(09-18-2023, 03:52 PM)carp8dm Wrote:

(09-18-2023, 12:47 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Between us, the Chiefs, the Bengals, the Bills and Chargers. We've combined for 3 wins and 7 losses. These are supposed to be the best teams in the AFC this year. With teams like Baltimore and Miami hanging around to round out the back half of the play-off race. 

Every one of these teams in two weeks has at least looked flat or fell short on offense and/or defense. It's okay. At some point the main staples of these respective teams will be back fully healed or things will eventually click and it'll be off to the races as they begin to separate themselves from the pack.

It's too easy to overreact. The Quarterback always gets the blame because he's personally getting the most touches out there offensively. He didn't have his best game yesterday. However, it was far, far from his worst game. The fact that he didn't force anything or cough it up is a good sign to me.

He had a few passes sail on him that he'll wish he had back all week. He had a few plays where the line failed to give him enough time to reach his 2nd and 3rd level reads. He had virtually no help from his running game. Which I feel is more so on the line play and play caller(s) in general. 

It'll get better over the next 15 weeks. Just like it did last year. It's not a matter of if. It's just a matter of when. I would say once they get over this London hump and get that bye week we'll see some serious changes personnel wise if they're barely winning games and the offense continues to struggle with push upfront or time in the pocket for him.

Last year, you could see how the coaching was making a huge impact on our team.  Of course we were coming from Coach Urban [BLEEP] to Doug Pederson, Pederson being a legit SB champion.

But this year, it should be Coach Pederson's second year with Trevor Lawrence in his offense!!!  This year would be a huge leap in terms of offensive superiority.  Trevor and Doug, together creating a relationship like Montana and Walsh!!!!!  It was all so easy to see!!!  

Instead, it's obvious Pederson isn't coaching the offense and gave up those responsibilities to Press Taylor.  

I mean, think about it.  Everyone knows, even if they don't want to admit it, that this offense over the last 2 weeks doesn't look, schematically, like last year.  So are we now looking at a 3rd straight year of Trevor Lawrence having to work through a new offense?

Rookie Year:  C.U.M.
Year 2:  Pederson's Genius
Year 3:  The Press Taylor Project to ensure Press Taylor gets to be HC somewhere and Doug Pederson can create a coaching tree; all for the Hubris of these 2 dudes at the expense of developing a 
            SB team and a potential HOF QB.