Game # 2- The Good, Bad and Ugly

Originally posted by Born49R:
I was shouting the same thing at the tv. I hate that lets bash it in mentality from coaches. As a h.s. j.v. I talked our QB into changing a play when the coach had called 2 straight plays like that and the defense was keying on our formation. He said I had better be right but there was no defender outside me and the RB trotted into the endzone with out getting touched. When I came off the field the coach wanted to know where the play came from and I just grinned and shrugged my shoulders . Now I realize pro football is very different but sometimes the bludgeon mentality just doesn't work.

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by DelCed2486:
Not an excuse but just part of the reason they got killed was that was a bit of unfair scheduling to make a west coast team play on Mon night, then go x-country to eastern TZ on a short week for a 10am kick vs team that's been off for 9 days.

Absurd scheduling for sure, especially with Pittsburgh already having 10 days off. It doesn't excuse the mental breakdowns we had today, but it does have an effect on guys coming out flat.

There is a reason West Coast teams have an abysmal record 10:00 am East Coast games. Now you make that team travel on a short week against a team with extra days rest. Absurd.

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Born49R:
I was shouting the same thing at the tv. I hate that lets bash it in mentality from coaches. As a h.s. j.v. I talked our QB into changing a play when the coach had called 2 straight plays like that and the defense was keying on our formation. He said I had better be right but there was no defender outside me and the RB trotted into the endzone with out getting touched. When I came off the field the coach wanted to know where the play came from and I just grinned and shrugged my shoulders . Now I realize pro football is very different but sometimes the bludgeon mentality just doesn't work.

Just look at what the Steelers did to us. They were on the goalline and 2 pt conversions running 5 wide, and made it look easy. That's how it's done.

Originally posted by DelCed2486:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Born49R:
I was shouting the same thing at the tv. I hate that lets bash it in mentality from coaches. As a h.s. j.v. I talked our QB into changing a play when the coach had called 2 straight plays like that and the defense was keying on our formation. He said I had better be right but there was no defender outside me and the RB trotted into the endzone with out getting touched. When I came off the field the coach wanted to know where the play came from and I just grinned and shrugged my shoulders . Now I realize pro football is very different but sometimes the bludgeon mentality just doesn't work.

Just look at what the Steelers did to us. They were on the goalline and 2 pt conversions running 5 wide, and made it look easy. That's how it's done.

You mean you don't have an affinity for those play-limiting constant double-TE formations?

Originally posted by DelCed2486:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by DelCed2486:
Not an excuse but just part of the reason they got killed was that was a bit of unfair scheduling to make a west coast team play on Mon night, then go x-country to eastern TZ on a short week for a 10am kick vs team that's been off for 9 days.

Absurd scheduling for sure, especially with Pittsburgh already having 10 days off. It doesn't excuse the mental breakdowns we had today, but it does have an effect on guys coming out flat.

There is a reason West Coast teams have an abysmal record 10:00 am East Coast games. Now you make that team travel on a short week against a team with extra days rest. Absurd.

You'd think that if the scheduling computer spit that out then a human would pick up on it.

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by DelCed2486:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Born49R:
I was shouting the same thing at the tv. I hate that lets bash it in mentality from coaches. As a h.s. j.v. I talked our QB into changing a play when the coach had called 2 straight plays like that and the defense was keying on our formation. He said I had better be right but there was no defender outside me and the RB trotted into the endzone with out getting touched. When I came off the field the coach wanted to know where the play came from and I just grinned and shrugged my shoulders . Now I realize pro football is very different but sometimes the bludgeon mentality just doesn't work.

Just look at what the Steelers did to us. They were on the goalline and 2 pt conversions running 5 wide, and made it look easy. That's how it's done.

You mean you don't have an affinity for those play-limiting constant double-TE formations?

So tired of it. It failed under Harbaugh, and will always fail. It's a different game now. You need to create space.

Originally posted by Escobar:

also good:

Torrey Smith, 6, 120, 1

Kap connecting with him is the only positive from this game

Originally posted by thl408:
I didn't know that. But when I see ABrown behind Acker and no one else in the picture, I put that on Acker. There was one play where Reid took a poor angle to double cover Brown, but that was one play. For the most part, Acker was getting owned left and right by Brown.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by DelCed2486:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by DelCed2486:
Not an excuse but just part of the reason they got killed was that was a bit of unfair scheduling to make a west coast team play on Mon night, then go x-country to eastern TZ on a short week for a 10am kick vs team that's been off for 9 days.

Absurd scheduling for sure, especially with Pittsburgh already having 10 days off. It doesn't excuse the mental breakdowns we had today, but it does have an effect on guys coming out flat.

There is a reason West Coast teams have an abysmal record 10:00 am East Coast games. Now you make that team travel on a short week against a team with extra days rest. Absurd.

You'd think that if the scheduling computer spit that out then a human would pick up on it.

I have no issue playing Pittsburgh week 2, but it should have been a 4 PM EST start, or 1 PM PST start. It does seem unfair, but no matter who played Pittsburgh, it would be unfair, same for playing NE when they had 10 days rest.

Originally posted by DelCed2486:
Boom, create space. Bring in Steve Kerr.

Originally posted by thl408:
I didn't know that. But when I see ABrown behind Acker and no one else in the picture, I put that on Acker. There was one play where Reid took a poor angle to double cover Brown, but that was one play. For the most part, Acker was getting owned left and right by Brown.