Mr. Scot

Scott Fowler's quote from Ekwonu focuses on that.

We ran play action once or twice today, but not enough. Most of the pressure was in the middle of the field. The answer to that is to run outside pitches, screens and quick outs. Instead, we kept trying to pound Dowdle up the middle (even into the fourth quarter). No guarantee that would have worked, but it absolutely should have been tried.

There isn't one.

From what I recall, Canales had a lot of WCO influences in the past. A typical WCO focuses on short, quick passes, a complimentary run game and occasional downfield shots. That was Andy Reid's bread and butter in Philly with McNabb. Ditto Bill Walsh with Montana. A Coryell style attack would do more longball passing. That's not us. What we've been running lately most closely resembles a smashmouth style with only minimal passing. Brandon Staley and the Saints anticipated that, schemed their defense around it, and we didn't adjust.

Doubt we have that much insight, but accepting that as a premise still leads to poor coaching. You have to adapt to what you have.

Even a short out route can be effective against the kind of defense we saw today if you run it off of play action. A big part of coaching is using what your opponent is doing against them. Again, we didn't do that.

The playbook we have is focused around the players we have. That said, even having the greatest playbook doesn't mean much if you call the wrong plays.

I think some are waiting to see how Tilis affects Morgan's approach.

I don't have a lot invested

I'm not there yet, but it wouldn't be a super long journey.

There were adjustments that could have been made, even with what we had. They weren't.

He might be. I'm willing to give him one more shot, but I'm gonna be skeptical till there's reason not to.

Still can't believe we wasted three years Matt Rhule

Many thanks... Sure wish it were under better circumstances

I was a big Ben Johnson fan but that wasn't happening. I've come to believe Canales was the guy Morgan wanted all along.

Yep

Is there a solution to Bryce other than replacing him? (don't see one) Canales is more likely to stick around than Young. And sorry, but having a quarterback other than Bryce doesn't fix everything for Canales.

Not the sole difference... Canales basically got outcoached today by a rookie head coach. It happens. Gotta see if he learns from it.

No he's not, and there are reasons. Hooker wasn't (isn't) an NFL quarterback. He was fun to watch in college, but a pro career ain't happnin'

Those are personality differences. Poor depth chart management is an example of a coaching weakness that Rivera and Canales share.

Every team has limitations, whether it's blocking, receiving, whatever. That's more true than ever in the age of the salary cap, 32 teams, 17 games and a college system that's moved a long way away from pro-style offenses. It's the coach's job to know those things and adjust accordingly. Canales did a poor job of that today.

The notion that replacing Bryce cures all ills is a fallacy. Other problems exist, and need fixing.

You shouldn't. Canales brought a lot of Rivera's weaknesses with him

Playcalling issues aren't on the quarterback, no matter who he is. Ditto with play design. Those are coaching issues.

What is there to discuss on Bryce? He's not the only issue this team has, and others are worth discussing.