With all the hysteria about Prescott, that is ignored. All the kudos they got for him has made them Teflon and now Prescott sucks?Hell, I'd go as far as saying it's borderline coaching malpractice.
https://streamable.com/e/txvt? logo=0&hd=1#Was Swain that damn important to the run game? There has been a noticeable dip since his injury.
I really wish we would sign a blocking TE.Was Swaim that damn important to the run game? There has been a noticeable dip since his injury.
Sneaky important. More than we realized by all looks.Was Swaim that damn important to the run game? There has been a noticeable dip since his injury.
We seemed to recover well enough vs the Giants.Sneaky important. More than we realized by all looks.
I think we'd be ok if Hanna had come back. I think it is more that Escobar is just a terrible blocker. There has to be someone out there who would be an upgrade as a blocking TE. Matt Spaeth got cut injured by the Steelers in the preseason. It'd be worth bringing him in for a physical if nothing else. Alex Smith is 35 but we don't have a lot of games left. SomethingWas Swaim that damn important to the run game? There has been a noticeable dip since his injury.
The running game doesn't seem to be a problem. The passing game doesn't seem to be as much a matter of protecting the QB as it has been the QB receiver hook up.I think we'd be ok if Hanna had come back. I think it is more that Escobar is just a terrible blocker. There has to be someone out there who would be an upgrade as a blocking TE. Matt Spaeth got cut injured by the Steelers in the preseason. It'd be worth bringing him in for a physical if nothing else. Alex Smith is 35 but we don't have a lot of games left. Something
Yeah having a TE who can catch a ball on the field might open things up over Looney FFS.The running game doesn't seem to be a problem. The passing game doesn't seem to be as much a matter of protecting the QB as it has been the QB receiver hook up.
That's bad scheming. Conversely he was in only for the running game for the most part when he was used.Yeah having a TE who can catch a ball on the field might open things up over Looney FFS.
So they basically made the EXACT same mistake they made vs the Giants in week 1?Part of the problem is the formations we use. I think Sturm said we were really only successful running the football against the giants out of the shotgun.
I'm not so sure. I specifically remember a passing play with Looney at TE where people on here were bitching that we had to do it because Free was so terrible at RT. Anyway Looney got his ass beat and we either gave up the sack or Dak had no time to throw the ball. The defense didn't even have to worry about devoting a defender to cover Looney on that pass play. If you have someone else in there it at least forces the defense to respect that TE's ability to go make a play.That's bad scheming. Conversely he was in only for the running game for the most part when he was used.
The focus definitely wasn't there for two straight games now. We dodged a bullet in Minny but not even three Giants turnovers could save us from ourselves this time.I do think the fact that Dez slipped, causing an INT, and then fumbled without the defender even hitting the ball are indicators that the focus just wasn't there. The same can be said for most of the receivers, as well as Prescott though.
No matter what lip service these players give to "one day at a time, focus on the next game", blah, blah, blah, when you win 11 in a row, especially when you're led by rookies and just won a game that you probably deserved to lose, complacency is going to set in.
I agree.The focus definitely wasn't there for two straight games now. We dodged a bullet in Minny but not even three Giants turnovers could save us from ourselves this time.
Now we'll see what this team is made of and how they respond to some adversity, especially here in December.
It's hard to diagnose. Superbowl winning teams usually improve througout the year and get hot at the end of the season.That is a coaching issue.