(02-16-2022, 11:49 AM)Au165 Wrote: He is now. The good thing though is it does create stability and stability usually helps with attracting things like Free Agents, but also high end coaches which we will need as we lose some in the coming years. 

(02-16-2022, 02:44 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Taylor also touched on:

_On Samaje Perine carrying the ball on third-and one in the last drive and not Joe Mixon:
"We were in 2-minute mode and Samaje has done a great job. His role has really been as a protecting back and a lot of the things that come with that, off of that. It's one of those situations where I called the play a little later on the clock. And so, I was the one that said leave him in there. Justin Hill, our running backs coach, asked if we wanted to make a change. I said, just leave Samaje in there.
"Obviously, it didn't work out for us. Whether Joe is in there or not, he's certainly deserving of the opportunity in a key moment in a key game to try to get it for us as our featured back. But again, that's just one of the decisions you make in the moment and you've got to move forward with it. There's other things I certainly could have done over the course of the game that would have put us in a better position. Unfortunately, we couldn't get it done."

(02-16-2022, 02:52 PM)Housh Wrote: This not even some shit you admit in public. That you basically shrugged off you coach who obviously wanted a change because of he was confident in Perine he wouldn’t even have asked

(02-16-2022, 02:50 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Yes, this had to be done. It sets up a great foundation as long as we take care of the OL in Free Agency.

Lots of players will want to come here but we need the OL here first and foremost.

Great news with Zac's extension, expecting more extensions for coaches like Lou and Hobby soon.

(02-16-2022, 03:00 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sure isn't egotistical though. I am sure many coaches wouldn't admit to that. In a way you can admire the honesty.

But DAMN, it was the wrong decision and he knows it! Zac needs to be kicking himself for a lot of things, especially not using 
rollouts, screens, dump offs against the team that struggles against these calls more than anyone. We would of won this game
easily if we used these types of play calls often, bet on it.

(02-16-2022, 03:09 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: It’s to protect his running back coach and making sure he’s blamed. It’s called class.

(02-16-2022, 03:20 PM)Oasis5055 Wrote: Rams dl is very talented but part of their and Donald’s success is  because they commit themselves early and often and over pursue.

Look at their stats against screens. That is a clear sign of a defense that over commits. I agree 2-3 screens gets you at least 1-2 more field goal attempts

2 weeks ago a dump to perrine got them 48. I mean come on what film of the rams did Taylor and Callahan look at for the last 2 weeks?

(02-16-2022, 01:01 PM)Au165 Wrote: It really is interesting because as much as the players keep telling us it is Zac fans keep saying they know better. There are plenty of ways to talk about success and not give your coach a ton of credit without being a dick or risking your job, all the players go out of their way to specifically praise him. 

(02-16-2022, 01:10 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I know it's a simple point and perhaps I've overlooked such conversation on this forum, but I can't recall enough emphasis being placed on the OL also being a detriment to Coach Taylor. I recall many posts that suggest Zac should give up play calling, but maybe some wouldn't think it if an improved OL also elevated Zac's play calling. It's not just Burrow suffering from poor OL play I suppose is my "Aha" moment of the day. I'm probably late to the game in thinking about this. 

(02-16-2022, 03:29 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Amazing we even had a chance
in that game the way we went about it. Let alone we were one play from winning. Kind of mind blowing.

(02-16-2022, 01:56 PM)Au165 Wrote: No…Max protect is a term for pass protection. An extra tackle is simply jumbo set.

(02-16-2022, 03:00 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sure isn't egotistical though. I am sure many coaches wouldn't admit to that. In a way you can admire the honesty.

But DAMN, it was the wrong decision and he knows it! Zac needs to be kicking himself for a lot of things, especially not using 
rollouts, screens, dump offs against the team that struggles against these calls more than anyone. We would of won this game
easily if we used these types of play calls often, bet on it.

(02-16-2022, 03:37 PM)Oasis5055 Wrote: That hit the nail on the head why this is so frustrating. The two plays they did that exploited the rams over pursuing (Mixons pass) and burrows play action scored touchdowns.

90 percent of everything else was shotgun that was like dinner on a plate for Donald.

I mean with a half decent strategy of attacking the rams defense do we win by 10?

At this point I almost wish Beckham didn’t get hurt and they got blown out

This is bordering on insanity to do so much wrong offensively and be that close that a championship.

(02-16-2022, 03:00 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Sure isn't egotistical though. I am sure many coaches wouldn't admit to that. In a way you can admire the honesty.

But DAMN, it was the wrong decision and he knows it! Zac needs to be kicking himself for a lot of things, especially not using 
rollouts, screens, dump offs against the team that struggles against these calls more than anyone. We would of won this game
easily if we used these types of play calls often, bet on it.

(02-16-2022, 03:49 PM)Wyche Wrote: He said he called the play late on the clock, which suggests he'd probably have to burn a timeout. I was pretty excited at that point and don't remember, did we have any left?