Week 2 Coaching

[Harbingers]

4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I tend to agree with your grade. The offense cannot continue to leave that many points on the field and expect to win games.  When they get that sorted out I would put these kids up against anyone. 

Ya if we had closed out these two games in fashion we’d be giving Arizona and TB a run for their money at a top offenses spot through two as well. 

[BrianS]

4 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

I think the B- for Blackburn  is very generous.  Special teams were awful yesterday...10 men on the field, gave up big returns, blocking on FG...well...they did not.  Can't find a kicker (situation is embarrassing).  I give him a D at best.

I can get behind all of that except the finding a kicker part.  That's Fitterer's problem.  Blackburn can only coach the guys who are there.

[mbarbour21]

6 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Totally agree. I just figure if we are gonna do it, call some plays that let CMC take control away from a collapsing line and showcase his ability. Such as that inside(I think it was inside the 10) the 10 run where he scored. 

Like last week when we spread the offense out and Darnold walked in. He could have crawled in on his hands and knees man. lol!

[ericr0319]

cant always blame everything on the coaching and sometimes it just comes down to execution. each week every team leaves points on the board. 

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, mbarbour21 said:

Like last week when we spread the offense out and Darnold walked in. He could have crawled in on his hands and knees man. lol!

Yeah, that's a more typical WCO concept.

Those bunched up alignments? Not so much.

[45catfan]

If we can't get one yard in the running game when we need it, it could cost us a game or two this season.  Our OL lacks nastiness, period.  I remember when our run blocking was superb back in the day.  The big nasties would eat glass and crap barbed wire.  Now they apparently eat marshmallows wear roller skates that only work in one direction...backwards.

[hepcat]

26 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Yeah he was bad yesterday.  He was missing blocks everywhere.  That goal line play was just flat out ugly. There's still a lot of work to do.

Don't put him in to block put him in to go pound the damn rock into the end zone

[ericr0319]

14 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

If we can't get one yard in the running game when we need it, it could cost us a game or two this season.  Our OL lacks nastiness, period.  I remember when our run blocking was superb back in the day.  The big nasties would eat glass and crap barbed wire.  Now they apparently eat marshmallows wear roller skates that only work in one direction...backwards.

Colts have one of the better o-lines in the league and had 1st and goal at the 1 and couldnt punch it in. it happens. That said, spread the field and run Darnold here. It always works. 

[Jon Snow]

2 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Don't put him in to block put him in to go pound the damn rock into the end zone

He couldn't even do that as far as I could tell.  I lost track of who was failing to get up field after they took 22 out for a rest. Chubba is too light in the ass to get any push so he's got to pit on some weight if he's going to hold onto the #2 rusher spot.

[Panthers Rhule]

33 minutes ago, ladypanther said:

I think the B- for Blackburn  is very generous.  Special teams were awful yesterday...10 men on the field, gave up big returns, blocking on FG...well...they did not.  Can't find a kicker (situation is embarrassing).  I give him a D at best.

 

Also...Rhule...going to blame him for the poor 3rd qtr performances .  The team has been terrible in the 3rd qtr in every game Rhule has coached.  Looks like that the opposition makes adjustments..our coaching staff does not anticipate them or have an answer for them. This will cost us games (and has). B here for me...Brady B-.

But tbf, if Marshall didn't fall down we would have been in a good spot to score in the 3rd. 

[ladypanther]

6 minutes ago, BrianS said:

I can get behind all of that except the finding a kicker part.  That's Fitterer's problem.  Blackburn can only coach the guys who are there.

I would have  expected him to voice concerns quite some time ago.  Maybe he did and was ignored. Someone should have seen this coming and he was the closest one to it.

[hepcat]

2 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

He couldn't even do that as far as I could tell.  I lost track of who was failing to get up field after they took 22 out for a rest. Chubba is too light in the ass to get any push so he's got to pit on some weight if he's going to hold onto the #2 rusher spot.

correct me if I'm wrong but they didn't even hand him the ball to my knowledge?

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

correct me if I'm wrong but they didn't even hand him the ball to my knowledge?

I thought he had one but I could be mistaken.  The only times I saw his jersey he was on his ass or face.

[Floppin]

4 minutes ago, hepcat said:

correct me if I'm wrong but they didn't even hand him the ball to my knowledge?

He had 8 carries for 10 yards. Most of those attempts happened while Christian was having his cramps worked out. He had at least one attempt down at the goal line.