2024 Season | Week 14 | Gameday Chatter Thread | Bengals @ Cowboys | 12/8/2024

[Genghis Khan]

Somewhat, but part of it is on coaching. It's their job to drill the key rules into their heads for exact situations like that.

You see teams all the team waiving guys off after a blocked punt or FG with nobody getting near the ball, this moron was running at it like he was going to return it for a TD.

He's dumb, sure, but it's on the coaches to make sure every guy out there knows exactly what to do in unique situations.

If he doesn't already know that he shouldn't be on a professional team.

 

[Stars]

Dumb organization has dumb things happen to them. Yawn.

 

[Cujo]

Our dumbass fans asking Jerry for an autograph

I hope they all get the crabs.

 

[Simpleton]

Bullshit. He's a professional football player. Been playing most his life. Has practiced. Participated in training camp. Played in games.

And forgets a simple fucking rule.

Or the coaches aren't emphasizing special situations enough, we'll never know, but given how sloppy this team has been most of the year I have a few guesses who is to blame.

 

[NoDak]

Somewhat, but part of it is on coaching. It's their job to drill the key rules into their heads for exact situations like that.

You see teams all the team waiving guys off after a blocked punt or FG with nobody getting near the ball, this moron was running at it like he was going to return it for a TD.

He's dumb, sure, but it's on the coaches to make sure every guy out there knows exactly what to do in unique situations.

Remember when Leon Lett lost that Thanksgiving Day game?

God damn, we had some awful fucking coaching back then.

 

[Simpleton]

If he doesn't already know that he shouldn't be on a professional team.

Maybe not, which is arguably also on the exact coach that I'm blaming since he seemingly has full reign over who he gets to play ST's.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Remember when Leon Lett lost that Thanksgiving Day game?

God damn, we had some awful fucking coaching back then.

Exactly.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

If he doesn't already know that he shouldn't be on a professional team.

Of course they should know all the rules, but some players are smarter than others, that's just how it is. That's why coaches like players who don't do dumb stuff (see Sam Williams, but at least Sam has some talent).

 

[Simpleton]

Remember when Leon Lett lost that Thanksgiving Day game?

God damn, we had some awful fucking coaching back then.

If we were 11-3 I wouldn't be as quick to blame coaching, instead we've watched a lost season with systemically poor coaching throughout.

The ST's in particular have been bad except for a few splash Turpin plays. You have about 4 fake punts gone wrong and I'm pretty sure we had about 4-5 ST's penalties in the SF game.

 

[P_T]

They teach you not to touch a blocked punt in jr high school.

Somewhere Leon is agreeing with this...

 

[Texas Ace]

Ok, now there's truly no reason whatsoever to roll Cooper Rush out there again.

That charade that they still had something to play for has now ended so why not play Lance at this point?

 

[data]

Leon Lett's wondering why his phone is blowing up

 

[NoDak]

If we were 11-3 I wouldn't be as quick to blame coaching, instead we've watched a lost season with systemically poor coaching throughout.

The ST's in particular have been bad except for a few splash Turpin plays. You have about 4 fake punts gone wrong and I'm pretty sure we had about 4-5 ST's penalties in the SF game.

Oh. So we get to pick and choose when someone is at fault?

Checks out.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I actuality bet he knew he shouldn't touch it but got greedy and thought he was going to make a play. Just as dumb either way.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I will say I still think Bones is a good coach, and our ST has made some plays, but they've also made a bunch of boneheaded plays the last several weeks. Think of the dumb fake punts, blocked FG, and other frickups.

Doesn't matter, they'll all be gone next year anyway.

 

[Simpleton]

Oh. So we get to pick and choose when someone is at fault?

Checks out.

Yea, you kinda have to look at context with things like this, it could be a fluke or it could be shitty coaching, or any number of other things.

None of this is happening in a vacuum. I also wouldn't be surprised if Jimmy roasted his ST's coach after that game, to act like it's 100% on the player is idiotic.

 

[Simpleton]

I will say I still think Bones is a good coach, and our ST has made some plays, but they've also made a bunch of boneheaded plays the last several weeks. Think of the dumb fake punts, blocked FG, and other frickups.

Are you sure it's legal to take that stuff into account when forming an opinion though?

From what I've heard you can only consider what happened in a vacuum on that one play and that's it.

 

[Texas Ace]

I actuality bet he knew he shouldn't touch it but for greedy and thought he was going to make a play. Just as dumb either way.

Yeah, I don't think you're wrong.

In fact, Juanyeh Thomas said something to similar effect in regards to the onside kick he returned for a TD vs Washington.

He said something like he knew he should have just gone down but saw daylight ahead of him and decided to return it.

It's quite possible that's what happened tonight too.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Yea, you kinda have to look at context with things like this, it could be a fluke or it could be shitty coaching, or any number of other things.

None of this is happening in a vacuum. I also wouldn't be surprised if Jimmy roasted his ST's coach after that game, to act like it's 100% on the player is idiotic.

It's 100% on the player.

As soon as he touched it I literally said "oh no" out loud. I knew immediately it was incredibly dumb.

Nobody coached me about it.

You're either dumb or you're not.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I actually doubt he was greedy, he just saw that ball bouncing around and panicked. Some people keep their heads under pressure and some don't. Probably one reason why he's never been a good player.