Week 2 Loss - Post Thoughts Here

Stop.

The offense has surprised everyone who has been paying attention for the last 8 months.

Nobody is saying they are good, but they have exceeded every expectation against two good defenses.



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The offense hasn't been great (except the first half of last week's game), but it has played well enough to win ball games. Particularly, if we can cut down on the penalties.

IMO, the defense has been the main culprit in these losses. In the second half of last week's game and from the second quarter of today's game, the defense has been stir fried s**t.

I mean the way Dallas was marching up and down the field today in the second half was reminiscent of a flag football game. Horrible!

Stop.

The offense has surprised everyone who has been paying attention for the last 8 months.

Nobody is saying they are good, but they have exceeded every expectation against two good defenses.



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I agree with this. They've pleasantly surprised with the ability to put points up (the penalties I have a major problem with though) but at the same time they have scored 2 garbage time stat-padding td's that literally had no outcome on the game.

Also kudos to McLaurin, because he's had a 2 game stretch where he's looked better than Doctson has at any point in his career.

Fuck Norman!! He was making locker bulletin board comments and got his ass burned over and over. Lesson learned, STFU!!

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/dak-prescott-gets-revenge-after-josh-normans-trash-talk/t7tpc9stsv6d1iuv76qhglax5

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/redskins/redskins-rocked-home-opener-vs-cowboys

The defense was supposed to be our strength this year. I envisioned scenarios where the defense is killing it, the offense is struggling, but the score is like 6-3. Maybe losing Allen and Dunbar WAS that big of a deal? Hard to believe that one player can make that big of a difference.

But let's not kid ourselves, even though the offense is scoring over 20 points (some of those points are garbage time points), the offense is completely unbalanced. You have a future hall of famer in the backfield and you're not using him. You stick with the running game even when it's tough, but you know with AP in the back field, he can break one at any given minute. I think Gruden is digging his own grave by going away from the running game.

Maybe Manusky's defense is more successful if the offense can become a little more ball controlled. But Gruden wants to throw it all over the place. Yes, we have some talent at wide receiver (finally), but you have Adrian Peterson in the backfield for Pete's sake. He's the type of player to take a team on his back. Use him. Establish a ball controlled offense that keeps the other team's offense off the field. And when the time is right, hit Terry M for a huge gainer.

Gruden is going to have to make some changes now. This team is heading toward 1-4.

All that talk from Pam Oliver about Jay Gruden not liking AP because he's a north-south guy, wtf was up with that? If a guy is not a good scheme fit for you, why is he here?

All that talk from Pam Oliver about Jay Gruden not liking AP because he's a north-south guy, wtf was up with that? If a guy is not a good scheme fit for you, why is he here?



I thought that was bizarre, especially coming right after (or before) AP busted a 5 yarder around the left side. It may just be a polite way of saying that our FO has their heads up their asses.

All that talk from Pam Oliver about Jay Gruden not liking AP because he's a north-south guy, wtf was up with that? If a guy is not a good scheme fit for you, why is he here?

What’s really odd is AP has been the only good back(statistically) under Gruden.

This is the most terrible start to a football season ever.
Skins 0-2
Canes 1-2 (beat bethune cookman but i think u actually lose style points for playing them)
Suicide pool - Took Browns first week
Fantasy- 0-2
Fuck You football. Fuck you.

Offense has scored 48 points in two games. Defense has allowed 63 points in two games. Again, #FireManusky.



14 of those points were garbage time. Offense has its problems too. Yay us.

Just to add... maybe it's too early to judge Sweat or Collins (although after watching him rush for the 6 games, I'm predicting Sweat will be a massive bust), as they are having to play under the direction of the worst DC this side of Joe Barry.

A new DC and these guys may flourish, who knows? They just never will under Manusky.

Want more proof?

Preston Smith: 1.5 sacks last week, INT this week in GB
B. Breeland: INT today for Chiefs
K. Fuller: INT today for Chiefs

Guys leave here, perform ust as well, or better...guys come to this defense... and you get what you've seen from Z. Brown, J. Norman, L. Collins, etc.

...and if I remember correctly, Brown was Pro-Bowl production before keys to D were given to Manusky, right?