Hawkeye19
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The fish rots from the head down, and I will direct the majority of the blame for the state of the franchise to JJ and family.
That said— from a football perspective— there are some things that are fixable, and there are some common denominators of areas we desperately need to address:
We simply suck at the basic fundamentals of the game. Sure— we don’t have premium talent at RB, but the problems run across the board. The Running game sucks because not only does our OL struggle at blocking, our TEs and WRs don’t block well either.
Passing game: Our WRs don’t run precise routes. Our QBs footwork is poor. Our play-calling, play design, and overall scheme is archaic, predictable, and outdated. If they can’t execute a simple scheme like this well— what chance do they have of excelling in something more advanced?
On D, we have guys freelancing, tackling is poor, bad angles, guys unwilling to hit, bad play recognition, and let’s not even bring up the penalty issue that is still horrid in year 5 of MM’s tenure.
What have they been doing (or not doing) at training camp and practice? If you play like you practice, then our biggest issues are likely in the preparation (or lack thereof) department. This whole roster is coasting and the culture the HC is tolerating is not producing professionally competent players.
This team needs a hard *** HC and staff in the worst way. Someone who will teach the basic fundamentals of this game and hold these players accountable to the details and developing the drive and motivation necessary to succeed at this level of competition.
I just want to watch a team play with heart, competence, and competitive fire again.
Sorry for the rant lol
That said— from a football perspective— there are some things that are fixable, and there are some common denominators of areas we desperately need to address:
We simply suck at the basic fundamentals of the game. Sure— we don’t have premium talent at RB, but the problems run across the board. The Running game sucks because not only does our OL struggle at blocking, our TEs and WRs don’t block well either.
Passing game: Our WRs don’t run precise routes. Our QBs footwork is poor. Our play-calling, play design, and overall scheme is archaic, predictable, and outdated. If they can’t execute a simple scheme like this well— what chance do they have of excelling in something more advanced?
On D, we have guys freelancing, tackling is poor, bad angles, guys unwilling to hit, bad play recognition, and let’s not even bring up the penalty issue that is still horrid in year 5 of MM’s tenure.
What have they been doing (or not doing) at training camp and practice? If you play like you practice, then our biggest issues are likely in the preparation (or lack thereof) department. This whole roster is coasting and the culture the HC is tolerating is not producing professionally competent players.
This team needs a hard *** HC and staff in the worst way. Someone who will teach the basic fundamentals of this game and hold these players accountable to the details and developing the drive and motivation necessary to succeed at this level of competition.
I just want to watch a team play with heart, competence, and competitive fire again.
Sorry for the rant lol