SoulfishHawk
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I suspect we see a very pi**ed off team on Sunday.
I was never sold on Geno. Career backup for a reason. Last year was probably his last chance at improving his situation. I think he like many are able to push themselves to get what they want but find it hard to maintain a certain level if its not in them already. And like so many others he got paid! Sometimes theres no motivation after they get paid. I remember when Shawn Alexander use to run through guys, after he got paid he'd fall forward soon as he got touched or he run out of bounds.Ok, I'm reading all these threads and everyone is thrashing the defense, I agree. Let's talk about the real problem here. Geno Smith. 3 total yards in the second half isn't gonna cut it. I don't care if our 2 tackles went out. Smith is being paid to QB this team. Improvise, overcome, and adapt. Geno Smith is 3-7 since that TB last year. Not good. I've always liked Smith, but I'm not sold yet.
If most quarterbacks came through as clearly as Geno did on broadcast, I think you'd be surprised how emotive many of them get when a freight truck with a hate boner is speeding toward them unblocked.
The elephant?
We call games on offense and defense to not lose, rather than to win. That's the underlying issue I saw. Our offense was so completely conservative that it was pathetic to watch. Geno was throwing routes that were barely open (not his fault) because they are the same combinations we've shown for a year now. Defenses know what we are going to run before the snap. DBs are sitting back waiting for the ball. It began happening over the 2nd half of last season and was attributed to Geno being 'figured out'. It's our offense being 3rd grade level that's the issue. The well was dry be season's end last year. Yet we keep sending the bucket down.
On defense... we played the run aggressively and it worked when the right defense was called. The pass defense... I dont think we blitzed at all. If we are going to play that ridiculous zone all year without bringing pressure, every qb capable of reading coverage well and throwing to open spots is going to carve us up.
Clint Hurtt - I don't think he's qualified to captain the ship. We need someone here who has experience and can establish a baseline of competency. I get the feeling Clint is winging it and is in way over his head.
Injuries - if we don't have Cross and Lucas moving forward, it's going to be hard to fix any of this.
I suspect we see a very pi**ed off team on Sunday.
No maybe about it, sit him for a quarter, a half, or make him stay after practice and write 500 times on the grease board I won't act like a baby anymore. They need to do something besides just talk to him as this isn't the first time he's had this kind of problem.The list of problems for this team is long. We waited all this time for this pos effort? They better bring their A game this Sunday, or they're gonna' get smoked.
Bench DK? No. Sit him for a quarter? Maybe.
Who's to blame for the 3rd grade offense? It seems this has been an issue for the past several years now.
Rams had a 17 play drive a 14 play drive and a 10 play drive. That eats clock and that's a direct result of the defense losing on 3rd down after 3rd down.And a lot of that TOP falls directly on our offense. We were 2-9 on 3rd down. Geno threw for just 112 yards, a little over 4 yards per attempt. Lots of blame to be spread around, including Geno.
Of course, it's a direct result of our defense not being able to get off the field. The Rams were 11-17 on third down, which is unheard of. No one said that it was all on the offense.Rams had a 17 play drive a 14 play drive and a 10 play drive. That eats clock and that's a direct result of the defense losing on 3rd down after 3rd down.
The entire team shit the bed second half. And are we just going to ignore we lost both our tackles and Lockett for a quarter?Geno didn't do shit in the second half. He threw for a whopping 3 yards the ENTIRE SECOND HALF!!! That's not even a first down.
Tackles are arguably the most deceiving statistic that they keep. Bobby's 19 tackles were a direct result of our sorry defense, of which he is supposed to be the leader of, having to be on the field twice as long as the Rams defense was. The Rams ran 32 more plays than we did. Tackles are all about opportunity. Bobby was out of position on a number of those short yardage plays. He didn't play well. He's a linebacker that's supposed to be making plays in the hole, not 5 yards downfield.Walker didn't suck, Bobby had 19 tackles. Not everyone sucked. But yes, for the most part it all sucked.
Tackles are arguably the most deceiving statistic that they keep. Bobby's 19 tackles were a direct result of our sorry defense, of which he is supposed to be the leader of, having to be on the field twice as long as the Rams defense was. The Rams ran 32 more plays than we did. Tackles are all about opportunity.
So please, don't tell me how many tackles Bobby had. It's completely meaningless unless it's put into some sort of context.
Bobby "played fine"? Are we talking about Bobby Wagner, a first ballot HOF'er and the veteran team leader, the quarterback of our defense, a defense that allowed 11-17 3rd down conversions and a 2:1 TOP advantage "played fine"?If we're ranking poor play from yesterday, Bobby'd be pretty far down the list. Probably doesn't even crack the top 15.
There was very little redeeming positives from that ass kicking we witnessed. Bobby played fine, and certainly better than 90% of his teammates, on both sides of the ball.