mykc14 wrote:I’ve been trying not to post too much on this topic because I’m following Cbob’s 5-year rule, but watching this on Monday ticked me off more than most things. Why on earth would a coach call a time out when the QB has changed a play into something they like with plenty of time left on the play clock???? A rookie- yeah. A crappy backup- sure, but you do not do that to an established starter/pro-bowler/top 5-10 QB in this league.COME ON!!! What a waste of a time-out! Something is not right.
As to your point about Schottenheimer it was one of my ‘nail in the coffin’ moments for PC. It was at that point that I knew he was never going to change. He will always run his offense using his Pete-Ball philosophy, which Schottenheimer fits to a T. He had an opportunity to hire a dynamic offensive signal caller who could have had free-reign to design an offense around one of the most dynamic players who have ever played QB but instead he goes with boring only in the NFL because of my dad Schottenheimer... my hat is off to PC for where he has taken us as a franchise and I really do like him as a coach but PC’s unwillingness to change his offensive philosophy when he has a dynamic player at the most important position in sports is going to be his undoing. I really hope it works out and RW turns Schott’s crap offense into something decent or PC realizes that he needs to let the offense take risks throughout the whole game, but if he didn’t do it when he had the chance with his OC hire, why would he do it now?
While I’m mid-rant his comments about RW needing to throw the ball away in long yardage situations when nothing is there is just crap as well. You want a guy who has spent his whole career making something out of nothing to suddenly stop trying to make those plays when the offense NEEDS a spark? 3 and out... 3 and out... 3 and out... 80 yards through 3 quarters... 1 yard in the 3rd Q... yeah he needs to throw it away. You need to turn the Offense over to him and let him take some risks early in games. Playing PC ball there is no way he throws that TD pass to Lockett in the first 3 quarters, the coverage was too tight (how did we not get called for lineman down field on that one?). He needs to have the freedom to make those plays all game long!!
I made similar comments over in the Pete Carroll thread. The only thing thus far that has impressed me about Schott's offense is his increased involvement/emphasis of the tight end position. That's one of the mistakes Bevell made, ie bringing in a soft pass catching tight end by sacrificing a Pro Bowl center and a #1 draft pick. Picking up Dissly is one of the bright spots in our draft, and I'm sure that Schott had a major hand in it.
You're right about those timeouts. Taking two 2nd half timeouts on offense in non critical situations was absurd and one of the factors that prevented a late 4th quarter come back. Despite all our problems with pass protection, ie 12 sacks in 2 games, we've now had two straight winnable games where the offense has failed in the 4th quarter. Although I've tended to assign more of that blame on Russell than I have the OC, Schott has to take his share of responsibility. For whatever reason, the offense isn't getting it done.
I'm following Cbob's 5 year rule, too, sort of. I gave PC/JS another year simply because he recognized that the current means were not getting it done and that the team had drifted into mediocrity, and that he finally held Bevell accountable for his mistakes. But it stops there. Pete's hiring of a Good Ole Boy from his past for his OC has raised eyebrows. The reports about the locker room discord over the past few years have disturbed me, particularly those centering around Pete giving preferential treatment to his QB because they fit to a 'T' my fears about him when he was hired. If this teams falls off the cliff and goes something like 4-12, there's a good chance that I'll be off the bandwagon.
I'm OK with a one or two year rebuild, but a 4-12 season would indicate that there's a lot more wrong with this team than just a few of its components.