closer than you may think

Listed below are the number of games the 'Hawks had decided by one possession, with the number won......

45 total
2013 10 games won 7
2014 8 games won 3
2015 9 games won 3
2016 9 games won 5
2017 9 games won 3

Given poor O-line play, injuries, penalties, etc., etc., etc...... a play her and there and you have 12 wins again. I am stepping (okay a half step) back from the ledge. What really sold me was looking at other teams and seeing a similar number of close games (see below)

RAMS 35 total
2013 4 games won 1
2014 6 games won 3
2015 9 games won 4
2016 9 games won 4
2017 7 games won 4

Pittsburgh 43 total
2013 6 games won 1
2014 9 games won 6
2015 10 games won 5
2016 8 games won 6
2017 10 games won 8

Cleveland 31 total
2013 7 games won 3
2014 8 games won 4
2015 6 games won 1
2016 6 games won 1
2017 6 games won 0
New England 41 total
2013 10 games won 7
2014 7 games won 5
2015 11 games won 7
2016 6 games won 5
2017 7 games won 5

Riding a razor's edge the entire time. In both wins and losses.

Also, the Rams went from 4-12 to 12-4 in one season and three 10-6 teams in the last decade won the Super Bowl.

We don't need to start over. We need Chris Carson healthy.

I was disappointed as I thought this thread might be about firing coaches. Anyway, it is interesting information and thanks for sharing.

A great defense will keep games close, but you mostly need an effective offense to actually win games. Darrell Bevell mediocre play calling is preventing this offense from being effective, more than anything else.

MontanaHawk05":2q6etfhj said:

Riding a razor's edge the entire time. In both wins and losses.

Also, the Rams went from 4-12 to 12-4 in one season and three 10-6 teams in the last decade won the Super Bowl.

We don't need to start over. We need Chris Carson healthy.

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Could it be as simple as an RB1 and a better kicker?

The Falcons are the only NFC playoff team in the playoffs from last year.

It's been close every year, since Pete.

just think it is interesting that the "run is over" when we are basically the same team...... a couple of plays here or there from being "great" or being average....

Across the league, 46% of all games are decided by a possession........everyone is only a few plays away week to week

WindCityHawk":bi88t8e1 said:

Could it be as simple as an RB1 and a better kicker?

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Bevell found a way to mess up even a dominant offense in Super Bowl 49 (in addition to several other games that season).

WindCityHawk":2em4xuo1 said:

MontanaHawk05":2em4xuo1 said:

Riding a razor's edge the entire time. In both wins and losses.

Also, the Rams went from 4-12 to 12-4 in one season and three 10-6 teams in the last decade won the Super Bowl.

We don't need to start over. We need Chris Carson healthy.

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Could it be as simple as an RB1 and a better kicker?

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Once again if we had a stud kicker were 12 and 4. Pretty Crazy

How about scoring in the first quarter? This is all on poor opposition research and gameplan development. The first quarter is where the OC follows his scripted gameplan based on his and his teams research. We were bottom of the leaue in this area. Sure, we can blame it on the kicker and the OL, and these obviously are areas of weakness as well, but I think our biggest issue is always playing from behind after halftime. It limits us to being one dimensional and we are forced into football we are not designed for.

How many games were decided by less than 1 touchdown, and in those games how many did we score a touchdown in the first quarter? Identify weaknesses and correct them. This means everyone including coaching staff needs to be evaluated.

johnnyfever":d8hp4c3k said:

How about scoring in the first quarter? This is all on poor opposition research and gameplan development. The first quarter is where the OC follows his scripted gameplan based on his and his teams research. We were bottom of the leaue in this area. Sure, we can blame it on the kicker and the OL, and these obviously are areas of weakness as well, but I think our biggest issue is always playing from behind after halftime. It limits us to being one dimensional and we are forced into football we are not designed for.

How many games were decided by less than 1 touchdown, and in those games how many did we score a touchdown in the first quarter? Identify weaknesses and correct them. This means everyone including coaching staff needs to be evaluated.

