Joe Marino's 9 point plan for improvement

[Puckman5]

7 hours ago, Rousseauisnoschmo said:

Because Mcdermott and Beane are nice guys who help old ladies cross the street.

No old lady I know would consider taking help from either of them after seeing this defense.  You need a sound strategy to cross a road safely.  

[Paup 1995MVP]

2 hours ago, harmonkillebrew said:

Replace Rapp with Poyer? man things are bad.

How about trade for a S and bench Rapp. Cole has the range and poor tackling ability that better fits a deep FS.

No safety should have as poor of tackling ability as Bishop has shown in his short NFL career.  Neither Bishop or Rapp should be playing.  They stink..  

 

I agree a trade for a safety if someone decent were available would be nice.  And we do have Jordan Hancock drafted in the 5th round.  Give the kid a chance.  He is better with far more upside than what we have seen on the field so far this season.  Maybe playing with Poyer, he will learn a lot quickly too.

 

And btw your user name cracks me up.  I had one of his baseball cards as a little kid in around 1971.  

[jlatas]

16 minutes ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

No safety should have as poor of tackling ability as Bishop has shown in his short NFL career.  Neither Bishop or Rapp should be playing.  They stink..  

 

 

I'll never understand why Cole Bishop simply didnt just shove Bijan Robinson out of bounds on his long run...that tackle would have been tough for most defensive backs!

[nosejob]

I don't know where things stand today, but I'm going after Woolen and Dugger. WR is what ya make it and if you're getting blitzed to death and don't have time for someone to get open, I don't care who you have. I hope they start using the backs more to punish for blitzing and loading the box. Play man if ya want and send pressure but looky ,looky there goes Cooky....or ty...or davis.

 

BTW, I got a bad feeling about our 1st rd. pick. I'll take the under on 3 weeks active. Oft hurt Erkel?

[Richard Noggin]

9 hours ago, 2003Contenders said:

Agreed.

 

I don't think the issue with Coleman is that he is getting too many targets -- it is the KIND of targets he is getting.

 

I really do believe that he is best utilized in the bubble and slant game, where he can best utilize his basketball box-out skills and physicality rather than expecting him to win downfield battles, when creating separation isn't a gift of his. If Brady can get get him involved in these situations early in a game, I also think it would help with his confidence, which I believe has been hindered the last couple of games. Maybe getting him involved in a thoughtful, creative manner COULD eventually help him elevate his route running and better develop nuances to ultimately create separation on intermediate and deeper routes?

 

Remember a few seasons back, that ONE game against Tampa when Gabe Davis was used in the way you suggest for Coleman now (slants, screens, etc.)? Davis had 9 for 87 and a TD. THAT's exactly how we should be using Coleman, no doubt. 

[ganesh]

13 hours ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

I usually scoff when journalists pretend to know more than coaches.  

But I agree with most of this.

Marino is not a journalist.  He is more of a podcaster. 

[GunnerBill]

20 hours ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said:

You should checkout Joes' podcast it always a great listen and very informative.

 

9 points in concise fashion

1. Get back to mismatches as our big people are our strength on offense. 11-12-22 formations etc. and throw from it more as well.

2. Use Keon Coleman less, he has the most snaps and targets of any receiver.

3. Use Kincaid and Palmer more.

4. Use the Backs more in the pass game (doesn't understand where this went to).

5. Get Larry O and Hoecht up to speed and reduce the DL snaps by rookies and practice squad guys. Easy one.

6. Shaq Thompson is our best LB and needs to be treated as such. Try Bernard some at WLB.

7. Get Hairston going soon. Mentions ramping up and platooning and having ready by late season and playoffs.

8. Replace Taylor Rapp with Poyer. Not optimal, but addition by subtraction. 

9. Workout a trade for WR who can stretch and cause some fear, mentions Olave and Shaheed (PR too).

 

Many of us have mentioned some of these. The Coleman thing and being treated as if the #1 is shocking to me. We have stopped using the backs receiving as much as last year and its inexplicable. The reinforcements are self explanatory, but the safety question is bleak. All in all, there is hope, if they make some of the correct moves and don't be stubborn.

 

 

There is nothing here that I disagree with. But even if they can get Hairston going and Poyer can provide some vet know how they still need Benford to round into form and Bishop to play better. The secondary has been trash so far.