Tiger Woods Member since Feb 15th 2004 18386 posts
Thu Sep-08-22 02:10 PM
1. "sigh" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Sep-08-22 02:10 PM by Tiger Woods
I haven't been so apathetic in my whole life. I hate the name, hate the owner of course, am uninspired by the uniforms, and bearish on the roster overall (especially the quarterback).
Linebackers were a glaring weakness last year but went unaddressed in the offseason.
I know Jamin Davis is a bust. I *think* Chase Young may be a bust too.
I think McLaurin is both excellent and overrated at the same time, but he deserves all of the kudos in the world for having done what he's done with guys like Case Keenum, Alex Smith, and Dwayne Haskins.
If I'm excited about anyone it's Jahan Dotson. I was really hype about Brian Robinson coming along in training camp too but that's been put on hold.
It's a dumpster fire. I think this is the year Rivera's wheels come off off and the team goes about 6-11. Season kicks off with the Jags at home on Sunday and I'd bet there's fewer than 12,000 people there at kickoff.
I hate to sound so miserable. But it IS miserable.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
2. The receiver corp might be underated. Could possibly be one of the most dangerous in the league. They Deebo-ed Curtis Samuel and had him making impacts all over the field, Jahan is looking like DE TrooF (very obviously showing off that catch radius they raved about during the draft) and both of those things let Terry be Scary.
((((((((((END OF OVERRREACTION))))))))))
3. Keeping eyes on Darrick Forrest. I like what I saw Sunday. Diamond in the rough? Hmmmmm *rubs chin*
4. The D keeps collectively being meh. Just don't have a sense of them as a unit out there. Forrest, Payne and Allen gave great performances, but there's no presence of the D as a unit that you have to overcome. Plus the game should have been put away. We still can't stop people on the ground. ______________________________________________________________________________
7. "That secondary is still mighty suspect" In response to Reply # 0
Had Lawrence not overthrown so many passes the score would have been much different. A better QB will feast out there
Didn't care for the big run plays Jacksonville got away with either.
We got to see good Carson/bad Carson Sunday. Throws were still a little high at times, and back to back INTs were not good, but Heinicke wasn't gonna hit Terry in the end zone, so there's that.
Dunno. It's hard to care about this team, even after the 'rebranding'. They'll go 7-10 and be in the hunt for a wild card at some point. I've got PHI taking the division, as NY is still a mess and Dallas may be too far gone by time Dak comes back from injury. BUt a win is a win.
Managed to get to the game Sunday. May have been 70% capacity. Crowd did get loud when they were supposed to, so there's some sliver of passion somewhere. That said, the revised team song is gonna take a while to catch on. It did NOT go over with the crowd.
Let's go have a season!
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
Holcomb, Forrest, Payne and Allen are the only guys playing hard. And even they are sorta mid.
Secondary has been trash. They really need to let these guys know that if they can't perform, their spot is up for grabs. ______________________________________________________________________________
Tiger Woods Member since Feb 15th 2004 18386 posts
Mon Sep-19-22 10:40 AM
9. "there's not one player to be concerned with on the defense" In response to Reply # 8
that player is supposed to be Chase Young but I just have a bad feeling he's a bust
we should just throw 55 times a game and see what happens. The quarterback is average but the receiving corps is elite, so fuck it. Sling it. I love these pass catchers as much as I hate the linebackers.
11. "I had this game as an 'L' on the schedule, but not like this..." In response to Reply # 0
They can have a crappy secondary or a crappy O-Line, but not both at the same time. Wentz had the yipps and threw 5 yards past the target way too often but anybody would be skittish and off time if they get sacked 5 times in the first 15 minutes.
That said it could have been much, MUCH worse
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
Tiger Woods Member since Feb 15th 2004 18386 posts
Mon Sep-26-22 01:15 PM
12. "offensive gameplan was dreadful and worse yet didnt adjust" In response to Reply # 11
somehow Gibson was gashing them 5-6 yards a clip early, so naturally Turner kept chuckin it despite the leaky O-line
something I think about with these coaches often is - if it weren't for us, how many would be currently employed elsewhere in the league? Scott Turner would probably be an OC or QB coach somewhere, but I think we can safely assume Del Rio and Rivera would be out of football altogether if not for Washington.
13. "HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" In response to Reply # 0
Lol, I’ll take it.
Man sometimes I really can’t stand Heinicke. The fuck are you fist pumping for, when you were about to crumble on that play?
Anyways, that first half was some of the best ball they’ve played this season. ______________________________________________________________________________
15. "Well, GB was his team growing up, so that checks out" In response to Reply # 14
His decision making is getting a tick better, but it's still not great. And any throw over 20 yards is 60/40 getting picked. But he's plucky, I guess? At best he's no worse than Carson, I suppose. Not that that's a good thing
Robinson Jr. has a motor on him. Him and Gibson could be pretty lethal
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
16. "Just keep rollin' w/ the Green Lizard" In response to Reply # 13
He's short, doesn't have a strong arm, but he knows the playbook and has great chemistry with the receivers. They keep trying to replace him but he has outplayed all others.
