Coaching

[Glenn Carano]

Plus, it's not like the passing game worked very often.

Great post. What was Bledsoe? 11-26 or something like that. Yep, keep throwing it. We had a chance to win and didn't, you can point fingers all you want. The coaches call the plays, but the players have to execute those plays as well.

 

[SmashFactorGolf]

Maybe the NFL does have a WWF type conspiracy...lol...........here sit the Raiders at 0-3----major market area, need to keep TV revenue going, need to stay in playoff hunt, Parcells hinted all week be tought to win................this is CSI stuff....wink/lol

8 in the box...........back in the day.......Novacek and Irvin would have had a feild day
as Jimmy johnson w/say..........the defense tells us were we should go...they pick their poison.............Steady dose of Emmitt, or Irvin/Novacek potion

All the NFL rule changes the last few years dictate an opened up offense and here we sit in the old 4 yds and a cloud of astroturf mentality

 

[strongarmqb]

I think everybody is making really good and valid points. I am really impressed and thats why i love this board, because you can come here, espescially after a loss, and you can get a really good perspective on the game, and it isnt one sided and comical like Extremeskins.

That being said, here are my complaints from the game-

1) The Raiders pass defense sucks. The few times we threatened them, it worked..(Long bomb to Terry Glenn). Peerless Price would have been ideal to play alot in that game, if for nothing more than to run the coverage away from the underneath so more passes could go to Jason Witten.

2) The offensive line flat out stunk right at the supposed strengths. Larry Allen and Flozell playing like they did is inexcusable.

3) Its stating the obvious, but the play calling was by far the worst i have seen in a long time. 3rd and short and we run Barber? You mean to tell me we cant complete one to Jason Witten there for a couple of yards?

4) I am very afraid that we inadvertently exposed a telling weakness to our defense. Its obvious our linebackers cant hold the edge at the point of attack. They were getting mashed on the edges all day long, and Jordan took advantage. I cant remember when we continually gave up 8-9 yards almost every time on first down.

5) Parcells has to throw more on running downs. The use of play action yesterday was pathetic.

 

[Glenn Carano]

3) Its stating the obvious, but the play calling was by far the worst i have seen in a long time. 3rd and short and we run Barber? You mean to tell me we cant complete one to Jason Witten there for a couple of yards?

He had the 1st down if he just runs toward the line of scrimmage instead of bouncing it outside. Not a bad call, maybe the wrong RB, but not a bad call. Barber can bounce that outside in college, but this is the NFL and he's probably not as used to the speed of some of these guys yet.

 

[Thick 'N Hearty]

The coach's job is to put the players in a position to win. I believe the ball on the 4 yardline with 2nd down and 4yds to go is just that. Players have to perform. 3rd and 4th down was all on the players. Bledsoe just did not connect.

Now to go back to the coaches I believe Coach Parcells did say the law of averages would catch up. When you play in close games like that you're going to lose some.

It was a hard fought game and the plays were not made in the end to win the game. People act like if we got out played. This is a talented team( Raiders) who had their backs to the wall. They were playing for their season on the line yet could have been beaten at the end. Defense showed up especially in the secondary. Moss's yards came on one play(79).

But like in everything shut down one aspect and you open another(the run game). Keep the safties back for pass plays.

The team is playing ok; they are in position to win every game; but come up short twice. Alot more football to be played. The team needs to gel together that takes time.

Braw, don't ruin our bad moods with logic.

We were in a position to win, but it took us all game to get there. Why not throw a few long balls in the first half? I don't think anything went for more than 10 or 15 yards before the fourth quarter. Even if the pass is incomplete on a 40-yard attempt, that's fine. At least you get the opposing secondary to play back a little.

What I did like was watching TT run the ball. I thought he looked really good. A couple of times he would've broke it if the crease might have been a little bigger.

Anyway, time to get back to my bad mood.

 

[NorTex]

We should have won that game, but the players blew it. How can you blame Parcells. He called a brilliant game. The players didn't execute.

Examples:

Poor o-line blocking.

Tyson Thompson misses a blitz pickup...Bledsoe gets sacked for a big loss, resulting in bad field position.

Keyshawn's TD is called back because he moved toward the line too early.

Flozell misses his block when we're 2nd and 2 at the 3 yard line. Julius would have scored if Flo makes his block.

Marion Barber dances to the outside on 2nd and 1 and gets stuffed. Should have had a first down...we might have scored 7 on that drive instead of 3.

Keyshawn should have gotten his feet down on that pass play along the sideline.

Crayton bobbled a would be catch.

Witten's blocking is average to bad, at best.

I could go on and on about the players mistakes.

Why do people continue to blame the coach(es), when it's the players that are costing us games?

 

[Thick 'N Hearty]

You must be a coach Cal

 

[NorTex]

You must be a coach Cal

Yes, I am a coach, and I know the frustration of putting players in a position to succeed, only to see them blow it.

Of course, I used to be a player too, so I do know both sides.