(11-14-2023, 04:16 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(11-14-2023, 01:53 PM)Caldrac Wrote: You can keep making the excuses all you want. I presented you with plenty of other teams below us on that list. Still moving the needle way more than we do on offense. 

My point was that they didn't have their best QB on the field nor arguably the best RB in the NFL for weeks now with Chubb out. 

There needs to be ownership here. They got it done last year with suspect line play. They were actually worse off at this same point last year. Play calling needs to change, concepts need to change, a better offensive mind with a better sense of the game needs to reinsert himself before we get dragged under the [BLEEP] table by the tacks and tinhorns over these next two weeks.

And my point is that having a great offensive line covers a multitude of other problems while having a bad one overshadows a multitude of talent. It's not an excuse to tell you the reason; It's just a simple fact. The team is 6-3 and the players are plenty good enough to win more. The Achilles' Heel of this team is the line and the ownership for that problem sits in the GM chair. But you're are hung up on the coach, like some have been all season, never considering that maybe they've already wrung every bit of talent and execution out of this bunch that they can and the next step is just about getting better players. We're a 10 or 11 win team if we execute and a 13 or 14 win team with a couple better players. But that won't happen until next year, so enjoy this ride for what it is.

Wrong again. I was pissed about Baalke's draft last year and this year. Was probably higher on Jamaree Salyer than most around here being a Bulldogs fan. I think it's disgusting that we only used a 1st RD pick and a 7th RD pick to add new offensive lineman to this roster. 

I was on the fence about Robinson since last year and didn't like him in the long term. I was on the fence about Fortner when people, such as yourself, kept insisting it was just a rookie issue and he would improve in year two. I wasn't sold on Scherff who has played a little bit better this year. 

The team was built backwards by Baalke. We all clearly see that now. Next step is better players. I agree. However, that's a problem to address next year. Right now? Failing to do anything about the current issue is still a failure on the coaching staff. It's important to protect Lawrence. 

Especially this late into the year and with them more than likely gaining some degree of a shallow play-off run. Maybe an early bounce or a lucky break with a win, etc. However, letting him continue to sit back in the pocket with this interior by design is not going to help him over these next eight games.

They have to get him moving more, doesn't have to be in every game, doesn't have to be on every possession. But, they need to do something by play call and design before they royally [BLEEP] up down this stretch which could carry over into next year if we're not careful with his health. 

That's all I am saying. I get your stance. The five we have is bad. No matter what they do they're [BLEEP]. Got it. Message heard. I am saying, to hell with that, you navigate around that [BLEEP] and you do the best with what you've got while you can before it gets worse. 

Getting past teams like Baltimore and Cleveland now are going to be a [BLEEP]. The tacks are also going to be a lot more physical when they see us twice this year. As will the tinhorns in Houston. The intensity is fixing to go up. 

Cannot keep operating the way they've been operating offensively.

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