Enough with the Receiving issues

RustyBourneHorse

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If I was Mike I would have been sending a message after that play he would have been running around the field till the end of practice in front of everybody for everybody to see this is what happens when you don't practice correctly.

Yup, or make him do up downs with everyone watching.
 

GimmeTheBall!

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Dak had some bad balls last year, but there were also several occasions where Dak threw a catchable/excellent ball that was either dropped or picked.

Catchable or perfect balls that ended in dropped balls and picks?
Dear boy, catchable or perfect balls are usuall
 

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Agreed brother got to start making an example of somebody cuz I'm really getting tired of San Francisco making an example of us a soft *** mistake prone team.

Same. Glad to hear that he had a drop-free day today. Hope they figured something out. Cuz these mental errors can't happen in a game.
 

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I think that a message needs to be sent to the WRs. If Dak throws a perfect pass like he did in that scenario and like he did on some of the interceptions (such as the Hendershot interception against the Titans), then I expect the WRs to catch it. A QB isn't supposed to have to catch passes too..
All WRs have drops though.
 

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I saw the clip in another thread where Dak threw a perfect ball to Simi, and Simi bobbled it and it got picked off. This was an issue last year with our receiving group. Dak had some bad balls last year, but there were also several occasions where Dak threw a catchable/excellent ball that was either dropped or picked. This is infuriating, and I'm tired of these receiving issues. The ball that Simi bobbled is one that a High School player should catch.


Frankly, if I were Mike, I'd have had enough with the receiving issues by now. If I were Mike after that, I'd have paused practice, called the receiving group to the middle and told all of the receivers on the bubble that the next time a perfectly thrown ball is on the ground or is intercepted, the player is cut. It's time to set a message that a perfectly thrown ball must be caught. It's time that our WRs start doing the basic job of a WR, which is to catch the football.
Sheesh. I hope this isn’t your mgmt style at work ;)

Breath. It’s the second day of practice. Also humans are fallible. Also I don’t want simi on the team anyway so it’s a personal win for me
 

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Fair enough. But, if it starts to become a consistent problem (bear in mind, we had 23 recorded drops last year) and we see a continuing trend from last year, then one of the bubble receivers may need to bring their playbook to the coach's office.
If the problem is spread across the WRs, bring the WR coaches into the office.

Simply threatening players with firing is not a near term solution to the dropsies. They don't want to drop the ball. They need to be trained up. If they're slackers and don't work, then think about dumping them. If they're just no damn good, churn them.

Coaches can *decide* to change their training methods. Players can't just decide to execute better.
 

RustyBourneHorse

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If the problem is spread across the WRs, bring the WR coaches into the office.

Simply threatening players with firing is not a near term solution to the dropsies. They don't want to drop the ball. They need to be trained up. If they're slackers and don't work, then think about dumping them. If they're just no damn good, churn them.

Coaches can *decide* to change their training methods. Players can't just decide to execute better.
That works
 
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