21. "The Jets would be better w/ him than Zack Wilson" In response to Reply # 18
Sometimes dudes are just gamers. They don't have anything that jumps off the page but players just feed off of them.
It's like when I played baseball in college and coach would always come to me and say, "I have this recruit visiting. He's strong and fast...."
I'd always stop him and say, "Okay, but can he play?" I don't give a shit how big you are, how strong, etc... I have this same philosophy now coaching fast pitch softball. You can have the players with all the "metrics," I'll take the girls that can play.
Tiger Woods Member since Feb 15th 2004 18386 posts
Mon Nov-28-22 04:02 PM
25. "I think it looks like shit, but his family loved it apparently" In response to Reply # 23
People who were there said 21's family loved it and was very emotional. It looks tacky - like for example they have his reebok pants he wore but a Nike top that he didn't wear. But whatever. His family loved it so I just gotta shrug.
It's a Macy's window treatment. Nothing about it's design literally or figuratively speaks to the permanence of his legacy with the team. ______________________________________________________________________________
26. "He's plucky, for sure. But good? I mean...." In response to Reply # 24
I'm all for his grit, and love the fact the team rallies around him. But I'm not sure how high his ceiling is. Like, when he throws a pick it makes you wonder if he's ever played QB before because they are so blatantly bad. Like, who the hell are you throwing to? You really thought you had a cannon like that?
But the numbers speak for themselves. He's got the job done and they have W's. Ride the hot hand
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
28. "I don't think he's better than Wentz, but I don't think he's worse" In response to Reply # 27
I think Wentz has a much higher ceiling that Taylor, but I don't know if he's ever gonna reach it. Factor in what he's being paid and sticking with the plucky guy who's getting it done is the right call.
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
Tiger Woods Member since Feb 15th 2004 18386 posts
Wed Nov-30-22 08:03 AM
30. "We need more scoring, but we can’t make a QB change right now" In response to Reply # 29
The kid just keeps winning. What he lacks in accuracy and arm he obviously makes up for in knowledge of the playbook and grit.
But we have three stud receivers and a very good tight end, only McLaurin has any rapport with Heinicke. And I can’t help but think if we have aspirations beyond “get the 7 seed”, we’re gonna need to lean on these weapons and score more.
To me the onus is on Scott Turner to get these weapons in areas they can win but where Taylor can make low-risk decisions at the same time.
Tiger Woods Member since Feb 15th 2004 18386 posts
Mon Dec-05-22 02:03 PM
32. "on the worst pitch n the NFL we played to a draw , hope all are fit in 2..." In response to Reply # 0
That was the quintessential Heinicke game - head scratching for 3.5 quarters then gutsy as ever with the game on the line
Way too many mistakes , and especially suspect playcalling on offense in my opinion. O-line was incapable of protecting Taylor but we never adjusted to including more tight ends blocking. I just can’t figure out why we’d depart from the Eagles game game plan so drastically.
Chase Young is back after the bye, Giants have the Eagles between now and then. It’s there for us.
33. "Ugh. It's like kissing your sister" In response to Reply # 32
My buddies and I argued over whether upgrading the secondary or the QB over the offseason. Games like this don't make the answer much easier. That said, I may be able to deal with another year of a backup QB if I know any pass the opponent's QB throws doesn't have the chance to go 40+ yards because the corners and safeties are beat.
They're still a few pieces away from not being frustrating, but they don't outright suck. I guess that's good for December?
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
34. "offensive playcalling is freaking infuriating. " In response to Reply # 32
They never call anything to get a playmakers in space, which is where Samuels and Dotson are the most effective.
Taylor still throws too many too tall passes.
Since they tied, what shoes is he buying the team this week? Sandals maybe?
The secondary can be heart attack inducing. It's like they don't talk to each other at all. ______________________________________________________________________________
So yeah, there's a bogus illegal formation call. That was bad enough.
But when a DB is draped over our wideout, you gotta call that PI.
As always, it shouldn't have gotten to that point. Heinicke can't lose fumbles. At some point we gotta stop giving him this Johnny Appleseed folk hero benefit of the doubt.
On local sports talk, there's even talk of offering him like 3 years $70 million on the open market. Ugh. Look he does give everything he's got. But maybe that just ain't enough.
Can't help but wonder if we had Kirk and our three stud receivers would we be better off.
Speaking of which - Jahan Dotson is a man.
Oh, and coaching wise: how about we not ignore our best WR for basically a whole half of football? Every other team with a stud manages to get them involved, our coaching staff? Nah. Let's give Antonio Gibson five more carries and try another Samuels end around that'll get sniffed out an stuffed.
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