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And that’s why Bruce has to go.If you're a coach would you want to get stuck with Bruce as your gm forever? You'd have no say in your own team.
And that’s why Bruce has to go.If you're a coach would you want to get stuck with Bruce as your gm forever? You'd have no say in your own team.
Or they can put out crap like this to try to sell: https://twitter.com/michaelprtd/status/1196108746260389890?s=21You gotta admire Richie's commitment to keeping an offensive team name despite the woke times we live in. Especially considering all the new swag people would have to buy with a new name and logo.
And due to nfl being a monopoly as well as revenue sharing of TV monies incompetant owners are not punished financially like they should be for mismanagement. So Snyder is insulated from his own incompetence. I’m sure he thinks he’s a great businessman and maybe in his other gigs thats so...but If nfl was pure free market he’d be a complete failure who wound have to sell...Yeah, it really is too bad that ownership is not an elected position. Imagine if every four years the city was able to choose whether to renew its owner based on performance and integrity?
Haskins --
throws passes too casually early in games
holds ball too long
Scherff -- too damn many penalties, performance has regressed a lot
Roullier -- pushed around all the time
Quinn -- invisible
Sprinkle -- dropped balls
Kerrigan -- invisible most games
Norman -- a decent backup but that's it
Manusky --
pass defense strategy too complicated for players to make all switches
pass defense plays too soft
run defense barely exists
plays prevent defense most of the time
doesn't change despite consistent failure
I liked that too, and him yelling to the sideline to get plays in quicker. He's by far the least experienced player on the field but he understands urgency and communication.https://t.co/5UAouDHXYq
This is what i want to see from him. Keim mentioned things changed for the better after he did this.
I remember hearing Gibbs once say that when he evaluates players, he likes to see how they play when times are bad. He said it's easy for players to play hard when it a lot is on the line, but he really like players who play hard when nothing is on the line. Paraphrasing, of course.J.P. Finlay said this morning that the offensive line is mostly checked out mentally, and he expects more of the team to follow suit. That was a disinterested bunch Haskins was talking to.
"It’s tough. You have guys who have been in the league a long time. As a young dude with a new voice, you have to earn their trust," Haskins said. "You have to earn that ability to ask for what you see out there. As the game went on telling them what I want and what I think would help us make plays. They started listening to me. I have to keep earning that.”
I think it was during Larry Michael's postgame interview with Haskins yesterday that Larry asked him what he says to guys when they come back to the huddle after dropping a pass (since that was a problem yesterday). Haskins just said that he makes bad throw sometimes (to which my son joke, "Sometimes?"). Also, during that interview, they talked about how Guice's first TD was Haskins' first TD and Haskins was happy for Guice to keep that ball because he knows everything Guice has gone through to get to that point.
I like a lot that I see, also. Although he's massively inexperienced and has a ton to learn, he does seem to be learning as he goes. He works hard, he knows how to lead and knows he has to improve his play to be listened to, doesn't seem at all dumb or full of himself, and does seem to care greatly how he and the team are doing. I think we'll know a lot more at the end of this season about him. And after next season under a completely new coaching staff (please Santa, I'll be good, make this happen) we'll know a lot more. I'm openly rooting for the guy to keep improving.I like a lot about we hear from Haskins. My assumption is that video of him on the sideline with the OL was him genuinely asking what he needs to do better. His play on the field was REALLY ugly his first two appearances but he's shown progress which is good. By the end of 2020, we'll hopefully know if he's the guy or not.
I think that when no one's around, he feels unhappy and like he has nothing. The business success, family, yachts, etc. are all to distract from that.
So, it's about time to look to 2020 (which we all started to do in about 2016).
Who knows if Bruce is gone or Dan keeps his putt-putt friend.
Some quick thoughts:So, it's about time to look to 2020 (which we all started to do in about 2016).
Who knows if Bruce is gone or Dan keeps his putt-putt friend. But there are some interesting decisions from a roster perspective that any GM will have to consider. Some of the bigger ones, and I'm not entirely sure of my numbers but they appear about right from internet sites...
