11-27-2005, 09:44 PM | #16 |
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Re: Play Calling
Yeah, he's been way too tentative the past three weeks.
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11-27-2005, 09:52 PM | #18 |
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After last week, I wouldn't count on any victory as automatic.
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11-27-2005, 09:56 PM | #19 |
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Check this out. We pick off Brees at their 30yd line with about 50 seconds left in the game. Portis finally gets 9 yds on one run. Wait a minute, penalty. A 10yd penalty puts the ball at the 40yd. line. Do we throw the ball or just let Portis carry this team on his shoulders since he dropped the team last week ? Yes, Portis runs no gain. He runs again. Third down, no one is open and Brunell runs out of bounds. Why Gibbs why? Why Don Breaux why? Why give the ball away to the third team to beat us on a raggedy fourth quarter decision?
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Oh great. We made history today. The Giants, Cowboys and Redskins loss today which is the first time that three teams in the same division loss by three points. Who gives a f#$k.
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2-4-SD25 (:55) C.Portis right end to SD 25 for no gain (L.Castillo). PENALTY on WAS-C.Rabach, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SD 25 - No Play. 2-14-SD35 (:50) C.Portis left end to SD 35 for no gain (R.Godfrey). 3-14-SD35 (:40) M.Brunell pass incomplete to C.Cooley (S.Merriman). 4-14-SD35 (:35) J.Hall 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-E.Albright, Holder-D.Frost. From the 35 you are already out of FG range, why are you running the ball instead of running a short pass? No gain leads to 3rd and long which plays right into the defenses hands.. On 2nd and 4 from the 25 why not throw a quick slant to Moss or Jacobs or a quick out to Cooley? Get the 1st, get a few more yds.. The mentality of 'playing it safe' is exactly why we have lost the past 3 games.
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Had Brunell gone 3 and out, people would be screaming for Gibbs' head. In my opinion, Gibbs made the right call, it just didn't turn out right. |
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11-28-2005, 01:02 AM | #28 |
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I posted this earlier, but the 4th quarter passing game was averaging just 2.1 yards per attempt. The running game, which was also suffering, was averaging 2.8 yards per attempt.
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While I acknowledge your point RF, it still doesn't sway me from my stance that our playcalling was defeatist and non-agressive in the second half and I think that was as much the cause of our losing today as lack of execution.
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Yea but what else is new, Gibbs has been calling games since he came out of retirement as if the world is going to end if he actually does something other than a routine running play late in the forth quarter, I am tired of hearing about the complaining about the refs, Gibbs allows them to be a factor late in the game with his play calling, and lack of killer instinkt to close teams out. Just like last week, and the week before that, Gibbs went to the apple of his eye with the game on the line and failed again, I guess he hasen't figured out yet that we can't run the ball when the game is on the line, I guess he believes Portis is Tomlinson, Alexander, Barber, all who had huge runs with the game in the balance today, but to be fair to Portis I put most of the blame on Gibbs for not having the sense to not call his number. But I guess all said and done running the ball there was the right move, just like last week, and the week before that, it really seems to be working out well. |
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