(11-16-2023, 04:05 PM)BaLLin4Life Wrote:

(11-16-2023, 02:57 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Again. Two things. 

1. Some of you act like I am asking them to go from being an air-it-out quickly offense to a throwback ground and pound offense of the 80's and glory days that the Redskins, Packers and Bears used to popularize. I am just saying, some of the decision making on the 3rd and short has been not only dumbfounding but also produced roughly the same exact results. Which is failure. 

2. Doug Pederson may not actually be the issue here and it could simply be the fact that we've had nearly a 50/50 mix of bad play calling (Press Taylor's at the controls this year predominately, not Doug) and bad execution and we might be on the verge of seeing a shift in one or two of those things soon to get back on track. 

Also, we probably need to stop comparing what Doug did with the Eagles Vs. what he's doing now in year two with the Jaguars. Different divisions. Different rosters. Different conferences. Different situations. I am sure he'll be fine along with Lawrence in the long run. 

The biggest questions moving forward are, what are they going to do to counter punch these defenses moving forward to protect Lawrence and will Baalke be here again next year even if they do win the division and make the post season? Short of winning a Superbowl you would have to think some form of change is needed in the personnel department and front office.

if i had to bet my house money, Baalke job security is for another year or two. You have to remember who our owner is.....

Deep down I know that's the case. The team is still winning, they're just not moving up quickly enough into the "elite" category. Goes back to Khan pissing away Lawrence's rookie year with Urban Meyer as the coach. 

I know the argument will be that, while our line play on both sides has been consistently inconsistent over the last two and a half years, he'll say that Baalke has done a good enough job via free agency to make this a competent and competitive enough football team.

Complacency kills. I think he has to consider moving on from him in the off season or at least adding another layer to the front office that vets Baalke's decision making and uses better judgement and foresight overall. We nearly had that position filled last year or earlier this year I think when they had talks with Rick Spielman. 

This needs to be a conversation again in the off season. Not for nothing, but, Baalke was hit or miss with his drafts in San Francisco and ultimately he had a four year window that he managed to [BLEEP] up. It seems like his history is repeating itself here. Same argument can be made for Doug with his resilience to call the offense in addition to being the head coach and he's willing to potentially die on that hill of putting his staff on display once again like he did that saw his departure with the Eagles. 

Things quickly change in the NFL. One minute you're the king of the castle, the next, you're the court jester begging for table scraps again. All within the blink of an eye.

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