Portis and Cooley Calling Out an Offensive Teammate?

I just got through the tape.

Hey GTripp can you tell us what you saw from Kelly? I'm still confused why they didn't look for him very much? Was it simply because the middle of the field options were working so well?

Hey GTripp can you tell us what you saw from Kelly? I'm still confused why they didn't look for him very much? Was it simply because the middle of the field options were working so well?Best as I can tell, Kelly was just not a huge part of the gameplan.

He played more than Thomas, but he was not in on the scoring drive at the end of the 4th quarter, and the halftime adjustment Zorn made basically put the passing game between the numbers. Consider that most of our offensive plays came after half, and well, that's the reason.

Kelly ran a LOT of drag routes in this game, got open once, and made a nice third down catch.

Hopefully, he'll be a bigger part of the gameplan next week.

The other factor, is that Campbell still has a major rapport with Randle El, one that he clearly does not have with either Kelly or Thomas. With Randle El completely schooling Terrell Thomas all game long, the ball was coming out quickly most of the game.

That's simply not true. Kelly was open a number of times but Campbell either overthrew him, didn't see him, or was locked on to Cooley or ARE. Now, ARE got us quite a few yards, so i'm not criticizing that, but Kelly was doing his job and getting open. Maybe not on every play, but no one gets open on every play. Kelly did his job. ARE did his job. Cooley did his job. Our offensive line did their job. I can't definitively say that about any other offensive player.

Just about every time I saw Kelly he was blanketed.

Kelly ran a LOT of drag routes in this game, got open once, and made a nice third down catch.

Hopefully, he'll be a bigger part of the gameplan next week.

This is what I don't get? Why are we running Kelly towards the center of the field in the first place in a game unfolding like this? Randel El and Cooley were doing great in the middle.

Kelly is perfectly suited for the eight yard hook. Throw him a comeback. He showed that skillset in the preseason. Spread the field wide.
The safety coverage was obviously shifted towards Moss so there is a clear stress point to exploit intermediate wide patterns for the #2 WR yet we didn't try it one time.

Just about every time I saw Kelly he was blanketed.

That's what I am worried about. If the #2 is getting blanketed in a very favorable matchup that is just unacceptable.

This is what I don't get? Why are we running Kelly towards the center of the field in the first place in a game unfolding like this? Randel El and Cooley were doing great in the middle.

Kelly is perfectly suited for the eight yard hook. Throw him a comeback. He showed that skillset in the preseason. Spread the field wide.
The safety coverage was obviously shifted towards Moss so there is a clear stress point to exploit intermediate wide patterns for the #2 WR yet we didn't try it one time.


Plus why didn't the team set up and use quick slant routes for Moss. It's just another way to get him the ball and a few yrds.

My other issue the team should have been coaching up someone to fill Moss's shoes if needed. Whether it's injury or he's being taken out of the game by double teams. Had Kelly or Mitchell been coached up in Moss's routes and put the bigger more solid physical WR might have helped against the double teams.

I agree totally, no one has called Santana out, and he often gives up on routes, and plays...He did that on the Capmbell pick and he did it last yr in a game.....Zorn needs to have the guts to bench him (I'd trade him for picks in 2010)\

I definitely remember him doing it (giving up on a play) on "one" of Collins picks in the playopffs game against Seattle.

Speaking of this game. This is the last time I saw Landry play lights out.

I'm not saying Cambell played a great game but Cooley single-handedly lost the wildcard game against the Seahawks. Tell me whats worse, a rusty first game against a divisional rival on the road or missing an easy first down catch that stalled a great fourth quarter comeback?
I remember Cooley made the pro bowl that year and it looked like he had a black eye. I wonder which teamate decked him for missing that catch?


Oh I guess those picks Collins threw were a non-factor?

Ya know your 100% correct. I'm almost missing Norv Turner at this point. He atleast got us to the play offs frequently. It's a crying shame when I'm starting to think that way.


I was actually thinking that the other day. We went downhill from there for Danny's knee jerk reaction. Look at San Diegos offense under him.