PFanCan
That's MISTER Cheesehead, to you.
The problem wasn't the 4th and 1. Jennings was singled out with a lesser CB, and had him beat. The throw was poor.
You know what the problem was? it was 2nd and 1. We had 3 chances to call a high percentage 1 yard play, but MM didn't.
We couldn't run the whole game, yet he called a RUN OUT OF THE SHOTGUN TO JACKSON. Then, the next play, he calls A LONG PASS. Look at the patters. Not a single one with less than 5 yards.
Good playcalling would've won this game. The OL was PUTRID, nothing short of it, and it has been the whole season, specially in the run.
But good coaches figure a way to win despite the team's flaw. MM doesn't seem to be competent enough to do it.
Are we a WCO? Because every time I see us running to set up the pass, and with only 3 or 4 quick passes the whole game.
Where are the slants? Where are the RB passes? Where are the screens? Those are bonafide ways to overcome pressure and bad OL. Yet the playcall continues to consist of runs on first downs, followed by innefective playaction passes or deep routes.
When the OL is working, when there's some running game, it flows beautifully. But when the OL is not working, we're doomed.
I agree with everything you wrote, RS.
From the first series until the last deep throw, I was yelling at the TV for more short passes, slants, quick-outs, and screens. The few that occurred mostly went for easy 5-10 yards a piece. But, McCarthy gets bored with those plays, I guess.
Anyone notice that whenever the cameras show Capers up in his box, he is watching the players on the field? Rarely do I see him looking at his charts, if ever. He calls the defense using his instinct and what he sees.
However, contrast this with McCarthy. Whenever the network show him on the sidelines, he is almost always staring at his charts. I would think he knows this chart inside-and-out and really doesn't need to look at it. But, he does... Not sure why.