(09-27-2021, 09:09 AM)lone bengal Wrote: Lou has been doing a great job. Great win happy we beat Pittsburgh still not sold on Taylor tho I’m looking at the big picture. The defense is light years ahead of where I’d thought they’d be we have Burrow on a rookie contract the time to strike is the next few years we desperately need Taylor to be the guy. I thought his play calling was better but I still don’t think it was great or super creativity. Mixon has his longest run of the day like 18 yards to midfield. 1st and 10 they run Mixon for 1 yard then Perine on 2nd and 9 up the middle for no gain ! That play calling is a drive killer , the 2nd and long Perine up the middle play needs to be banded from the playbook. 1st down would have been a great time to play action pass nothing crazy something over the top for 7-8 yards then you got a 2nd and short with 2 plays to gain a few yards that’s when you can run it.

(09-27-2021, 11:17 AM)WychesWarrior Wrote: Agreed. The one thing I DO like about that is it seems he will no longer abandon the run. Even the announcers talked about that. 

(09-27-2021, 12:22 PM)lone bengal Wrote: Agreed I’m good with not giving up on the run I just feel like Zac is so robotic and simple with his play calling. We get a good run and Zac’s like ok let’s call all run plays till they stop it versus mixing it up and using play action to are  advantage by keeping the defense on its toes. Plus just because the defense gives you a light box dosen’t mean you have to run it every time and play into what the defense wants you to do which is take the ball out of Burrows hands. Taylor’s gotta use common sense it’s 2nd and 9 give your best player Burrow 2 plays to get 9 yards versus putting the ball in Perine‘s hands. Mcvay is a fun to watch as a play caller I just don’t see what Zac learned from him or what he does well.

(09-27-2021, 05:28 PM)Wyche Wrote: It's like he learns in increments....lol. Personally, I'd like to see him give up playcalling and stick with more traditional HC duties. It seems the players like him for the most part, and play hard for him. They've done a pretty good job of flipping the roster so far, even though there's still some work to be done. I like the type of people they have targeted to fill the roster. There are definitely some head scratching calls at times though. 

(09-28-2021, 09:26 AM)PhilHos Wrote: That's what I've said about Zac since the end of his first year. I think he has the makings of being a good HC (not saying he's one right now, mind you) for the reasons you've said but unless he has a Lou-like turnaround in offense the rest of this season, then it's clear he's just not a good OC. 

(10-11-2021, 01:54 PM)Tony Wrote: The Media is shitting all over Zac for that 3rd and 5 run at the end of the 4th quarter... That should get him fired alone. I don't understand what the **** he was thinking. Apparently no one in sports media understood it either...

(10-11-2021, 11:17 AM)Awful Llama Wrote: It's actually Zac's fault that you're turning into your parents.

(10-11-2021, 01:54 PM)Tony Wrote: The Media is shitting all over Zac for that 3rd and 5 run at the end of the 4th quarter... That should get him fired alone. I don't understand what the **** he was thinking. Apparently no one in sports media understood it either...

(10-12-2021, 08:49 AM)PhilHos Wrote: Then, no offense, you and the media are idiots. Clearly, Zac felt comfortable enough to kick a long FG, so he decided a run would be best, because even if it didn't pick up the first down, it takes time off the clock and forces GB to use a timeout (their last timeout, too, I believe) and less chance of a turnover; an incomplete pass stops the clock and a pass in general in that situation has a greater chance of getting intercepted.

Now, disagree with Zac's decision all you want, but it's not a decision that requires a great deal of thought to understand unless thinking is something you find difficult.

(10-11-2021, 10:32 PM)grampahol Wrote: I'm not turning into my parents.. First off I can't be two people at once, my mother was born a female 32 years before I was born and my dad 30 years before and both are dead..

(10-11-2021, 01:54 PM)Tony Wrote: The Media is shitting all over Zac for that 3rd and 5 run at the end of the 4th quarter... That should get him fired alone. I don't understand what the **** he was thinking. Apparently no one in sports media understood it either...