(12-27-2023, 08:42 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

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

My apologies for showing late to the party (fambly issues be crazy), but when Trevor made the news for calling out the team "It's like we don't even practice" (or to that effect), first thing I thought was that he was calling guys out for screwing up routes, missing blocks, or not knowing the plays. You can tell he's getting frustrated at the way the team looks on gameday.

Could also be that the coaches don't have those go-to plays in pocket when they need a quick call, For sure Trevor gets frustrated when we have to call TO to avoid delays or end up taking the penalties.

There's disarray among the team. Injuries will do that, but a lot of guys have been on the field pretty reliably since week 1. Doug needs to find the cause and get it fixed, because I gotta feeling that the team's loyalty will be to QB first and coaches second, especially if we end up on the hook for a huge contract. The fix may not come until the offseason, but they can't keep the current course and expect any better, plain and simple.

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