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People coming down on Allen today don’t watch other games and don’t understand QB play. I think that they think all the great QB throw darts at there WRs chest for every completion. This might be because analysts always give the QB all the credit, but several times in every game, WRs catch balls that are a little high, slightly behind or come back to under throws. Allen never gets this help, his accuracy won’t be his downfall, if WRs make plays for him

Correct, it’s the stat that was easiest to find, and it’s reliable because nobody throws curl routes on a free play. It’s a 3 outcome play, TD, incomplete or DPI. I watch a lot of games and it just plain doesn’t happen often, it’s not an easy stat to research however. Also and nobody has mentioned this yet, most free play opportunities are brought about by changing cadence by the QB, an intelligent play. You’re out here lumping every QB together as if there is no skill involved

However statistics bear that to be false, with Aaron Rodgers significantly better at causing and then utilizing those plays.. it is not at all common, many QB stop to avoid a potential hit and take the flag

Since 2007, Rodgers has twelve touchdowns on free plays, no one else has more than 4. It is not nearly as common place as you make it out to be and requires poise and situational awareness that many QBs don’t have. Be happy our guy showed a bit of that

Its not irresponsible. Coaches hire coordinators who follow their philosophy. Choosing to settle for 3 against the jets was apart of that philosophy. Did he make the individual play call? No. Did he hire Dennison and Daboll because those play calls are what he wanted and they will execute that hopelessly flawed philosophy? Absolutely

So at least you see it. We can’t win the way Mcd believes in, in the modern NFL. Even the people who bring up elite defenses that are presently winning neglect things. Dallas- Extremely weak division, Garrett was on a scolding hot seat a month ago for basically being McDermott, ultra conservative and by the book. Even though he’s an offensive HC. So you can be a defensive HC, just not stuck in 1995, and your D better be great. Mcd s is not Chicago- Young creative offensive HC, whom has made the offense respectable. Lots of draft capital and free agent money used on D the last few years, as well as the acquisition of a generational talent in Mack. Still a 4 loss team that is the best of a bad division. All truly dominant teams now, score and never stop, we have the reverse philosophy

Seriously why? You can see clear as day the leagues direction and we have a guy who plays scared, possession football and can’t manage in game. He’s a quiet Rex Ryan. Would have been a great HC in 1995, when everybody was playing out of what is still his book. Instead the game has passed both he and this franchise by

Fall guy for Cousins. Don’t know if he’s a good or terrible coach but I know who Cousins is and he certainly didn’t do him any favors

Except in just the previous week, he didn't allow hauschka to kick from about 56 at half in warm weather and instead opted for a hail Mary, with a healthy kicker. He doesn't grasp percentages and seems to make the lowest percentage choice, which is usually the conservative choice. Though he was aggressive in the scenario I just detailed, it was the wrong call percentage wise and if you trust your kicker. So to make the same call in reverse the next week, he is clueless on game day

Both teams had RB committees, doesn’t really prove your point. Though I don’t like committees myself. Also the 136 points combined in the last two Super Bowls don’t help your argument

So he was a 4th rounder despite playing at a QB factory? And has always played like it, except for 4 Qtrs, in 5 seasons. 4th rounders don't get shots for a reason

Every other moment of his career doesn't give you and I quote serious overall doubts about Barkley?

The real question is what is sustainable as opposed to outliers. Keep in mind that the Ravens have lost to the Browns this season. The cowboys lost a home game to the Titans. And the Bears, the best of these 3 teams, lost while giving up 31 to Brock Osweiler. Defense doesn't always travel and these teams that score blow out the bad teams. Ensuring home playoff games. Its the equivalent of trying to win a world series with home runs and no pitching, so much needs to break right to even have a chance, like laughable calls in favor of Dallas in each game. Your margin for error is razor thin, are their examples, sure, can they win, likely not, is it the most expideint course, absolutely not

Love your weekly write ups Shaw.. thanks for commenting

Because the jets are full of bad players too, thus today was about coaching

Hire a aggressive offensive coach, the hallmark of many great teams in the league. Someone from mcvay or Reid’s staff. Or maybe Matt Lafluer

I didn’t specify specific plays but if you don’t think he tells Daboll to play for 3 or 7 you are nuts. So do you assume that no head coach has input in the final minutes? Just the play callers? I believe this, yes. Teams very rarely win in spite of their coaches. Dallas is doing it now in an awful division. A scenario like this would be the best the Bills could hope for, but NE will not allow for that

Ideally, a coach who plays to win. Player changes will make us better but not good enough, not with this coach

Yardage noted, he was still hurt and squibbing kickoffs, dumb call. And if you believe the head coach has zero input in the 4th qtr of a tie, near the red zone in the final 5 minutes as to what gets run, you are losing it. And if he doesn’t and it was100 percent Dabolls call and he doesn’t agree, Fire Daboll tomm. And on D, there was no adjustment to no pressure from the front 4, because adjustments would mean blitzes, which are by definition not conservative. So they were too conservative on D and not smart enough to adjust How does the title not do this?

A 57 yarder with an injured kicker instead of going for it.. conservative. 1st and 10 from the 23 with Murphy as your only RB, you call 2 runs.. yes I think he is directing Daboll to play for 3, there isn’t a head coach that doesn’t take over to a degree there. And on D they played safe football and folded. Played not to lose, insanely conservative

Within the top 20 in NFL history in completion percentage... Culpepper, Pennington, Carr, Mariota, Schaub, Brian Griese. It’s definitely not a be all end all measurement. And he’s spent that career throwing to people who are now selling tires I’d bet

Malarkey did that same thing last year... WON a road playoff game and then got fired immediately, because the Titans felt like they could do better at coach. I think based on what I’ve seen on game day we can too, and it’s vital we do with a young QB.. should we really wait and see if the switch flips? And to expound on Tennessee a bit.. Vrabel is a young, forward thinking, aggressive coach. The Titans sought that mindset and who wouldn’t?

And I agree he will not be fired, but I think he is missing the killer instinct, plays very safe, which is against a league wide trend to the contrary. John Fox is jobless because of that, John Harbaugh could be, Marrone could be, in spite of going to the title game. I’d be more comfortable following that trend, though I know they will not

Kicking the bomb with Hauscka hurt instead of going for it, just not smart. Running it twice to kick the FG in the 4th, with no RBs and a hurt kicker, although he made it, extremely conservative and not playing to your strengths at the time. Then to have the D get beat by Darnold.. they played NOT to lose.. regardless of talent, that’s troublesome

A Question to his supporters.. yes I know he made the playoffs last year and many believe that should give him some leeway. I believe there is no doubt he gets another year, but a question for the supporters, is it the playoffs or do you geniuely believe he’s a good coach? He played today like Jauron would have and that is not the first time. I don’t think we would find many who think his game desicions are solid. And even if you think that having a defensive first coach is workable, is his lauded defense, his supposed strength really that good. Remarkably easy TDS to questionable offenses, in winnable games the last two weeks and several blow outs on his record. It should be at least called into question