Jump to content
  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

What cost us


lightsout

Recommended Posts

This is just from what I can recall. Feel free to add to it.

 

- Turnovers. Obviously can't have them. DJ fumbling twice absolutely set us back, and Cam's arm being hit resulted in an INT. Can't control the latter as much as the former, but if just one of those fumbles doesn't happen this game is a win.

- Piss poor game management. About 1:30 before half, ball inside your 10. You're down and need at least three before the half OR you need to kill clock to ensure no more points for the opposing team. What do we do? Run twice and pass on 3rd and 8 when the Redskins used their last time out after the 2nd down play. Absolutely absurd.

- Defense daring yet another bad QB to beat us with underneath throws. And he did. Seriously, I don't care what coaches at any level say, if your defense is starting at the QB and not checking where the routes are in relation to their zone, you are counting on the QB making a bad throw. We constantly lose guys because we have 7 guys behind the DL watching the football and not defending his receivers.

- Not stopping the run. Got beat up front. Simple as that. 

- Cam not looking to get the first on third down on the last drive. Poor recognition by Cam that close to the endzone with 2 time outs. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I believe that not going for it on 4th down, on our opening drive cost us the game. It let the players know that the coaching staff had no trust in them and the players lost all confidence in the coaching staff. I just hope that that one call by Ron Rivera does not cause the players to quit on Ron and cost us the season

Link to comment
Share on other sites

BTW no offense is afraid of our defense

No defense is afraid of our offense. They play the run and even if they give up some TDs they know our passing game is too inconsistent to beat them. Regardless of if we win or not that's how teams play us...been easy to see for years.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, Lee89 said:

What cost is Cam choking at the end with 3 bad passes in a row to end the game.

Cam doesnt choke, he was stellar that whole drive.  We should have gone for the first down instead of the endzone.  With 3 timeouts we could have ran it even

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Eventually Eric Washington and Rivera need to realize that this front four is not capable of getting pressure to allow for zone coverage. We are going to have to start taking chances with brining five or six guys. QBs like brees, Ryan, Smith are going to dink and dunk this zone to death. 

We have good enough corners to play some man and blitz. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Defense killed us. We can blame the fumbles or the lack of passing but when you allow Alex Smith to sit in the pocket and choose his man that's a total loss every time. We didn't make them punt but once and we didn't control the line. Total collapse. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • I get what you are saying. I'm just saying we made it to the win, we should have a bit of class and not dogpile on the QB because his stat line wasn't great. His stat lines weren't great for almost his entire pro career, but this time, we got a win. Give him a breather.  The team cleared the bar. In the end, that's all that matters. Do it enough times and well, good things happen.  We've shat the bed enough times with good-ish QB play. It's not like we've been regularly to the playoffs even with our best performing QBs over the years. Heck, Matt Stafford was a helluva QB in Detroit for a long time with nothing to show for it. Steve Bartowski was a great QB back in the day, but in 20 years of watching I saw one playoff game for the Falcons. Heck, even Dan Marino spent most of his illustrious career on a lousy Dolphins team.  And yet, Tampa's first Superbowl ring was with the esteemed Trent Dilfer at the helm. Sometimes it goes like that. 
    • I don't care what they tell me. Its what they actually do that matters. Coaches and GM's say crap all the time to keep fan interest. They are always trying to sell you something. 
    • But you have to separate the 2 things in order to move forward.  Its okay to enjoy winning and its also okay to be critical of what is happening.  Coaches do it why cant we?   Also they have to be thinking next off season, next year all in real time.  They are applying what is working, where help is needed and how to get better and make plans for that.   I am weirdly confident that Dan and Dave are seeing what we are seeing and will adjust.   The wildcard however are the teppers
×
×
  • Create New...