Rhule is PISSED

[TylerDurden]

Was just watching his presser and he is hot.  Face is red and he has repeatedly lamented just in the first 2 minutes that the decision to take the FG attempt was less than ideal.  And he's not holding any punches...

It's weird, bc as hard as I've been on Teddy, from my point of view, despite the long-standing rule that you CANNOT take a sack when in FG range, I felt like the way they sent the pressure it was virtually impossible not to lose yards there, either via sack or intentional grounding.  So, I finally felt like that issue wasn't on Teddy, but Rhule is insinuating it is.  They asked him if he felt Teddy could've gotten rid of it on 3rd down, and he said, "You can't take a sack there.  I don't care who it is on - the offensive line, the running back, the receivers, Teddy...  you just can't take a sack there.  Teddy can't take a sack there."

Yikes.

I felt Teddy played one of his best games today, but honestly, both he and Brady appear to be having some consistent issues late in games.

And while I'm here, I have to disagree with Jeremy's assertion that we got outcoached today.  Against a team and staff who have absolutely demolished and embarrassed Ron and Co. the last few years, and the team and staff I consider the cream of the crop of our division despite all Tampa has done, we pushed them to the very edge...  Had the officials not spotted them points and multiple new sets of downs on 3rd down situations, and if the defense could have done ANYTHING in the first half, that game is won easily.  I HATE moral victories, and although I'm disappointed we lost, I am inexplicably upbeat after this game.  Despite the struggles, I am incredibly encouraged by the adjustments we see made every week following the half.  This staff is special...  they are just different from anything we've had before.  We just got beat by a better overall team today.  We need defensive help badly.  The end.

[mav1234]

I don't see how that sack is on Teddy.  We've all seen our QBs thru the years dancing around and run backwards and take a huge sack when we can't afford to, but the pressure came off the side instantly and when he tried to step up Davis lost his block (hard to ask a RB to block a DL, anyway), and that is when the play ended.  I'll need to see a replay of it... perhaps he had more time than it seemed.

We've all seen playcalls where the ball is out immediately after the snap.  Surprised that wasn't the call.

[Harbingers]

Rhule not taking responsibility, eh? That didn't take long.

[hepcat]

He’s not wrong and it’s true the offense has played like a bunch of assholes with the game on the line in the 4th quarter 

[therealmjl]

2 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Rhule not taking responsibility, eh? That didn't take long.

Smh

[TylerDurden]

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

He’s not wrong and it’s true the offense has played like a bunch of assholes with the game on the line in the 4th quarter 

I agree.  So far, that is the biggest issue offensively...  game winning/tying drives are a problem both for Brady and Teddy and Co.

[BIGH2001]

Teddy got out of a few other sure sacks on that drive, he just had nowhere to go.  The blame should fall on Brady for acting like a vagina when we got past midfield.

[mc52beast]

3 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Rhule not taking responsibility, eh? That didn't take long.

Rhule has taken more responsibility for losses thru seven games than Rivera did the entire time he was here. 

[raleigh-panther]

11 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Was just watching his presser and he is hot.  Face is red and he has repeatedly lamented just in the first 2 minutes that the decision to take the FG attempt was less than ideal.  And he's not holding any punches...

It's weird, bc as hard as I've been on Teddy, from my point of view, despite the long-standing rule that you CANNOT take a sack when in FG range, I felt like the way they sent the pressure it was virtually impossible not to lose yards there, either via sack or intentional grounding.  So, I finally felt like that issue wasn't on Teddy, but Rhule is insinuating it is.  They asked him if he felt Teddy could've gotten rid of it on 3rd down, and he said, "You can't take a sack there.  I don't care who it is on - the offensive line, the running back, the receivers, Teddy...  you just can't take a sack there.  Teddy can't take a sack there."

Yikes.

I felt Teddy played one of his best games today, but honestly, both he and Brady appear to be having some consistent issues late in games.

And while I'm here, I have to disagree with Jeremy's assertion that we got outcoached today.  Against a team and staff who have absolutely demolished and embarrassed Ron and Co. the last few years, and the team and staff I consider the cream of the crop of our division despite all Tampa has done, we pushed them to the very edge...  Had the officials not spotted them points and multiple new sets of downs on 3rd down situations, and if the defense could have done ANYTHING in the first half, that game is won easily.  I HATE moral victories, and although I'm disappointed we lost, I am inexplicably upbeat after this game.  Despite the struggles, I am incredibly encouraged by the adjustments we see made every week following the half.  This staff is special...  they are just different from anything we've had before.  We just got beat by a better overall team today.  We need help defensive help badly.  The end.

His golden boy OC should never, ever have called that screen.  One, Davis is too slow for that. Two Davis has been nicked  up 

and THREE.  ALWAYS PUT THE HANDS IN YOUR PLAYMAKER’s HANDS FOR THE LAST DRIVE AND THAt  IS NOT MIKE

that stupid screen sealed it   
period 

[therealmjl]

Just now, mc52beast said:

Rhule has taken more responsibility for losses thru seven games than Rivera did the entire time he was here. 

This

[nctarheelreincarnated]

1 minute ago, Proudiddy said:

I agree.  So far, that is the biggest issue offensively...  game winning/tying drives are a problem both for Brady and Teddy and Co.

Good. I hope he’s mad. It was Teddy’s fault. He always has issues at the end of games. 

[TylerDurden]

4 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

I don't see how that sack is on Teddy.  We've all seen our QBs thru the years dancing around and run backwards and take a huge sack when we can't afford to, but the pressure came off the side instantly and when he tried to step up Davis lost his block (hard to ask a RB to block a DL, anyway), and that is when the play ended.  I'll need to see a replay of it... perhaps he had more time than it seemed.

We've all seen playcalls where the ball is out immediately after the snap.  Surprised that wasn't the call.

Watching it live, it appeared they got instant pressure up the middle and sent extra guys hard off each edge.

If you know they're bringing pressure, which they typically always have in those situations, you gotta have a hot read or a quick outlet setup.  With them sending extra guys, you got to scheme someone open quick...  it looked to me, like Brady called something long-developing, the blocking failed, and that's why Teddy had nowhere to go.

[mav1234]

1 minute ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

Good. I hope he’s mad. It was Teddy’s fault. He always has issues at the end of games. 

As a Panther.  Not as a Saint or, really, as a Viking.

[mav1234]

Just now, Proudiddy said:

Watching it live, it appeared they got instant pressure up the middle and sent extra guys hard off each edge.

If you know they're bringing pressure, which they typically always have in those situations, you gotta have a hot read or a quick outlet setup.  With them sending extra guys, you got to scheme someone open quick...  it looked to me, like Brady called something long-developing, the blocking failed, and that's why Teddy had nowhere to go.

That is how I felt live, but I haven't seen a replay. I want to.