Canales just outcoached LaFleur

[jb2288]

6 minutes ago, CarolinaRideorDie said:

I honestly feel that his kicker bailed him out on this one. Imagine the criticism he would get if Fitzgerald missed the kick and we actually lose. He had plenty of questionable decisions and poor game management at the end. Winning covers up a lot of blemishes. 

What were the questionable decisions and poor management? 

[PantherGuy]

2 hours ago, ok2h8pep said:

I agree.  I think the huddle is too hard on Evero.   His entire defensive plan is to get the other team into the red zone so he can hold them to a field goal.    I think we are a safety and a off ball linebacker away from a truly elite defense  and hopefully they open the purse for him in the next FA and Draft.

This is the only strategy that could possibly explain why were played off coverage the entire last drive. We gave them the entire field.

[Manna]

For the first time in a long time, I feel my team can hang with any team in the league.

[bigjohn]

Anyone that knows anything about coaching (and especially anyone that has coached at anything above the peewee level), should be able to recognize the number most important thing:  Building culture. 

We are seeing players improve, we certainly don't have the best roster but it is improving. We have been underdogs in every game but look at our record. After the last seven years, how in the world can we not give the guy in charge some credit?

I don't agree with all of his gametime decisions, personnel useage, at so forth, but I'm not at practices and watching film. But I can see the culture he is building, and I like it.

[strato]

4 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

Anyone that knows anything about coaching (and especially anyone that has coached at anything above the peewee level), should be able to recognize the number most important thing:  Building culture. 

We are seeing players improve, we certainly don't have the best roster but it is improving. We have been underdogs in every game but look at our record. After the last seven years, how in the world can we not give the guy in charge some credit?

I don't agree with all of his gametime decisions, personnel useage, at so forth, but I'm not at practices and watching film. But I can see the culture he is building, and I like it.

I question him and that culture and then I see the locker room after a win and those guys are bought in. 

[rebelrouser]

We're giving him credit for finally giving Rico the most touches when everyone in the country could see that for weeks?  His play calling to end the game was cowardly and a 49 field goal into the wind bailed him out.  Our defense won this game pure and simple.  

[CPF4LIFE]

1 hour ago, Manna said:

For the first time in a long time, I feel my team can hang with any team in the league.

As long as no.5 is touching the ball every other play. We haven't had success without it. 

[ProcessBlue2]

Canales has coached 26 games for us. He is 10-16.

Remember that Rivera was 7-19 after his first 26 games… with Cam Newton.

Edited 6 hours ago by ProcessBlue2

[Khaki Lackey]

Double post. Balls.

Edited 6 hours ago by Khaki Lackey

[Khaki Lackey]

47 minutes ago, rebelrouser said:

His play calling to end the game was cowardly and a 49 field goal into the wind bailed him out.  

How bold do we want his play calling given the QB situation?

[strato]

Don’t know if it has been mentioned but ST coach Tracy Smith was behind the coin toss decision.

Canales credited him in the post game locker room speech 

 

[Super Grateful]

1 hour ago, Manna said:

For the first time in a long time, I feel my team can hang with any team in the league.

a lot of people forget that we hung neck and neck with the NFC South division champs, the super bowl runner up and super bowl champion at the end of last season too, with a much less talented team. 

[electro's horse]

32 minutes ago, Super Grateful said:

a lot of people forget that we hung neck and neck with the NFC South division champs, the super bowl runner up and super bowl champion at the end of last season too, with a much less talented team. 

The nfc south champion blew us off the field at the end of last season. 

[t96]

6 hours ago, The Huddler said:

if we can go into greenbay and win, no W is off the table

 

playoffs in sight

 

if you say otherwise, **** you

Completely agree that no W is off the table but considering some of our losses no L is off the table either… Team is inconsistent, not surprising for a young team finding its identity. 2 division games coming up, both games we should win but division games are always tough/weird. I’ll start believing we could be a playoff team if we take care of business these next 2 games. After that schedule gets tough again.