Maine-iac

I'll weigh in with my own version of "the problem is". The problem is our safeties aged out and we haven't replaced them yet. Against run first teams Rapp and Hamlin can hang on for dear life and know the scheme well enough to do their jobs. The better the passing attack the more Rapp and Hamlin get exposed. The more exotic we try to go the worse it gets. In their day Poyer and Hyde were both capable of covering a wr on most plays since they both played CB at one point or another. Zone maybe but man coverage and Rapp and Hamlin are going to get owned. McD's defenses have always made it hard for even the best QB's but it was hard getting stops all season and I really think coverage was just not tight enough. No coverage sacks and quick easy passes usually available so even a decent pass rush isn't going to hit home. I'm not sold we have any coverage safeties on the roster.

Mark Andrews is saying "hold my beer".

My best attempt at some positive vibes.

Brees didn't go to a SB until something like his 9th year in the league. You need a little luck and before that you need a really good team. With all that said you need to start by being in the playoffs every year. Like I said in another post, many said we weren't even going to make the playoffs this year. You just never know.

Half our starting pass catchers were our first picks in the draft and our best pass catchers were late round picks and free agents who were only supposed to block and play special teams.

I think the problem is we have a garage full of Corvettes and wish we had a Ferrari.

We need to invest "more than we have" in pass catchers like Baltimore needs a new TE. Kincaid dropped the pass and that sucks. Cooper played well. Coleman played like a rookie 2nd round pick and Shakir played well. Hell Hollins played extremely well. Overall pass catchers were not our problem. Haven't been all year.

Or maybe we could just trade for a WR who has multiple 1,000 yard seasons ................ wait we did that!

Playing devil's advocate here but if that argument works for pass catchers how come it doesn't work for pass rushers?

He was averaging over 6 per carry seems worth a shot to me. Crazy thought as well, then you could fake it to him and throw a pass. Can't fake a tush push. About the time Allen was trying to lateral it back to Samuel would have been the last time that play got called in my book.

Probably a rough time to point this out but the guy who dropped the ball was a pass catcher that we invested in. The first pick in our last two drafts have been pass catchers. Investment doesn't always equal fulfillment of need. We have gone down that road with pass rushers as well.

I think the unfortunate part is that I think the coaching staff outperformed expectations so much that people are forgetting that this was supposed to be a rebuild year with us possibly not even making the playoffs. Here we are in the Championship game. No one was expecting anything from this team with no Davis or Diggs and no Hyde or Poyer with Milano out most of the season. While I think Hamlin and Rapp did well for what they are they are both coverage liabilities overall. I know many want their heads but I the coaching staff did exceptional on offense with what it had. The defense needs some safeties that can run and cover and Hamlin and Rapp are not it.

Wasn't Allen's best game. Not that it was a bad game but it wasn't his best either. Spags does that to people. It's unfortunate.

We were running it down their throat. You line up Cook you have the threat of play action and Josh can still run. Tush push you have nothing. That said I still think Josh made that 4th and 1.

All of this being true it was kind of a weird game because I thought the DT's played all right. Groot who is usually our most consistent guy was on the ground or out of position all day long.

Short Benford I'm actually not super disappointed in the defense. They stopped the run and they stopped 2 drives, forced a turnover, and a FG. Kincaid had to make that catch. He was looking at the ball. He didn't need to out jump anyone. He just need to get his hands under it and not let it hit the ground. TBH his big catch in the Broncos game was a drop also they just didn't get it reviewed in time.

Both refs were on the line (one actually a foot beyond) and somehow they both ended up short of it by the time the ball was spotted.

Running the ball down their throats then we go tush push. You can go play action of a run set but you line up tush push and they know whats coming. We should have figured that out after one or two tries.

Message board is following suit. Craps to bed in the big moments. Can't even complain this board is running so slow.

Romo "He's had a great season" Sorry but Kincaid has been a disappointment all year.

It's been the right side all day long. Groots side is getting owned over and over again.

Where the hell is Cook? Love me some Johnson but you need your money players in there.

Hadn't seen him all game but I'll take showing up in the 4th qtr.

Never mind a Miller sighing.

Where the hell is Miller? Our big money pass rusher?