Ok, calling all owners for a day: yeah fire 'em all. But more than that, if you had total control, personnel, coach selection - what do you do right NOW?
Offense:
1) GW ain't the future, so he's gone now. LeBeau promoted from within. Give him the remainder of the season to stop the bleeding.
Alternative - go after big-name coach in off-season, preferrably someone who has worked successfully with a new young QB before - (we're drafting a new QB, that's why). If I had a ton of money, I'd go after Jimmy Johnson or Coughlin. JJ's got the cred, and he's built a young O into a contender before.
2) Kevin Gilbride, (join GW, see #1)
3) I'm sorry, I wanted him to be the guy, but Bledsoe ain't the future, so beg borrow and steal and get a young prospect in the draft. (AVP is acceptable as a back-up, but he's not the future either.) Bledsoe was brought into bring vet leadership. He's regressing. The O almost has to play perfectly in order for him to have a good day. We need a QB that can will their offense to win games. I sense none of that in Bledsoe now.
How many key drives this year, including today, where we ripped off a big gainer, only for him to get downfield, line-up and then call a TO. Any momentum killed. Drew, make the read, snap it and go. His lack of confidence in sustaining drives is catching on.
There's also coverage sacks, which he's had his share of, and then there's locking onto a receiver for too long. He's starting to look like RJ a LOT - only RJ had more mobility. If Parcells couldn't get Bledsoe over the hump, how's GW going to?
4) Draft O-line help, not through FA. We need a Kent Hull type leader at center.
5) Jennings - benched. 3 years of holding penalties is a little too much. Way too many key drives stalled on account of his holding these past two seasons. Apparently GW's lap running for penalties ain't working.
If we can't get FA help, keep Moore in the background to pick up blitzes. Might as well, he ain't catching the ball anyway.
6) Tell Travis to relax. We're now going to run it the majority of plays. The new mantra will be: 'Run until they stop us', not 'throw until we complete a bomb downfield.' You now need to be our 100+ yard back every game. If not, Willis is waiting. Re-sign Gash and keep Sammy.
We will now mix the passing game with the running game. Short screens out of the backfield and let the RBs/FBs get their yards after the catch.
7) #80 - Eric, stop *****ing to the refs and start making plays. You are the big playmaker - start making them or we go to Reed and Shaw and you can join Keyshawn on Fox.
Defense:
1) Gray stays on.
2) If we don't bolster the D-line with FA DE help, then we need to get a lot more agressive in our blitz schemes and fronts. Without a serious pass rush, Winfield and Clements can not continue to lay off receivers 5+ yards on key 3rd down conversions. They get smoked every time.
Show eight on the line more, not less, even if we don't intend to send them all. Blitz until we get burned.
ST:
1) Move Clements to handle kick-off or punt return duty. I think we've all had enough of Brown's amazing 'speed' that ends up going nowhere.
2) Need a deep kick-off threat. Only real weak spot I see is that letting teams catch the ball at their 15 is killing us on ST. Touchbacks are what we need.
Offense:
1) GW ain't the future, so he's gone now. LeBeau promoted from within. Give him the remainder of the season to stop the bleeding.
Alternative - go after big-name coach in off-season, preferrably someone who has worked successfully with a new young QB before - (we're drafting a new QB, that's why). If I had a ton of money, I'd go after Jimmy Johnson or Coughlin. JJ's got the cred, and he's built a young O into a contender before.
2) Kevin Gilbride, (join GW, see #1)
3) I'm sorry, I wanted him to be the guy, but Bledsoe ain't the future, so beg borrow and steal and get a young prospect in the draft. (AVP is acceptable as a back-up, but he's not the future either.) Bledsoe was brought into bring vet leadership. He's regressing. The O almost has to play perfectly in order for him to have a good day. We need a QB that can will their offense to win games. I sense none of that in Bledsoe now.
How many key drives this year, including today, where we ripped off a big gainer, only for him to get downfield, line-up and then call a TO. Any momentum killed. Drew, make the read, snap it and go. His lack of confidence in sustaining drives is catching on.
There's also coverage sacks, which he's had his share of, and then there's locking onto a receiver for too long. He's starting to look like RJ a LOT - only RJ had more mobility. If Parcells couldn't get Bledsoe over the hump, how's GW going to?
4) Draft O-line help, not through FA. We need a Kent Hull type leader at center.
5) Jennings - benched. 3 years of holding penalties is a little too much. Way too many key drives stalled on account of his holding these past two seasons. Apparently GW's lap running for penalties ain't working.
If we can't get FA help, keep Moore in the background to pick up blitzes. Might as well, he ain't catching the ball anyway.
6) Tell Travis to relax. We're now going to run it the majority of plays. The new mantra will be: 'Run until they stop us', not 'throw until we complete a bomb downfield.' You now need to be our 100+ yard back every game. If not, Willis is waiting. Re-sign Gash and keep Sammy.
We will now mix the passing game with the running game. Short screens out of the backfield and let the RBs/FBs get their yards after the catch.
7) #80 - Eric, stop *****ing to the refs and start making plays. You are the big playmaker - start making them or we go to Reed and Shaw and you can join Keyshawn on Fox.
Defense:
1) Gray stays on.
2) If we don't bolster the D-line with FA DE help, then we need to get a lot more agressive in our blitz schemes and fronts. Without a serious pass rush, Winfield and Clements can not continue to lay off receivers 5+ yards on key 3rd down conversions. They get smoked every time.
Show eight on the line more, not less, even if we don't intend to send them all. Blitz until we get burned.
ST:
1) Move Clements to handle kick-off or punt return duty. I think we've all had enough of Brown's amazing 'speed' that ends up going nowhere.
2) Need a deep kick-off threat. Only real weak spot I see is that letting teams catch the ball at their 15 is killing us on ST. Touchbacks are what we need.
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