234 Wrote:

(10-18-2020, 04:22 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: Completely agree. I hate to be that guy defending Minshew again but hes thrown over 40 times in the 5 straight losses. We throw on 66% of plays, highest in the league. I get why, they are panicking but that's not our O. 

Lions been giving up 170yds rushing a game and we had 41yds today! We seem to have one strategy and if that doesnt work we are stumped. The team look like they dont believe they can win, like you say the big deficits early in games is 'here we go again'.

And I dont see how we fix it this year.

And Jay keeps saying the same thing every week. That the team shouldn't be throwing so much and that he feels bad about abandoning the run. And yet it still keeps happening. I'm to the point to where I don't really trust Jay anymore either. He's not doing his best to help this offense succeed. He did in the first two games, but after that they have regressed, in spite of some continued and promising play from people like James Robinson. 

I did see in another thread someone speculate if Jay was trying to sabotage the team. I'm not sure about that, but something isn't right here with the way he's been calling these games. Granted he could be finding himself constantly being concerned about the team going down multiple times. And that is why he keeps throwing the ball a lot, but he needs to stop resorting to that. And do what is more effective for this team in a game. Which the last few games should have been running the ball. Yet Jay really hasn't been doing that.

He needs to focus more on making sure the offense is effective as possible and believe it or not, not worry as much about the defense. That should be Todd/Doug's job. Jay needs to try and make the offense as smooth and effective as possible. If he had done that, I think this team has at least a couple of more wins. (The Texans game, and maybe another one). If Jay does a good job of maximizing the offense's talent, he could end up with another head coaching job sooner, than later. Maybe the Jags or someone else. 

I wonder if he's already become tired of working for the Jags and isn't caring as much about what happens with this team. Something just doesn't seem right about his play calling these past few games.

Really agree with you here. He does seem to let the score and situation take over his play calling. He has his system, we dont have to score straight away but if you just keep putting something on the scoreboard. The kicker situation has really not helped and some of those misses have come back to hurt us but I couldnt tell you what our O system really is right now. There is talent and I'd hoped to see more plays for Shenault and using weapons to get favorable matchups for the WR's.

The shine has come off the Gruden apple since Cincinnati. There was a shot at the end of the Miami game and it looked like a guy who realised what hes taken on. I wouldnt say he wants the HC job for any reason than having a job. Is he thinking the Marrone stink is going to land on him too?

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