With there being 2 weeks to prepare for the next game, there are a few changes I'd implement and use the extra time to get the team as acclimated to those changes as possible.Heath is god damn awful.
Classic example of a guy who flashed a little bit in coverage and on a blitz in the playoffs and the staff thought he was ready for a bigger role.
Couldn't be more wrong.
I know he's not, just saying what I would do.Marinelli isn't getting fired at this point. It would take an epic collapse. But yeah, there are some changes that need to be implemented.
Unbelievable.http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2017/10/09/dallas-cowboys-vs-green-bay-packers-nfl-week-5-aaron-rodgers-anthony-hitchens-justin-durant-film-review-breakdown-game-winning-drive-one-play/
Ugh.
Look at Durant and Hitchens both chase the RB, leaving Rodgers with a wide open left side of the field.
That's ball game.
The great ones control the clock and score the TD.
What's ignored in all this is that Garrett DID drain the clock. A lot. That obviously was the plan. However, that last drive had some pucker moments. Remember the 4th and the nose of the ball? So at a certain point you can't get too cute. I realize the narrative being run but it's hard to drain off an exact amount of time and score a TD at the last second. FGs are different of course. Unless it's Madden of course...The great ones control the clock and score the TD.
The average ones score the TD with no care for the clock.
The bad ones don't score at all.
It's lazy on Garrett's part.
Of course you can't time it so you score at the last second when down by more than 3, but what you can do is not throw the damn ball, which nets you zero advantage when it comes to clock management.What's ignored in all this is that Garrett DID drain the clock. A lot. That obviously was the plan. However, that last drive had some pucker moments. Remember the 4th and the nose of the ball? So at a certain point you can't get too cute. I realize the narrative being run but it's hard to drain off an exact amount of time and score a TD at the last second. FGs are different of course. Unless it's Madden of course...
You can blame coaching all your want but in the end the defense choked. They let Rogers break contain again and again and it cost them the game. Fucking morons...
Just forcing them to call that last time out alone would have been a huge deal. Because it's much easier to play defense when you know the other team's offense basically can't run the ball.Of course you can't time it so you score at the last second when down by more than 3, but what you can do is not throw the damn ball, which nets you zero advantage when it comes to clock management.
While true I (and any other football watching person on this planet) would have more confidence in getting that one yard with three tries over allowing Rodgers any more time than possible to win the game against our defense. Run that ball everytime and even if you fail at least it was with your best unit.What's ignored in all this is that Garrett DID drain the clock. A lot. That obviously was the plan. However, that last drive had some pucker moments. Remember the 4th and the nose of the ball? So at a certain point you can't get too cute. I realize the narrative being run but it's hard to drain off an exact amount of time and score a TD at the last second. FGs are different of course. Unless it's Madden of course...
You can blame coaching all your want but in the end the defense choked. They let Rogers break contain again and again and it cost them the game. Fucking morons...
The great ones control the clock and score the TD.
The average ones score the TD with no care for the clock.
The bad ones don't score at all.
It's lazy on Garrett's part.
I am not all hung up on that.The great ones control the clock and score the TD.
The average ones score the TD with no care for the clock.
The bad ones don't score at all.
It's lazy on Garrett's part.
Since we can't do anything about it this season, I would rather have had the win versus some meaningless win of being able to bitch more.I am not all hung up on that.
Imagine if we played keep away and won. All we would be talking about today is how uber awesome the D is and how Irving is a monster.
This way, we know this defense is shit. Perhaps we do something about it soon.
Agreed, we're all conditioned to of course get upset in mistakes that lead to losses but even if we had won that game it'd only mask what the defense is right now and allowed the FO/brain trust to delude themselves.I am not all hung up on that.
Imagine if we played keep away and won. All we would be talking about today is how uber awesome the D is and how Irving is a monster.
This way, we know this defense is shit. Perhaps we do something about it soon.
Yeah this team is going to have to scratch and claw to get into the playoffs. Our schedule is absurd. I agree I would much rather have the win. We're not going to escape our defensive issues and they need to coach around them.Since we can't do anything about it this season, I would rather have had the win versus some meaningless win of being able to bitch more.