After last week's game, I was seriously considering that the defense was playing bad on purpose. After watching yesterday's game and watching Apple walk out of bounds instead of attacking a runner heading for the endzone, I'm now positive that there are at least a few players tanking on purpose.
Agree or disagree?
And, if it's true that Apple, DRC and Jackrabbit (to name a few) have put their heads together on this, do you agree or disagree that management has no choice but to act and get involved in a regime change mid-season?
Because, I gotta tell you, DRC's comments to the press last week and the week before about the HC rang as hallow and false, even mildly condescending. I really think that these three players (at least) are involved in an action against the HC.
He missed big on Celeck on that TD bu came out before and said the team is behind the HC
Yeah, something going on.
3) Ditto Vernon. He made that one spectacular INT, but the rest of the game looked like Mark Gastineau playing the run. Outside rush, pushed pass the play, RB goes inside.
4) No LBs.
5) Collins has been awful, though I jeard he was sick yestrerday and played through it so credit for trying. Thompson was vastly overrated here.
6) I think the entire team has completely tuned out the coaching staff. Individual pride is all that keeps some guys playing.
Yeah, something going on.
2 stud cbs. Apple has not earned that honor.
You need a great nose tackle. Check. Got one.
You don’t need pass rushing DEs. you need point of attack DEs. Hybrid DE/DTs work fine. Giants have a few of those.
You don’t need sideline to sideline LBs. You do need at least 2 very athletic OLBs. Giants don’t have even one of those but they are not that hard to find among fast but maybe slightly undersized College LBs. If you find a superstar at that position, that’s the guy who should get the big bucks.
He cannot go quick enough. I think he may have had Mara 'on a string', as far as how to interpret what happens on the field visa-vis the 'big plans'...and that string (or narrative) becomes more and more exposed without scapegoats like Tom Coughlin.
So, was the pressure from Jerry now on Macadoo ....to 'keep working on the plan' as opposed to doing what made sense?
I mean, I have been all in on getting rid of Macadoo for a few weeks at least now.
Question is though: Was Macadoo making personel decisions in both units, who is on the field, who practices what 'working towards the power' (of Jerrys ongoing ass coverings)?
Its hard to tell. BUT, if he was doing that, rather than coaching to win - that could really piss some players off.
Whereas some of this may or may not explain the D-backs recent drop off, does it explain Spags sudden weak play calling? That's a real mystery.
Maybe Spags just lost his LBs and simply doesn't have a system without them. But he should have one.
Why was Casillas, short, fat and slow, compared to that JAG TE, even initially -covering- a TE? That guy ran past Casillas like a lamp post and little Jenkins had a major task.
Jenkins is typically a heck of a player, but head to head with a giant TE is not his forte.
Its as if they have a 'story' about how a game should go, and when it turns out to be false some of them pack it in.
Bottom line though. You cannot get an honest pass rush, Spags like to blitz little players. We need to revisit a PILE of positions and early. 2 Guards, a DT, a LB or two, maybe a corner depending on who stays, maybe a T depending on who stays...all within the first few rounds. That's on Jerry.
Sure, Manning takes a high % of the money, but that doesn't explain draft priorities. Rookies are less expensive.Throwing Manning under the bus or looking for an easy out an easy answer of a new QB to avoid the obvious? Character.
Was Macadoo working towards Jerrys bs as opposed to coaching to win? Character.
Did Ben drink his own Koolaide? Character.
Players. Do kids these days even want to give full effort when loosing is on the menu? Character.
Look at 79-80, 1981, 82, and so forth. The D wrecked teams and didn't care about the O. Character.
My guess is that Mara is a good, high character guy, but maybe not the sharpest tool in the toolbox.
You loose your way when you let someone else tell you what your seeing.
The Emperor Has No Cloths:
"But, Sir, its an invisible cloak" !
"Ok, Jerry,...can they see my butt?"
"No Sir, they cannot, its magic"
Players I saw kind of going thru motions at points in the game or being selfish include Jenkins, Apple, DRC, JPP, Casillas.
The tough one to tell was Casillas since he looks like bad like that a lot...
:-)
Not a conspiracy. Not a statement. Not a coup. Just poor attitudes and poorer effort.
Nope - not purposely. They're making "business decisions". Not to put forth that extra effort to take a 270 pound man and risk injury on a lost season. That sort of thing.
Jenkins played pro bowl level last year !
OV was a bad move . My nefew big Phins fan said your gonna be disappointed with him . Play before the INT OV was dogging it terribly . Collins is having a bad season but the opposition has figured out how to get a speedster one on one
with no one deep two weeks in a row .
Thompson is terrible he is too slow and also slow to react
not what you want in a FS he might make an average SS.
Yes No LB's and it makes me nuts . B.J. Goodson has some potential but none of the rest are very impressive .
Watching these quick twitch speedy tackling machines makes me ill Foster gonna be a good one .
There is definitely a problem on defense but I feel its more towards MacHandley than Spags .