Originally posted by 5280High:
Originally posted by OptimusPrime52:
impact of lockout is just an excuse. i dont see other teams crying this crap. you play with the cards you or dealt and thats it. only passing the ball 22 times a game and ranking 31st in pass attempts is a joke. we arent even trying to move the ball. now i could understand being 31st in pass attempts if we could run the ball like minn(172.5 yds/g) and jax(137.5 yds/g) who are ranked 32nd and 30th in pass attempts right with us. but we are ranked 25th in rushing and avg less then 80 yds a game(79.5) with a 2.8 yd avg. all this while being ranked in the top 10 in att/g.
looking rusty, throwing ints, missing blocks, etc is the result of the lockout. lack of calling creative, aggressive plays is the result of harbaugh.
btw, sing didnt call plays, harbaugh does, and he approves every call before he relays it directly to alex. thats why "raye vs jh".
Impact of the lockout just an excuse??? Please pass what you're smoking.
Teams with new coaching staffs:
Carolina: 0-2 (lost to Ari & GB)
Minnessota: 0-2 (lost to SD & TB)
Tennessee: 1-1 (Beat Balt, Lost to Jacksonville)
Dallas: 1-1: (Beat Niners, lost to Jets)
Denver: 1-1 (Beat Cincy, lost to Oak)
Browns: 1-1 (Beat Manningless Colts, lost to Cincy)
Oakland: 1-1 (Beat Broncos, lost to Buffulo)
Out of all these teams, the only quality win (depending on how you view the niners) was against Baltimore. Otherwise its bad teams beating up on other bad teams with new coaching staffs.. or a manningless colts. And Dallas really doesnt belong here since Garrett has been a coach in waiting for the cowboys for 3 years.
So yeah the lockout is a pretty big factor, just wait till these teams start facing real competition.
Most of those teams are 1-1. What's your point? On top of that, their offenses are looking much better than ours.
These excuses are getting tiresome. It's official, there seems to be a new word about to come up: Harbexcuses.
1. Why aren't we running slant routes or routes across the middle: WCO is too complicated
2. Why can't we pass more: lockout year
3. Why can't we make halftime adjustments: We have the lead, don't need to.
4. Why do we suck during the 2nd half: WCO is too complicated to learn
5. Why are we so safe: project protect Alex from boos.