(12-27-2023, 02:13 PM)Protozoa Wrote:

(12-27-2023, 12:42 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Why do people try so hard to place blame other than where it goes? It's dumbfounding.

So Doug is trying hard to place blame on people other then where it belongs, cause he's the one who said that was on the coaches not the players.

Listen to all of Doug's pressers since the Bucs game. He talks about accountability for coaches AND players. 
It doesn't have to be one or the other. 

I'm of the firm opinion that what we are seeing is 80% player error (or more)  despite having been coached up more than satisfactorily. 

If you want to debate some coaching vs player talent along the OL I'd listen. Maybe the scheme and the prep need changing. 
If you want to question whether the receivers are getting everything they need from the current staff - I'd listen. The mistakes have been plentiful enough to wonder about the preparation. 

But I think the VAST majority of what we are seeing comes down to player errors. (and injury, and poor talent level in places) 

We've seen this secondary play worlds better than this. 
We've seen this QB string together multiple games with only 2 or 3 small errors and minimal ball security issues. 
We've seen many games with only one or two dropped passes instead of 4 or 5.
We've seen this OL at least give the RB a crease 6 or 7 times in a game despite the floundering on other attempts. 

Someone had to coach them up well enough to do that ^

But now it isn't happening on the football field. 

It all points to player error. 

The plays are the plays. We've seen this same scheme function MUCH better than this on both sides of the ball. 
I don't see a glaring X's and O's problem outside of the fact the OL has forced much of the playbook to be tossed out the window because they simply can't execute those plays.

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