The Reason Last Night's Loss Lingers More Than Usual

[Anybodyhome]

2 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

But thats why the loss defied all logic.  That was their one strength they possibly had over us...  yet, we played into their strength with dumbass coaching and play calls.  How many times did we start drives 2nd and 12 and 2nd and 13?  Almost all of them.  Cam keeping the ball on the read option worked and we only did that a handful of times.  Most of the runs we lost yardage on were designed runs to the RBs, not options.  They were going straight to the back everytime.  Screens had some success, as they usually do when teams are coming straight up field...  but we hardly tried them.  Then when we did again, Stew fugs up and turns it into an INT.  Smh...

Dont get me wrong...  there are specific players that contributed to the loss at the worst possible times - Worley, Adams, Shaq all gave up EASY TDs with horrible coverage against players that were lesser athletes.  Stew was a giant, walking minus on the field and should've been relegated to the bench coming into the year anyway, as he is struggling in every aspect of the game.  And the OL was atrocious as a whole, but Trai Turner in particular owes Cam his check.  Cox ate him alive, spit him back out, and charged him money for processing.  For all the crap players have caught over the years for the money they make, I'm amazed how Turner has gotten a pass from this board for his performance last night.

All that being said, a lot of those issues are compounded by bad coaching.  Our staff makes zero adjustments.

The best way I can describe it is watching our staff is like watching someone running into a wall and deciding the best way to get past the wall is bang their head through it.  While watching our opponent's staff is like seeing them approach the same wall and climbing over it with a ladder. 

They don't adjust and feel like they can grunt their way into success, instead of scheming, strategizing, or thinking their way through it.  Opposing front 4 generating otherworldly pressure?  Let's dial up some deepshots with guys who cant get their routes right and/or cant get separation!  Once?  Hell no!  3 times in a row!  Lol.  It's unreal.

I feel so bad for Cam.  Not only did the coaches fail him, AGAIN, but so does his "supporting cast," and has him losing to a lesser QB and a lesser team, despite him carrying the load for everyone.

I completely get and agree with what you're saying. My bottom line is this team was not coached up and ready to face the Eagles on this night. And I will go on record and say I've seen this very good Eagles team play a couple times and last night was no aberration or rarity- they've been doing this for 6 weeks now.  

[Paa Langfart]

1 hour ago, Anybodyhome said:

And I will go on record and say I've seen this very good Eagles team play a couple times and last night was no aberration or rarity- they've been doing this for 6 weeks now. 

yep - Rivera out coached by a guy that was coaching  high school foot ball 8 years ago.

Let that sink in.

[USC/panthers_11]

I'm really tired of hearing this crap. Its on the players to execute (Jimmy and Joes more important than Xs and Os). Hindsight is always 20/20. Our OL played like garbage and we got whipped up front!

[parker]

I can see all your complaints, but the Eagles aren't a lesser team.  They are a very good team and deserve their record and will win their division.  We hung with them for the most part and were still in a position to win it.  But we didn't.  Next team up.

[Daddy_Uncle]

i was over it like an hour later. Football isn't life. I dont let it control my emotions