Bailey has some serious potential, I like the kid. Pettis made the biggest catch of the season so I cant just dismiss him over potential.That's fine, but Bailey has the best hands on the team, and has since the middle of last season.
I feel that still falls on Fisher, because we're always down. You won't win consistently in the NFL if you don't show up for the first half of the game, trying to drag yourself back up only works so much. Fisher needs to find out what he's doing wrong and how to have the team come out less sluggish in the first half.i agree with X here. if those two passes in the first drive are thrown well we are on the board and rolling. that has nothing to do with being prepared its execution. it changes the game when you miss opportunities
So I watched the game again (ffw, rew, ffw, rew) and it occurred to me that there were just a few (5 or 6) plays that really attributed to the outcome of the game yesterday. Some mistakes, some penalties, and a few lapses in execution. Hell, the first two throws of the game were just a little off, but the plays were there for the taking. So all of the lamenting about the script to start the game is a little off-base to me. Had execution been on point, there would be no issues. If the false-starts didn't put us in bad down-n-go situations, then the game plan wouldn't have had to be adjusted. If pass-blocking was on point, then some of those throws wouldn't have had to be rushed. And if the turnovers that resulted in Eagles' points didn't take place, then the game plan wouldn't have had to be abandoned.
What's my point? Going into the third quarter, there was a ton of calls for Fisher's head yesterday. The team isn't prepared, they're sloppy, undisciplined, can't compete, and that's all on him. By the end of the game that kinda talk dissipated, but that's beside the point. Here's my question. What can he do? Does anyone honestly believe that they don't coach execution, preparedness and discipline all year long? And the follow-up question ... what's his recourse when things break down during the game? Replace all of the offenders? Well, okay then. Say he does that. Bench Kendricks, bench Armstrong, bench Daniels, bench Jake Long, Bench Cook (for his drop), Bench Wells, and play all of their substitutes. Now you have a weaker team.
Should he play with a weaker team to satisfy the masses? And what if he does that and they lose because of it?
Double-edged sword.
It may be cliche', but really all they can do is work on the problems. You can bench a repeat offender, like he said he was gonna do, but at some point the players have to hold themselves (and each other) accountable. Because none of them are ignorant to what constitutes a penalty. And all of them are being taught/coached to avoid them. I just don't see how it can ALL fall on Fisher when the game-plan going in is to execute and play smart football after weeks of preparation to do just that.
That's fine, but Bailey has the best hands on the team, and has since the middle of last season.
I feel that still falls on Fisher, because we're always down. You won't win consistently in the NFL if you don't show up for the first half of the game, trying to drag yourself back up only works so much. Fisher needs to find out what he's doing wrong and how to have the team come out less sluggish in the first half.
Catch up is killer for NFL teams, especially when like you said, missed opportunities are already killer in themselves. Don't let it get to the point where you have to pull every stop out cleanly in the second half or you're dead.
I don't agree it's necessarily a double-edge sword case. Why does benching a guy necessarily make the team weaker? This is the NFL, talent is found across the board, especially when we are talking replacing guys that are role players not stars.Bench Kendricks, bench Armstrong, bench Daniels, bench Jake Long, Bench Cook (for his drop), Bench Wells, and play all of their substitutes. Now you have a weaker team.
Still screwed himself and the team and we all know you don't just get a free pass from Fisher's dog house, nor should he.That's fine, but Bailey has the best hands on the team, and has since the middle of last season.
Too late. I place the blame squarely on you now.But don't blame me for having questions when we are 1-3 after four games of his 3rd season
Too late. I place the blame squarely on you now.
Fix it.
Fisher said he was going to send any special teams player (some are valuable contributors on offense or defense) to the locker room to watch the game on TV if they commit another penalty.And the follow-up question ... what's his recourse when things break down during the game? Replace all of the offenders? Well, okay then. Say he does that. Bench Kendricks, bench Armstrong, bench Daniels, bench Jake Long, Bench Cook (for his drop), Bench Wells, and play all of their substitutes. Now you have a weaker team.
Let me just say I thought this was an awesome post, and I am in 100% agreeance. I sort of cut an pasted my favorite highlightsThe buck does stop with Fish. Good or bad, he is the HC and what we see on the field is his responsibility. OK - now that I've stated the obvious, should we be calling for his head because of what we're seeing on the field? Personally, I say no.
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We all would have liked and most of us expected a contender by now. I know I expected that. But maybe our expectations don't necessarily mesh with reality.
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But I still see a better team on Sundays than I have for quite some time and I think they will continue to get better as the coaches ALSO start to mesh.
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Let's not blow this thing up just yet. Building a team through the draft and within itself takes time but also should be a recipe for a team that is consistently in the playoff hunt.