1) Alex Smith is due a lot of money. I don;'t totally understand it, but I think they could forward that cap hit to all in 2020 to help build a better roster in 2021 and 2022. If Haskins is your QB, that would seem to be the right move. But if not, it's probably better to have Alex around and draft another QB for him to mentor. I personally don't think they will hire a GM that will bail on Haskins. I think he gets to ride out his rookie contract.
2) Josh Norman - if cut they save $12M in cap space. Dude has to go
3) Trent Williams - cutting him save $12M. Not sure why they'd do that. He's tradable at his current contract. Hopefully they move him. If Bruce stays I think he's petty enough to not budge one more year.
5) Kerrigan - due $12M. If you cut him it saves the full $12M. Is that really right? Surprised if so. I still feel he can be productive if they had a decent DC. They keep getting him stuck in coverage. That bad coaching.
6) Jordan Reed - $8M in savings if you cut him. Guys is done. Have to make this move. Between him and Thompson I'm tired of hearing if only they could stay on the field
7) Peterson - I like him a ton. He's done a lot of good things for this team. But he'd cost $750K of dead cap and save $2.25M in cap space. Seems like the $2.25M could be better spent, but I'd probably keep him 1 more year as a reward for doing good for the team (reward??? maybe being here is a punishment)
8 ) Hopkins - $3.3M for a kicker? He is the 13th highest paid player on this team. Yes, it's not really that off from what other kickers make. But I'd get a kicker on the cheap until the team was in a better position to win. Save $2.9M in cap space
9) Richardson - If June 1 cut, you are going to have about $4.5M in dead cap over the next 2 years. But you save $14M in cap space over 2 years. I don't know yet on him. I might have to wait one more year to see what a new coach could do with him
10) they only have about $500K in dead cap thus far. that's pretty low and good.
So if they cut Norman, Kerrigan, Reed, and Richardson plus trade Williams - all of which I could see a real GM do... the results is an extra $50M in cap space. Have any of those made enough impact to warrant returning?
The point is, a new GM that wasn't a pompous ### would actually have a lot of options. They may be saddled with the Smith contract if he's done. bruce should have forwarded that cap hit to this year while they are rolling up a 1-15 record.
I think we'll start to see Harmon and McLaurin being the main 2 targets in the passing game, and hopefully they can cut Richardson this offseason. I thought Quinn would be a decent slot guy, but now letting Jamison Crowder walk looks even dumber. Which of course is par for the course with our GM....5. I never liked the Paul Richardson signing. It was a lot of money for a player who never had a 1000 yard receiving season. He now has 1800 yards receiving and 12 TDs in 5 1/2 seasons.
This was Haskins not being able to read the defenses, not about the line giving up.https://t.co/5UAouDHXYq
This is what i want to see from him. Keim mentioned things changed for the better after he did this.
Haskins is going to continue to get killed if he can't figure out what he's looking at and doesn't audible out of these guaranteed sacks.“It wasn’t him coming to us saying, ‘Hey you guys need to block better,'” Moses explained to the Washington Post. “It was him trying to figure out, he knows we’re a veteran group and we’ve seen a lot of things. The things that he can’t see, maybe we can see. I explained to him, like: ‘Hey, bro, we’re in a five-man protection and they’re bringing seven. There’s nothing that we can do.’ We blocked the five, [but] there’s another two that’s free wherever they’re coming from.
All a part of learning. Still i like him taking initiative and trying to motivate and lead his team. All of these things will help him grow.This was Haskins not being able to read the defenses, not about the line giving up.
Haskins is going to continue to get killed if he can't figure out what he's looking at and doesn't audible out of these guaranteed sacks.
Um, both things were happening at that time.This was Haskins not being able to read the defenses, not about the line giving up.https://t.co/5UAouDHXYq
This is what i want to see from him. Keim mentioned things changed for the better after he did this.
Really? Chris Thompson inactive. Who would have thunk it?Inactive list: QB Colt McCoy, RB Chris Thompson, WR Cam Sims, C Ross Pierschbacher, DL Daron Payne, CB Aaron Colvin, S Jeremy Reaves
I think Norman was a healthy scratch. They aren't very deep in the DB's so it kind of screams attitude adjustment move.Pretty sure Norman has lost hisstartingjob to Moreau.
