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The Defense, the Turnovers, and the Redzone Offense

Simba said:
Maybe this season has been a ploy all along. Fuck around, drop a few games, and be the underdog instead of the favorite. Clearly we can't handle the pressure, so the best way to get rid of it is to appear as though we suck ass.
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A part of me has thought maybe we're being conservative on purpose. Then with Harbaugh saying something along the lines of build then be sudden. Can't remember the quote. Then I watch them play and it's hard to believe it. Running seems to be "improving" while pass blocking is abysmal. Also when Ricard is in as an extra blocker doesn't it make more sense to keep him in the backfield? Him on the line doesnt feel like it has been effective
 
Simba said:
I think Faalele had taken a lot of undeserved flack early in the season, but I definitely think he's earned the callouts over the last few weeks, and I think today was probably the worst performance of them all based on the live eye test. The number of straight up missed blocks is unacceptable. I know they don't believe the other options they have are any better but I also can't see how you can continually watch this tape and say that we're rolling with the same old, same old. At some point, you just have to try something and see what sticks. Our inability to do anything meaningful on critical downs is a continued knife in the back.
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I will caution with this mentality that the Browns fans were saying the same thing with regards to Gabriel and Sanders and uh... yeah...
 
We barely squeak by for the division title, look like shit doing it, 4 seed.

Corey Bullock goes to LG and Ben Cleveland goes to RG, they are our 2012 playoffs OL reshuffle in 2025, totally changes the team.

Todd monken is fired and tee Martin calls plays en route to our first sb win, defense takes over in the playoffs and is the main reason we go on our run.

Thank you for letting me tell you about my 2025 season on madden franchise
 
29BmoreBird22 said:
I will caution with this mentality that the Browns fans were saying the same thing with regards to Gabriel and Sanders and uh... yeah...
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I get it. It's hard to say we're automatically going to get better just by shifting around some deck chairs, but this long of a period of sustained poor play...
 
Simba said:
Apparently the fake tush push is called 'Hurricane' and was just installed this week. Still unsure why they ran a basic predictable run on 3rd down instead of this new wrinkle, but hey, it worked. Seemed like the potential for this to be disastrous though.
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Conditioning. With a half yard needed, we motion Zay Flowers to RB, and Devin Bush motions the three-stack of Isaiah McGuire, Jerome Baker and Grant Delpit to slide outside of our RT and Sniffer H-Back, Pat Ricard and Isaiah Likely.

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We run the fullback dive with Henry away from the stack, which is capable of picking up the yardage on its own. McGuire screams off the line in hopes of running down Henry from the backside of the play, but is unable to do so. Baker, lined up outside of the McGuire, is essentially there to contain, with neither him nor Delpit getting involved.

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Now check the next play out. We line up fast, we don't motion anyone. So McGuire is shading inside of the two furthest blockers. Baker is lined up on McGuire's righthand side. Neither is showing that they'll do anything other than crash inside, both looking to be involved left out of the contact on the previous play. Only Delpit is there on contain, and he's about to basically be in a one-on-two fastbreak against a mammoth FB and a stocky TE with room to accelerate.

To your point, Charlie Kolar? Chef's kiss. First, he seals. Then he gets a piece of Carson Schwesinger to spring the play into a TD instead of a 5 yard gain. But guys, what I can tell you, that second play likely does not happen without the first. The manipulation on back-to-back plays was fucking genius. One of my favorite calls leaguewide all year and it's on the heels of showing an attack, getting a reaction, expecting a counter on the next attempt and countering that counter. And it was executed to perfection, too.
 
On the good news front, Green still looks like that dude when he’s not being double teamed and chipped, and Dremont Jones has been everything advertised and quite a bit more
 
Ludy51 said:
Thanks! Thought you were gonna blow it against Famous Jameis for a minute there.

Did I hear Jacob’s got hurt?
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He banged his knee. X rays are negative so he should be fine to go for next week. They kept him out just to keep him from further injury.
 
Simba said:
I think Faalele had taken a lot of undeserved flack early in the season, but I definitely think he's earned the callouts over the last few weeks, and I think today was probably the worst performance of them all based on the live eye test. The number of straight up missed blocks is unacceptable. I know they don't believe the other options they have are any better but I also can't see how you can continually watch this tape and say that we're rolling with the same old, same old. At some point, you just have to try something and see what sticks. Our inability to do anything meaningful on critical downs is a continued knife in the back.
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I mean, how much drop off is to be expected from the level he plays at? Worst case, we are still the same - abysmal.
 
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