Proudiddy

I really like Flores. I wanted him as HC as soon as he became available this offseason, and I would be ecstatic if that's the direction we went - but, I do honestly prefer a young OC like Leftwich or Dorsey. That being said, I still kind of consider all of them as equally desirable for next HC, if that makes any sense.

In this offense, "play" is a very, VERY relative term.

I used to think he was just corny, but was a good guy when he first came in the league... but the more years that have went by, the less I thought that. I think he's a fraud for the most part, and very off-putting. And if I was a guy in the locker room, I really wouldn't be able to stand him outside of if he was helping us win games, because he just comes off as so inauthentic. I first started seeing cracks in the persona when local media in Raleigh started exposing him for lying about what happened at NC State to make himself look like the good guy coming out of it when he decided to transfer to Wisconsin. He's a legit dickhead, and consequently, I'm thoroughly enjoying his struggles.

I think it's important to emphasize the part about there being only one receiver in many routes, as it lends to my belaboring the point about the RPOs/playcalls being a huge chunk of the problem. Again, with most RPOs, you only have 1, maybe 2 at most, receiving options, but generally, realistically, no matter how many routes are included, there is really only 1 available because of the timing of the play. If you take too long to throw, you'll end up getting an illegal man downfield penalty because they continue to block as if it was a run... so because of the timing, you only have that primary read or hand it off. Again, it's why I keep saying they're running way too much of it and it compounds and accentuates why the offense looks so disjointed and so dysfunctional. From the batted balls to the seeming bad play calls where it appears nothing was ever open and we just eat a sack or hand it off late to a TFL... so much of it is because they keep running RPOs. The defensive linemen mush rushing to watch the run while they are playing the one route, the DBs are sitting on those limited routes, and it leaves nothing in a matter of a second or two after the snap. I just can't understand, especially considering the early returns, why McAdoodoo insists on continuing continuing run it so much, if at all at this point. It is such a hindrance.

Or that. But my point was more of I knew we'd get some value out of Gilly, and I actually am of the opinion that he could transition to safety as his athleticism declines and could still be among the best DBs in the league well into his mid to late 30s. Donte proved time and again that he was JAG well before his contract was up. If it wasn't gonna be Gilly on a short-term deal, then I was fine with moving a different direction.

I'm also starting to think Aaron Rodgers and his recommendations are full of poo. Teams shouldn't entertain anymore people he speaks highly of.

I said it in the offseason. I didn't want Donte back. We should've re-signed Gilmore. I still don't understand the thought process behind that, especially when the money was similar. Donte will NEVER be the player Gilly is.

Yeah, Hackett is on borrowed time. Dude had two timeouts to get a play together AND THAT'S the best he had?

Smh fugin Colts. Wanna wait to blow coverages until OT.

This is hilarious. He almost shorthopped it to the WR on that smoke screen last drive. It is amazing to me that an NFL team traded anything of value to acquire him.

Same. It definitely takes up a lot less time for the same result.

Stronger man than me. I couldn't imagine driving 3 hours one way and spending $200+ minimum to watch the poo we have been doing either. At least at home I can turn it off when I feel like it.

These are the moments where I could be fooled into believing the NFL isn't rigged, because who tf decided to put these teams on prime time looking like this, and why would they not help out with calls? This is not good for the brand. But I kid... they only use certain teams as their whipping boys *ahem* US *ahem*, others they let them play on an even playing field, even if they're shitting all over it.

Fans said they could only tolerate 60 minutes of this bullshit in one night.

I wouldn't be surprised if Hackett gets fired before Rhule at this point.

Yup. TBH, they're attributing to age decline, but it was really that he started losing those weapons. Sure, some of it could be age at this point, but he always would've been ass had he not had Julio, White, Gonzalez, Ridley, etc. his whole career.

And it's hilarious Geno is outplaying Russ too.

Also love seeing Matt Ryan looking like poo. Had he not been paired with the receiving group he had been his whole career who constantly bailed him out for throwing ducks, he wouldn't have even been average. Yet he rode all-world weapons to a counterfeit MVP. fug him too.

This. I love seeing this. fug the Broncos. May they and Wilson's corny ass wallow in obscurity forever more. Denver deserves nothing less. This is glorious... their struggles I mean, because this game fuging sucks lol.

Good times

Yikes

It's this. A bulk of the blame has to go on playcalling. And yeah, Baker's stature might play a part in it, no doubt... but, as I mentioned elsewhere, explain Cam's Miami game last year where he had like 5 batted passes at the LOS. I can't recall him ever having more than 2 in a game before. Nothing ever memorable enough to be a problem or emblazoned in memory until that Miami game. Then check the post game pressers on multiple games so far this year where Rhule admitted defenses either took away the pass or batted the ball on a key play late and he admits, we were trying to run an RPO. Check the tape. He's admitted it at least twice this year, possibly at least 3 times... Which leads me back to playcalling. John Ellis also pointed out that vs the Cards, Watt stopped his rush on the 4th down play because he recognized the formation or setup or whatever it was, adjusted his angle, and just waited in the passing lane and deflected it. Now back to Cam against Miami. As we know, Cam is 6'5", and we saw his body of work before Rhule. Deflections have nothing to do with arm strength, for those that want to question that. Nothing about Cam changed that would increase his chances of having passes batted at the LOS. But what did change since we last saw him? Rhule. And we have now seen batted balls being an issue for at least two years. What have we heard most often from opponents about of system, both offensively and defensively? It's "college stuff." What is a staple of college in offense? RPOs. What had Rhule admitted in pressers that we run incessantly this year, often citing because it worked earlier in the game? RPOs. And then you have Orlovsky's discovery about the alignment. Teams know what we're doing before we do it. Deflections are about timing and anticipation, so if they did it to Cam, they knew what was coming. I called it during that game last year that it seemed so weird and unbelievable that a team would be able to deflect that many passes of him at the LOS. The only thing I could figure is they knew what was coming and where the passes were going to. And the more time that has passed since, especially what we've seen this year, proves exactly that. With Baker, it's even more exacerbated because of his height, but we're running the same exact poo. Honestly, we were prolly running it a ton with Teddy but teams hadn't had all the film on us yet. Notice the struggles that started about a year to a year and a half in under Rhule. They've figured him out. McAdoodoo is an idiot, but the foundation of the offense is Rhule's... and teams know what is coming and when it is coming, and when its an RPO, they take away the quick read/pass option and the DLinemen stop their rush and attempt the deflection... and Baker being 6 foot makes it all the easier to.

Our offense is Knute Rockne's wet dream.

Damn, Hackett already feeling the heat. And honestly, I keep saying Rhule won't be fired until the end of the season out of mental self-preservation, but I keep really hoping that isnt the case. With each week that he's still here, I keep finding myself amazed that even when I try to view our situation objectively, I can't believe Rhule is still employed. Even if you assume he has the most patient (if not stupid) owner in football, there I'd absolutely no way he should still be here. None. And with each week he's still here it just adds to the frustration because there is no upside. It just makes no sense.