Excellent article explaining what went wrong yesterday

[Ellard80]

Unless you guess wrong, and it wasn't a zero blitz, and the DC knew how you want to attack it and plans for that too.

I agree its the hardest thing.
But shit happens.

hence why it's the hardest position to play

 

[thirteen28]

Say what you want about the kid, but man is he tough. He takes some highlight reel hits and gets up like a champ.

I remember way, way back in the day when Patriots HoF G John Hannah was asked about the difference between Steve Grogan and Tony Eason. His reply was along the lines of "when Grogan drops back to pass, he looks for the receivers. When Eason drops back to pass, he looks for the pass rushers ... they should give him a skirt." This from a guy who blocked for both, but only respected one of them.

Goff could certainly do better in being aware of where the pressure is coming from, but at least he's not a pussy.

 

[ramsince62]

it just sucks to lose when the other team had less than 200 yards of offense and we had a 7-0 lead.

I believe it was closer to 145 v 471.

 

[FrantikRam]

Oh boy

the play caller has to act when the defense is in 0 blitz repeatedly...and it was repeated

Well, I think we can all agree that McVay and Goff talked throughout the game on the sidelines. And McVay said they prepared for the zero blitzes.

Put those two together and then think about how many QBs have beaten blitzes without a coach like McVay...

For me it's on Goff. And while I'm no football genius, I would also endorse passing every play against a zero blitz - we have a $34 million QB and two $16 million WRs - for how good they are, I'd expect to destroy a zero blitz.

 

[kurtfaulk]

I remember way, way back in the day when Patriots HoF G John Hannah was asked about the difference between Steve Grogan and Tony Eason. His reply was along the lines of "when Grogan drops back to pass, he looks for the receivers. When Eason drops back to pass, he looks for the pass rushers ... they should give him a skirt." This from a guy who blocked for both, but only respected one of them.

Goff could certainly do better in being aware of where the pressure is coming from, but at least he's not a pussy.

We all know goff is as tough as they come. We just want him to be as smart as they come.

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[Ellard80]

Well, I think we can all agree that McVay and Goff talked throughout the game on the sidelines. And McVay said they prepared for the zero blitzes.

Put those two together and then think about how many QBs have beaten blitzes without a coach like McVay...

For me it's on Goff. And while I'm no football genius, I would also endorse passing every play against a zero blitz - we have a $34 million QB and two $16 million WRs - for how good they are, I'd expect to destroy a zero blitz.

yes this is said well... what's the point of having a lazer armed qb and high paid recievers if you can't beat a zero blitz?

 

[CoachAllred]

I don't think I have screamed "Run the effin Ball" this much since Martz was the HC.
Just one more example is the Bear game. Yea we won, but in the first drive Henderson
starts game with 2 runs. The first was a 11yd gain the second was a 5 yard gain and then it was
8 straight passes and a punt.

There is no purpose to our run game. We don't even run the ball enough to make play action truly
affective.
This team has the ability to be a top 3 running team, but Mcvay does not have the patience
required to accomplish that. Hendo could be a beast on his own, but we have two more
backs that are capable of making our run game monsterous.
Wake The F**K Up McVay!!

Ask a Olineman what they like to do and they will tell you 'Running the ball"
It fires them up to run the ball well and if they're fired up , they play better.
Wake The F**K Up McVay!!

 

[fearsomefour]

And I'm not at all trying to excuse his play for that game. He was bad.
But I think that kind of scenario shows that defenses get paid to know our answers.
When they have those answers, any QB can have a bad day.

For sure.
I think Flores is a very talented coach as well.
Did a great job and he has that defensive believing.

 

[Snaz]

Kind of hard to use play action or use a RB to block with an empty backfield.

Or hmm go with an extra blocker, tackle eligble use an extra lineman as a TE, other teams have done it.