(11-12-2023, 06:20 PM)Protozoa Wrote:

(11-12-2023, 06:14 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Pederson is the game planner.
Press Taylor calls the plays that were chosen to focus on according to each matchup and gametime situation. 
And they communicate throughout the game about adjustments. 
Today's lackluster plan and lack of effective adjustments is sadly on Pederson as much as anyone. 
Shanahan out-coached him today.

Maybe but at the end of the day Press is the biggest change to this offense from last year. Like someone pointed out our route trees are totally different this year. So either Pederson is dumb and completely changed our offensive game plan from last year or Press changed it, my money is on Press being the problem. Fault also falls on Pederson for not admiting its not working and going back to what worked last year.

Dude, they added an X receiver after not having one before. (Zay ran lots of nontraditional routes in 2022 from the X spot instead of the sideline stuff most X's run because they were working with what they had available) 
So OF COURSE there are new routes involved for a new receiver with a different skillset - but Kirk and Engram are largely doing exactly what they did last year. 

It's fine to be frustrated that the X stuff with Ridley isn't working out to be very effective in most games. I am. And maybe they need to change how they are using him, I'd welcome that, but I don't think blaming the play caller for an X receiver running X receiver routes is a very sound critique. 
And those routes and plays were designed collectively by the offensive staff headed by Pederson. Press didn't draw up a new playbook. He's calling plays that they decided on together. He may not be calling situationally as well as Pederson did all the time, but outside of this game he's called plays good enough to win if they are executed.

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