rustysurf83

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[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

And that signals the end of the Justin Fields era. I’ve really tried to like the dude and rooted for him to succeed but…you can’t drop the ball there. I just don’t think that he can execute at an NFL level, Flus and Getsy are massive issues but the QB needs to be smarter in that situation. It sucks because Fields does seem like a good guy, he just doesn’t have it.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Man. Completely dominate the half but go in tied 3-3. That’s coaching. Fields missed those throws badly but…you can’t go screen, screen, screen, bomb.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How standard are NFL scouting departments/budgets? Like are all teams generally pretty much similar, not necessarily in quality, but quantity? I just ask because I’m a Sox fan and I know their scouting and analytics departments are comically small compared to almost every other MLB franchise but figure in a salary capped league with more parity it would be a bit more even across the board.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It’s fucking Reddit. Go drink Scotch with some academics in a room smelling of leather bound books and rich mahogany if you want some intellectual discussion.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’m just not…completely sold on Williams or Maye. I’m not trying to be a chicken little but…I don’t trust the Bears as long as the McCaskeys are in charge and I think the most likely path to success is a Tom Brady to Tampa or Manning to Denver type acquisition because the organization can’t develop a QB to save their lives.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He’s projected to be a top 15 pick so…plenty of people including those who make a living off football, believe he’s an NFL QB. QBs, short of dudes like Peyton Manning, are a crapshoot in the NFL draft so no one really knows. Hell, Andrew Luck only lasted 7 seasons and Tom Brady was a 6th round pick that might never get a chance if Drew Bledsoe doesn’t get injured.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Then leave. It’s not hard. There are plenty of other options to talk about football.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Here before all the whiners start complaining about another draft post but…I 100% agree. MHJ and the best OL on the board should absolutely be the draft strategy.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Was just looking up old combine stats for WRs…Good God Calvin Johnson was a freak.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

4.46 is what I see. That’s not Tyreek Hill fast but it’s serviceable. Looks like NFL average for a WR is 4.48. You’d think he might be able to get right around 4.40 at the combine with a full period of focused preparation with one of the super specialized coaching outfits.

[–] rustysurf83@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Who cares? It’s a platform designed to discuss the fucking team. There’s like a quarter million subscribers. There’s nothing wrong with talking about it all the time.

 

What do you think they do? I think there’s a pretty good chance the Carolina pick is #1. I fear they might scratch out a few wins and move back with their own pick.

MHJ is without question the best prospect IMO. I’d take him at #1 unless…some team is willing to sell the farm for Caleb Williams or Maye. That being said I’m not sold on either of those two. Take MHJ and the best OL on the board with the second pick.

If a team is sold on Caleb or Maye…trade back. I really think there’s a chance that Penix, Nix, or Jayden end up being more serviceable NFL QBs and that gives you the excuse to sit them behind Fields for at least a year while you re-evaluate with a new coaching staff.

TLDR: I think there’s a near zero percent chance the Bears draft a QB at 1, nor should they.

 

I’m genuinely curious because as a casual observer, every time I watch it, there’s something else that doesn’t make sense. Who here has coached moderately high level football and can explain what was going on there?

Hutchinson is one of the top edge rushers in the league but you leave your rookie RT on him with zero help in a clear passing scenario so the rush can just go with zero concern of a run play.

The TE is split out a little bit on the left side, ie the side opposite of Hutchinson and then makes zero contact with the DE before running a half hearted shallow out route.

The RB is to Fields left and clearly isn’t assigned any pass protection responsibilities before running another useless route into to flat.

Then you have Fields take a 7 step drop and, clearly all of his initial reads are on the left side of the field so he doesn’t even see Hutchinson coming.

There were like 26 seconds left in the game. Why not put the TE or the RB, or crazy…both of them on the same side as Hutchinson? Or if the RB are going to run useless routes, put another WR in the game to run something vertical? Or roll the pocket away from one of the best edge rushers in the game with one of the most mobile QBs in the game? Or at least put Justin’s reads to the right so he can keep an eye on his super isolated rookie RT? Or just do a 3/5 step drop to something quick?

This post isn’t just to pile on Getsy, but the entire playcall seems backwards to me. And the routes by the TE and RB were essentially useless so it’s pretty close to playing 9v11. I’m interested if there’s any rational explanation from someone that has coached or even played the game at a decent level.

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