We lost Hunt then we were without Hill, Fisher, Wylie, Watkins and Williams. And we tried to rebuild the D at the same time. It's all killed us. [Reply]
Point is that nobody is afraid of anyone in our backfield. Teams had to pick their poison when we had Kareem. And the dude was awesome catching the football. Look at any of Reid’s teams historically and there was always a feature back that teams had to account for. We don’t have anything near that now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 493rd:
Point is that nobody is afraid of anyone in our backfield. Teams had to pick their poison when we had Kareem. And the dude was awesome catching the football. Look at any of Reid’s teams historically and there was always a feature back that teams had to account for. We don’t have anything near that now.
Not disagreeing but it's like losing Hunt was the thread that started the unravelling. [Reply]
Originally Posted by philfree:
Not disagreeing but it's like losing Hunt was the thread that started the unravelling.
That makes no sense. We still kicked ass last year after he was gone. It's not like we lost him this off season. I'm convinced Andy wants to break offensive records and you're not going to do that by running (in his eyes). McCoy has been good and running the ball is working. Then we go away from it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
That makes no sense. We still kicked ass last year after he was gone. It's not like we lost him this off season. I'm convinced Andy wants to break offensive records and you're not going to do that by running (in his eyes). McCoy has been good and running the ball is working. Then we go away from it.
We had momentum at the time but as we transitioned to this year the threads keep pulling out. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 493rd:
Point is that nobody is afraid of anyone in our backfield. Teams had to pick their poison when we had Kareem. And the dude was awesome catching the football. Look at any of Reid’s teams historically and there was always a feature back that teams had to account for. We don’t have anything near that now.
Offense needs more balance. Too much backyard football. But the defense's shortcomings are the biggest concern. Can't rush the passer or tackle. Bad combo. [Reply]
And yet Damien Williams filled in last year and almost nobody noticed. I blame Reid's playcalling and an offensive line full of swing tackles for our running game than anything. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gravedigger:
And yet Damien Williams filled in last year and almost nobody noticed. I blame Reid's playcalling and an offensive line full of swing tackles for our running game than anything.
Losing Eric Fisher + hobbled Patrick Mahomes killed us. It's not that hard to figure out. With a healthy Mahomes, he can buy time and offset the turnstile Cam Erving. Without that, we see how bad Erving truly is. [Reply]
He wouldn't have helped us a bit against the Colts or Texans or any of the teams we played this season for the same reason that he hasn't helped the Browns. He's suspended. Also, let's not act like it was a 1 time thing. He had a pattern of bad behavior. He was involved in multiple instances of violence, and he thought that he could lie his way out of it. Based on that history, he's likely to get in trouble again and be suspended again. The team doesn't need that. [Reply]