McCarthy Takes Back Playcalling

[pittstang5]

i honestly hate both options

pound that shit up the middle with a FB blocker

or try and hit a quick slant maybe

I agree - that's what Lacey SHOULD be doing in those situations...not stretching it out on a pitch or whatever.

[esoxx]

Stubby

[red]

i seriously doubt that tubby calling the plays is gonna fix the problems with the bad throws, the piss poor blocking, the shitty routes run or the fumbles from the rb's

i think this is a sign of desperation from m3, cause he can't find anything else to blame (since he won't blame himself for the staff he put together and kept, or his scheme doesn't work when the #1 WR goes down, the fact that his team rarely looks prepared to play, or that he can't make adjustments, or that he cant figure out how not to piss away timeouts, or that he doesn't understand the term "clock management")

people can blsme clements all they want, but he was running tubbys system and you know damn well m3 hand plenty of say in what was run and done

[ThunderDan]

i honestly hate both options

pound that shit up the middle with a FB blocker

or try and hit a quick slant maybe

I don't mind the long throw as much as the wide run.

I'd rather have them run up the gut.

[pbmax]

I don't mind the long throw as much as the wide run.

I'd rather have them run up the gut.

That has not been working either.

[denverYooper]

Wouldn't be the worst idea.

Hoody took McDaniels back after he failed as an HC.

[Guiness]

I wish he would. Let Clements coordinate the offense, and let Edgar Bennett go back to coaching the WR's.

What is Bennett's job now? Is he the OC and Clements assistant HC or something?

[denverYooper]

I for one cannot wait for the 3rd-and-1 bomb.

[Joemailman]

What is Bennett's job now? Is he the OC and Clements assistant HC or something?

Yes. But I have no idea what the division of responsibilities is.

[red]

so, clements job today is to pretty much hold the challenge flag for Mcstubs

[Guiness]

Maybe that friction wasn't such a bad thing, and maybe having the QB and playcaller close wasn't such a good thing.

2nd time in a row responding to your post - we must be on the same wavelength today!

I was thinking the same, the playcaller and guy receiving the plays maybe shouldn't be too buddy buddy. Brent's best years were when Holmgren was calling plays, and cussing him out for taking stupid chances, not when Sherman was fetching him coffee. Rodger's makes mistakes like the rest of them, 2-time MVP or not, it's not a good thing if after doing something wrong, the response is 'there there, we'll get them next time'

[Patler]

Hoody took McDaniels back after he failed as an HC.

He did, but two years later when he had an opening because O'Brien took the Penn State job.
If MM were to rehire Philbin, somebody needs to go.

[Guiness]

Hoody took McDaniels back after he failed as an HC.

Ya, but Philbin never called plays in GB, did he?

[Maxie the Taxi]

Might not have been you, but there are LOTS of threads we can bump that call for M3's head because of his play calling.

Just another example of careful what you wish for.

Or you don't know how good you have it.

I definitely wanted Stubby to give up playcalling, especially after the debacle in the playoff game. My main reason was I thought game management was suffering without full-time someone's attention to it. I even suggested a strategy czar and Stubby calling plays, if memory serves. But really, I don't believe game management has improved much either with Stubby in charge.

Yeah, I know be careful what you wish for, but even so I'm willing to take full responsibility for the current clusterf*ck in GB.

[pbmax]

He did, but two years later when he had an opening because O'Brien took the Penn State job.
If MM were to rehire Philbin, somebody needs to go.

There would be an opening if Clements can't stay (or see himself staying).