I would like to Guice get all the passing game work to develop that part of his game(both receiving and pass blocking) but if a lot of that Callahan grind it out yards gets eaten up by Peterson it's probably for the best. Guice knows how to run. No use grinding with Guice in this type of season and exposing him to even more injuries.dgreen said:Guice with the same number of touches as Peterson and I assume about the same number of snaps. Need to move more towards Guice.
Norman was questionable right up til game time so I don't think he was "healthy", just able to come in if enough other guys got hurt. But I'm glad the younger guy started. I've always like Moreau. He covers very closely in man-to-man and gets called for holding as a result but he's usually around the receiver and the ball. And Dunbar is good, just unrecognized. I think if Norman takes a pay cut they'll keep him as a reserve next year, but I doubt he'll want that.I think Norman was a healthy scratch. They aren't very deep in the DB's so it kind of screams attitude adjustment move.
I know attendance is really less, but it should really be 0. That's how you affect change. You don't show up. You don't pay for jerseys or food or parking or show any demonstrated interest in the team. Any Skins fan showing up is essentially keeping Bruce Allen in his job.DallasDMac said:Attendance: 57,754
Capacity: 70%
If only these numbers mattered...
If carrying a decent workload on the ground is going to lead to injuries, best to find that out asap rather than protecting him and finding that out later.I would like to Guice get all the passing game work to develop that part of his game(both receiving and pass blocking) but if a lot of that Callahan grind it out yards gets eaten up by Peterson it's probably for the best. Guice knows how to run. No use grinding with Guice in this type of season and exposing him to even more injuries.
I dunno. I would just draft and/or sign a complimentary back(assuming both Thompson and Peterson are gone) to go with Guice. I don't really think it's all that important to have a 20 touch back. Even if you do manufacture one of those guys then they think they deserve a huge payday.I'd like to see a game soon where Guice can get 20 touches.
I'm not nearly as high on Dunbar as you are. He's more like a dime-back that battles to keep his job and needs to excel on ST on a GOOD team. He just doesn't seem like a starter on a better than .500 team from what I have seen. At $4mil this season and $4.5 next season he should either renegotiate or may not be on the team next season. I will admit he had one of his better games on Sunday though. It would have been much more impressive if he would have played that well against Stafford rather than a backup.Norman was questionable right up til game time so I don't think he was "healthy", just able to come in if enough other guys got hurt. But I'm glad the younger guy started. I've always like Moreau. He covers very closely in man-to-man and gets called for holding as a result but he's usually around the receiver and the ball. And Dunbar is good, just unrecognized. I think if Norman takes a pay cut they'll keep him as a reserve next year, but I doubt he'll want that.
Right now's the time for all the young guys to be playing.
They drafted Bryce Love this past year. I’d expect him to at least be the change of pace back next year if he recovers fully.I dunno. I would just draft and/or sign a complimentary back(assuming both Thompson and Peterson are gone) to go with Guice. I don't really think it's all that important to have a 20 touch back. Even if you do manufacture one of those guys then they think they deserve a huge payday.
I’d be surprised if he hates them for the reasons we want him to hate them.PinkydaPimp said:I saw on twitter yesterday that apparently Snyder sees the firebruce tweets and signs and absolutely hates it. Which makes me very happy!
hey it has his attention so i will take it.I’d be surprised if he hates them for the reasons we want him to hate them.
Oh, I'm not necessarily saying I think they need to make their future plans based on Guice being a 20+ touch guy. I'm fine if they want to settle on a RBBC and get others some touches. But, in the short term, I want to see what Guice can do. I still feel like we don't know what he's capable of at this level. He's nearing the end of his second year in the league and he's played 69 snaps with 32 touches in his career. He's shown some good moves and power on a few runs, but he's averaging 2.7 yards per carry in his very limited action so far. I want to see more and in large chunks.I dunno. I would just draft and/or sign a complimentary back(assuming both Thompson and Peterson are gone) to go with Guice. I don't really think it's all that important to have a 20 touch back. Even if you do manufacture one of those guys then they think they deserve a huge payday.