Quote:At least that's how you remembered it. I'm sure that recollection is 100% accurate as you were no doubt taking notes during the conversation, which I heard as well.


There's a part you seem to have left out of the discussion.


It was mentioned that no matter how savvy fans might believe they are, they aren't on the field making the calls, and they don't know what plays were actually called, what kind of reads the QB made, etc.. They may be able to look at an alignment and make some assumptions. That doesn't give them any more insight into what's happening on the field than the casual fan unless they're in on the play calling and know what's going on in the QBs head.


It's easy to armchair QB a situation and convince yourself you're right. It's less simple to accept the fact that of what you're seeing on the field, you really only know 25% of what's actually happening, if that much.


Since Boselli was pointing that out, of course he's just an apologist and should be disregarded, and naturally, since Prosser wants to portray the fans as knowing more about what's happening on the field than the guys actually on the field, he'll be lauded for his insight, all based on your recollection.


Bortles admitted his fault in many of the bad plays last weekend, including taking the hit for the pick 6. He made it clear it wasn't the play calling, and that it was all on him making a bad read.



I'm sure that if you were here during the time when Coughlin was struggling and the fans were calling for his head, you would have been right there with them. Saying Tom knows how to win is a great hindsight analysis, but when the team was floundering coming out of that cap mess, there were only a handful of people who were still supporting him, and recognizing what a tremendous coaching job he was doing with a roster that was as devoid of talent as any roster we've ever had in franchise history. I sat in the stadium and listened to them boo any time his name was mentioned, or any time a play didn't go the way they demanded it to. I listened to them chanting for him to be fired.


Gus has this year to prove his worth as an NFL head coach. They've been building this team to make the turn in year 3. There have been improvements along the way, but they're not happening as quickly as the wannabe GMs would prefer, but this is the NFL, and not some video game. When you completely blow a roster up and move in a new direction, it takes time to acquire the talent, and even more to develop it. Nothing was going to happen quickly based on the approach this front office took, and it doesn't matter WHO was coaching this team during that time, it was going to struggle. They've said all along that by year 3 the process should start to help turn the tide on the field. I'm pretty sure they meant DURING year 3 and not right out of the gate.