(12-12-2024, 10:15 PM)TDOSS Wrote:

(12-12-2024, 08:07 PM)Eric1 Wrote: He was 10th before his shoulder injury.

Before his injury, he was in the top 10 for QBR, Adjusted EPA, Touchdown Passes, Passing Yards, Passing First Downs and Yards/Completion.

All while being at the top of the list in drops, an OL that was up and down and a Run game that was non existent for the most part.

As well as having a Defense that ranked in the bottom of the league in basically every stat.

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.

So here is what is odd about your argument. If coaching staff knew that last year that Trevor was an average QB at best, why was Trevor signed to that extension this off season?

If the dividing lines are so stark that Baalke extended Trevor given Baalke's perceived potential over Press/Pederson's objections, and Shad sided with Baalke; then there are much bigger issues going on with this franchise.

Plus if you are any HC/OC of any resolve, why would you stay with that franchise? Playing out the string and being grumpy like Pederson has been is not going to help him get any future jobs in the NFL. Why not just quit in protest? I'm sure some around the NFL would understand that Baalke did something that forced your hand.

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