11-25-2021, 02:20 PM
(11-25-2021, 01:41 PM)fredtoast Wrote: When one player can't cover his assignment I blame the player. When the entire team suddenly has the same problem covering their assignment I blame the coach. Individual players are up and down from game to game, but I don't see every single player suddenly go bad at the same time.
And even if it was all the players messing up at the same time the coaches have to make some kind of adjustments after 3 quarters of the EXACT SAME THING.
Back in '19 we played the Steelers when they had no rushing game and Roethlisbereger was out with injury. Tomlin used a WR in the wildcat formation and ran all over us. Lou just could not come up with any adjustment or answer to what they were doing.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Lou is blameless. There was a call where he had the LBers in a double A-gap position and White read it pre-snap and hit the seam where the hole was. A look like that can really stress the low defenders. It was a big play for the Jets. Conversely, on one of the touchdowns, Lou called a cover 3 look and Jessie vacated the middle of the field and White threw a TD right where he was. There is blame on both sides, but Lou isn't the sole reason for that game. The players also shit the bed.
