Cas2800
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The difference is that all those teams, as well as any good team do, they do not led up when ahead. Instead once they are in the lead they go for the throat! They like to bury teams. They kick their opponents once they are down and then keep kicking. They attack and don't let up until they are about 30 points ahead. This breeds a confidence in their offense to knowing that their coach trusts them to do the right thing. If give them pride every time they score to know that they are putting the opponents further in the hole.
On the flip side it makes the defenses job much easier knowing that they have a 10 or 14 point lead.
In a Parcells lead offense he plays for the lead. Once he had the lead he plays not to lose. When he does this several things happen.
The offense sees that he does not have confidence in their abilities and causes them to go through the motions instead of having that killer instinct in taking pride that their coach believes in them. Once in the lead, Parcells play calling becomes predicable and conservative. He runs more and takes less chances down the field because he is afraid of turnovers. Defensive coordinators who know Parcells know this therefore they concentrate more on the run knowing his conservative play calling habits and know that he tries to play the "Odds." All that is good except when you have a young defense.
When Parcells play calling becomes conservative it puts more pressure on the young defense (or any defense in that matter). The defense knows they are one play away from losing the game causes an incredible amount of pressure. They know that EVERY game they have played has been decided by only a few points. And in those games the opponents have come back in the last 2 minutes to win the game. WHY?? Well because the defense is young and playing not to lose. But the biggest factor is because the opponents are attacking after throwing caution to the wind. Our young defense has had this happen to them before and in the back of their head they are thinking just like the average fan "OH NO NOT AGAIN."
Now instead of Parcells breeding confidence in his offense that they are better they the defense therefore they will keep attacking. He has placed doubt in their minds that they are not good enough. He allows opposing teams to know that they are only one play away from being back in the game. Knowing that a fumble, interception, or one bad play will out them back on top. They never feel defeated like they would of they were 14 points down.
In turn he has put extra pressure on the defense knowing what has happened in the past. They could be playing loose and with confidence knowing that they are up 10 points but instead are playing with fear.
They are a young defense and yound defenses cannot have this pressure week after week. If so it causes a defense which has played very well all year long to start to doubt themselves.
Bill Parcells needs to ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK, until he has a comfortable lead. He needs to build confidence in his offense while taking pressure off the defense. Now im sure people will stick up for Parcells and place blame on the Bledsoe, the offensive line and everyone else. But there is a definite change in play calling once Parcells gets a lead. Why wasn't it so hard to move the ball in the first half? Because we were in attack mode. But once we got the lead Parcells figured his defense would hold. That placing a lot of pressure on the defense when the offense is not moving the ball and you are being attack on every series because the other team is behind.
People will also stick up for Parcells with a number of excuses and even blame Payton for conservative play calling. But let face it This has been Parcells way of coaching for years with the Giants and Payton is just a puppet that does what Parcells says.
I asked what is the difference between the Colts, Eagles, Steelers and the Cowboys is. The answer is that those teams attack, attack, attack while Parcells tries to sit on a lead instead of attacking.
I love Parcells but this type of coaching is killing our team. Its killing a young defense that fights like hell only to lose in the last few minutes because the opposing team is still on attack mode because they are down and only 1 play from winning the game.
On the flip side it makes the defenses job much easier knowing that they have a 10 or 14 point lead.
In a Parcells lead offense he plays for the lead. Once he had the lead he plays not to lose. When he does this several things happen.
The offense sees that he does not have confidence in their abilities and causes them to go through the motions instead of having that killer instinct in taking pride that their coach believes in them. Once in the lead, Parcells play calling becomes predicable and conservative. He runs more and takes less chances down the field because he is afraid of turnovers. Defensive coordinators who know Parcells know this therefore they concentrate more on the run knowing his conservative play calling habits and know that he tries to play the "Odds." All that is good except when you have a young defense.
When Parcells play calling becomes conservative it puts more pressure on the young defense (or any defense in that matter). The defense knows they are one play away from losing the game causes an incredible amount of pressure. They know that EVERY game they have played has been decided by only a few points. And in those games the opponents have come back in the last 2 minutes to win the game. WHY?? Well because the defense is young and playing not to lose. But the biggest factor is because the opponents are attacking after throwing caution to the wind. Our young defense has had this happen to them before and in the back of their head they are thinking just like the average fan "OH NO NOT AGAIN."
Now instead of Parcells breeding confidence in his offense that they are better they the defense therefore they will keep attacking. He has placed doubt in their minds that they are not good enough. He allows opposing teams to know that they are only one play away from being back in the game. Knowing that a fumble, interception, or one bad play will out them back on top. They never feel defeated like they would of they were 14 points down.
In turn he has put extra pressure on the defense knowing what has happened in the past. They could be playing loose and with confidence knowing that they are up 10 points but instead are playing with fear.
They are a young defense and yound defenses cannot have this pressure week after week. If so it causes a defense which has played very well all year long to start to doubt themselves.
Bill Parcells needs to ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK, until he has a comfortable lead. He needs to build confidence in his offense while taking pressure off the defense. Now im sure people will stick up for Parcells and place blame on the Bledsoe, the offensive line and everyone else. But there is a definite change in play calling once Parcells gets a lead. Why wasn't it so hard to move the ball in the first half? Because we were in attack mode. But once we got the lead Parcells figured his defense would hold. That placing a lot of pressure on the defense when the offense is not moving the ball and you are being attack on every series because the other team is behind.
People will also stick up for Parcells with a number of excuses and even blame Payton for conservative play calling. But let face it This has been Parcells way of coaching for years with the Giants and Payton is just a puppet that does what Parcells says.
I asked what is the difference between the Colts, Eagles, Steelers and the Cowboys is. The answer is that those teams attack, attack, attack while Parcells tries to sit on a lead instead of attacking.
I love Parcells but this type of coaching is killing our team. Its killing a young defense that fights like hell only to lose in the last few minutes because the opposing team is still on attack mode because they are down and only 1 play from winning the game.