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Bevell's script sucks and should be burned by fire.

hawknation2017":8zs7e2lx said:

johnnyfever":8zs7e2lx said:

How about scoring in the first quarter? This is all on poor opposition research and gameplan development. The first quarter is where the OC follows his scripted gameplan based on his and his teams research. We were bottom of the leaue in this area. Sure, we can blame it on the kicker and the OL, and these obviously are areas of weakness as well, but I think our biggest issue is always playing from behind after halftime. It limits us to being one dimensional and we are forced into football we are not designed for.

How many games were decided by less than 1 touchdown, and in those games how many did we score a touchdown in the first quarter? Identify weaknesses and correct them. This means everyone including coaching staff needs to be evaluated.

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Bevell's script sucks and should be burned by fire.

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Then the earth salted around it.

WindCityHawk":1dybz4p4 said:

MontanaHawk05":1dybz4p4 said:

Riding a razor's edge the entire time. In both wins and losses.

Also, the Rams went from 4-12 to 12-4 in one season and three 10-6 teams in the last decade won the Super Bowl.

We don't need to start over. We need Chris Carson healthy.

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Could it be as simple as an RB1 and a better kicker?

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Sure it could. It worked for Bud Grant's Fran Tarkenton offense in 1973 with the selection of Chuck Foreman. After a 7-7 season in 1972, the Vikings went 12-2 in 1973 and into the playoffs and on to the super bowl. Chris Carson could be that guy. Although, CJ Prosise comes closer to mirroring Foreman's size ..... which might have been the attraction.

WindCityHawk":2w36mxnh said:

MontanaHawk05":2w36mxnh said:

Riding a razor's edge the entire time. In both wins and losses.

Also, the Rams went from 4-12 to 12-4 in one season and three 10-6 teams in the last decade won the Super Bowl.

We don't need to start over. We need Chris Carson healthy.

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Could it be as simple as an RB1 and a better kicker?

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Well...like the OP said, we never lost by much. Except for the Rams game.

You have to wonder how much even a functional running game would have done for us.

johnnyfever":237up3p3 said:

How about scoring in the first quarter? This is all on poor opposition research and gameplan development. The first quarter is where the OC follows his scripted gameplan based on his and his teams research.

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And the assumption that he'll have a running game.

RB is whatever at this point it won't matter if our run blocking doesn't significantly improve. That includes RBs, TEs, and WRs, not just the OL. I don't belive having Carson healthy would've made us SB contenders.

johnnyfever":2a9sdxy5 said:

How about scoring in the first quarter? This is all on poor opposition research and gameplan development. The first quarter is where the OC follows his scripted gameplan based on his and his teams research. We were bottom of the leaue in this area. Sure, we can blame it on the kicker and the OL, and these obviously are areas of weakness as well, but I think our biggest issue is always playing from behind after halftime. It limits us to being one dimensional and we are forced into football we are not designed for.

How many games were decided by less than 1 touchdown, and in those games how many did we score a touchdown in the first quarter? Identify weaknesses and correct them. This means everyone including coaching staff needs to be evaluated.

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According to Doug Baldwin, it was more on poor execution by the players, than it was the plays drawn up by Darryl Bevell.
If anyone would be in the know, it would be an insider Pro like DB.....
He's saying that the problemS aren't on Bevell......There's a landslide of unsubstantiated rumors in here.
Until DB came forth on this, I was in the can Bevell's ass camp too,Not any more.
I think there will be some shake-ups this off-season, and hopefully, we will be cutting ties with the real culprit.

Just because Baldwin says there's no problem WITH DB doesn't make it true. Schneider said Cable is the best or one of the best OL coaches in the league. Do you really expect a player who's worked under a coach for as many years as Baldwin has to say anything other than what he said?

If you're going to flip your opinion that drastically based on one interview with a player.... Wow

adeltaY":li0buk6f said:

Just because Baldwin says there's no problem WITH DB doesn't make it true.

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That's pretty easy for you to say, though.

Watching film with Bevell must be like watching Mussolini give a speech.