Do we win that game with JG?

Bobhaze

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I don’t know but I’m glad we don’t have to find out anymore. Although Big Mac looked like a middle school coach out there going for two down 9.
 

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So calling them horribly coached is not a compliment? Thanks for clearing that up.
 

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Meh, seems like the same exact team to me - every time the O would seem to get us momentum, the D would give it right back.
 

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No but even being in that situation is far beyond Garrett’s mess up ability
 

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Garrett teams never quit either, but I would be surprised if we put up 40 points with ol limitations or made enough adjustments.

On the other side we wouldn't have fake punted and likely needed less points to win.

Glad we'll never know the answer to that question though.
 

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Nothing can be worse than the clapping idiot Garrett but McCarthy gave it a run today .
 

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Today was such a horribly coached game, and this isn’t a compliment to this staff, but just curious what everyone thinks would have happened if JG was coach..based on been there done that, under JG there were several awful performances followed by great comebacks always fo fall short with the moral victory nonsense
well, the coach didn't tell the players to fumble. they spotted atlanta 20 pts with those fumbles. we had to take a lot of risks and lot of shots to win. we gambled a bit. take two of those fumbles away and we blow them out.
 

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What did McCarthy do that was so brilliant that Garrett couldn't have done?

As another poster has already stated Garrett was rarely able to overcome key injuries.

AND no I don't believe MM did anything brilliant. Im only going by my memory of the JG era.
 

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Today was such a horribly coached game, and this isn’t a compliment to this staff, but just curious what everyone thinks would have happened if JG was coach..based on been there done that, under JG there were several awful performances followed by great comebacks always fo fall short with the moral victory nonsense
Who cares he’s not around anymore?
Sorry to offend you but maybe instead of ridiculous threads and questions, you should be asking how many more games we can win with this sorry excuse for a defense.
 

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Today was such a horribly coached game, and this isn’t a compliment to this staff, but just curious what everyone thinks would have happened if JG was coach..based on been there done that, under JG there were several awful performances followed by great comebacks always fo fall short with the moral victory nonsense
Y'all too controlled by emotions. This was an outlier win no matter who the coach is. That's the only answer.
 
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Today was such a horribly coached game, and this isn’t a compliment to this staff, but just curious what everyone thinks would have happened if JG was coach..based on been there done that, under JG there were several awful performances followed by great comebacks always fo fall short with the moral victory nonsense

McCarthy needs to get a divisional playoff win to surpass JG,,, I'm not seeing it this year.
 

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The first quarter dug a huge hole with the offense literally gifting Atlanta 17 points. Without such gifts the defence held to 22 points. Did the defence execute? No they did not.

To some degree after the 1st quarter there was nothing to lose by going for it at every opportunity with the message "you got us into this mess you go get us out of it."

The calls send the message I believe in your ability and expect you to deliver no matter the game position. Arguably for every blown call players simply did not execute but you will not win if you play with fear of failing.

The win came from putting players in a position to succeed. You keep putting players in a position to execute. As a coach if they fail you take the hit - it is on you. If they execute it is on them.

At this stage you could reasonably argue Mr McCarthy was reckless. He in all probability after a truncated pre season had no idea whether the players could deliver at any given point. However he needed to know. Just as importantly the players needed to know both as a locker room and as individual players. Now they do.

Having watched Garrett coach for many years do I think he put players into a position to win? In large part he did, but did he do it enough when the going got tough? No. He at key points he would play the percentages and would not coach to win but to avoid failure.

Different message - different result.
 

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Today was such a horribly coached game, and this isn’t a compliment to this staff, but just curious what everyone thinks would have happened if JG was coach..based on been there done that, under JG there were several awful performances followed by great comebacks always fo fall short with the moral victory nonsense
With JG special teams was always below par.. they couldnt , No
 

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Lol, no......JG won’t take chances....at least Mike Will right or wrong.

All of those chances directly lead to ATL points though. Garrett wouldn't have needed a comeback to win.
 
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