(12-13-2024, 08:12 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(12-12-2024, 10:15 PM)TDOSS Wrote: I think you need to start strongly considering the likelihood that Trevor isn't as good as you think he is and the coaching staff already knows this. Everything about their body language, press conference responses, and offensive scheme says as much.

Ask yourself this, why don't we work the middle of the field? Because they don't trust Trevor's inaccuracy and overthrows. That's why we work the sidelines so much.  Doug has been critical of Trevor going back to last year. Compare that to how he talks about the O-line. Remember the games last year where Trevor threw those horrible passes in the endzone, one which was picked and several which should have been and he got lucky? And the fumbles. Jfc the fumbles.

I think this coaching staff sees Trevor every day, and has to limit their playbook based on his deficiencies, but of course they can't say that. So the offense has to scheme around a bad O-line and a QB that makes bad decisions and has poor accuracy at times. We need to stop saying "Press/Trent/Doug bad, Trevor good" and maybe start considering that Trevor isn't the guy either.

The coaching staff is what you’re basing it off of? They suck.

You’re conveniently leaving out the fact that the entire team went after Aziz after his dirty hit. Standing up for their QB that they respect. Instead, you’re talking about Doug’s body language? The guy who knew he was getting fired?

Agreed. It's an awful take really. Also, other than Nick Foles (People forget, he also made Chip Kelly look good for one season) getting streaky for the Eagles, it's not like Doug's track record with QB's has been all that great. As the years progress, it's looking more and more like he's overrated as an offensive "guru". He's a modern day Brian Billick, minus the all-star defense and running game that can carry him. 

The same situation with Lawrence that's been unfolding here since last season is the same situation we saw unfold with Wentz up there under his "guidance". Doug is overrated and subpar at best and so is his coaching hires along his staff. The funny part about this take above?

Lawrence practically made a living last year over the middle with Engram getting over 100 catches due to having to supplement for the poor running game. This is after he had his ankle ruined, his knee in a brace earlier that same season, the AC injury that he's now getting surgery on that was damaged last year, and, a concussion at one point. That's with Kirk also out of the picture, Zay Jones in and out of the line-up and Ridley free lancing most of the time downfield.

When you also look at Doug's history on offense? 

It's been pretty basic, he just scaled back on the RPO stuff with Lawrence. A lot of what they did in Philadelphia was twin TE sets, bubble screens and vertical shots downfield and they got away with it more up there because he had three all-pro's on his offensive line, an actual running game by committee and a defense that was stacked and coached by Jim Schwartz.

There's hardly any creativity or motion used in this offense. There's seldom any screen plays being utilized. There's really not a whole lot other than trying to force something that's not there or waiting until the last possible minute or 2nd half of football games to actually get their best WR involved in the gameplan in BTJ.

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