Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Originally posted by 49erphan:
Last year the team seemed to play pretty well in the first half of many games and then fell apart in the second half. This year it seems like the opposite. There are probably a lot of factors involved in that but I think the ability of the HC/OC to adapt and adjust to the defense is probably a primary factor. We may not end up with any more wins than last year, but I like seeing the team do better in the second half rather than fall apart.
True, we rallied from 17-0 against Washington, we came back to tie against Indy, and also almost came back down against the Rams too. I think it's inconsistency, youth, and fundamental mistakes (penalties/drops) that are the difference between the wins and losses in the last five games. Well, and some terrible luck with bad timing of penalty calls.
We did come back as OTC noted and always fell just a little bit short. Now just improve us a tiny bit and that is enough to push us over at least 2, maybe 3 games for Ws. And CJ does that...he is substantially better than hoyer, not a little bit. Kyle planned to sit CJ until he was up to speed on the plays, but not after just 6 games. But he saw what we all did...hoyer is not the same QB he was under Kyle several yrs back. He was just good enough to help us get close. Way better than Gagbert and kap. But nowhere near enough to be the starter anywhere in the NFL. So Cj got the call about 3 or 4 games earlier, and after just 50 yards of O in the first 28 1/2 mins of first half, kyle had finally seen enough of hoyer. Got rewarded with a TD in the last 2 minutes. And then CJ went for 250 yds in the second half(some of that came in last 2 mins of first half). There was palpable evidence that CJ lifted this team. And that little lift was enough to have gotten us 2-3 Ws already. Maybe, probably, CJ wasn't quite ready, but did he look like he didnt know the plays?Not to me, he didn't. The fact he hung in the pocket except for two plays, speaks volumes about why he isnt a flash in the pan like kap, DeShaun Watson, kizer, and a whole host of other QBs who are not FR QBs. You gotta love the way CJ depended on his OL, even tho kigore was like an 8 lane freeway to the QB and fusco got mowed down or moved out of the way on most plays. On a scoring play over RT, my man Trenton cleared out a 6 foot hole for the score.
ANd it wasn't just a hole...it was two holes, all on his own. DJ has great blocking on both ends. (OTs), but up the gut....well kilgore and fusco are both FAILS. Lake is way better than beadles, but still not there yet. I am hopeful for him though as he has shown some very good play, mixed in with some fluffs. CJ is here to stay. He is our FR QB, altho it is way too early to tell. Just about time to promote Magnus now, unless kyle thinks he is not game ready. I would put him in for kilgore and go from there. At lest try it.
And think this thru: not FA ing Cuzins, saves us $30 mil/yr to spend on OG, C, #1WR, and maybe a cover corner. Imagine that.. Cj has a lot to prove between now and then. But cuzins, who we have no guarantee on, actually got outplayed by CJ. Sure he won the game for WASH. But if CJ plays all game, i bet CJ wins this one. No way to know, but he looked incredibly good for a rook on his first showing. Now...can he sustain that? If so, Houston, we got our FR QB. Fortunately there are still 10 games left to see if this was a fluke...or the real deal. I'm betting on the latter.
