It’s really bad. Like… people might need to be fired.
Justin:
Not a good game. Mostly the second half was the worst until the final drive. Very inconsistent. Made some amazing throws and missed some others. Started turning down routes later in the game. Took at least one unnecessary hit. Kept sinking back at the end of his drop in the second half. He flashed as usual but it’s not good enough rn. JT thinks he can be the guy but doesn’t know if it will ever happen with this situation he’s in. Might have to be with another staff or somewhere else. He likes him but he doesn’t see any anticipation at all. He’s unsure if it’s something with the coaches, Justin, or both. One thing for sure, we can’t have this. Need to be better or else you’re not gonna last in the league.
The first fumble was bad. He decided to just take off because he wasn’t trusting his protection. Didn’t give the RB a chance and the defender made a play. He missed Mooney that was coming open up top.
Second fumble was bad, but Kmet also missed the block.
On a positive note, it did seem like Fields’ footwork was decent and faster for a moment. His release was faster at times too.
Gameplan:
Bros, it’s bad. The first play was terrible from a personnel choice stand point. Why Kmet? We know he’s decent but he’s not a WR type.
Overall there were way too many screens. On a ton of plays there were either people not getting open, or routes were taking way too long to develop. Questionable and laughable play calling all day. It was pretty ridiculous. Also the whole offensive cast seemed to be getting pissed or not putting in effort on plays. Too many mistakes being made and missed blocks. The attention to detail was just not there. Getsy might actually need to walk the plank after this.
Also JT is questioning why they aren’t building the offense around the ability of Justin’s Fields running.
Oline:
I thought they played fine, but this was a terrible performance. Missed blocks in the running game were killing us. We could only run one type of play effectively. I thought we were good at run blocking but I was wrong. This problem has been apparent all season. And we are one of the highest rushing teams in the league!!!
Pass protection was a joke as well. Consistently inconsistent (the theme of Justin too). Lucas Patrick cannot be real. He was blowing blocks all night. Immediate pressure up the middle and ruining plays. Whether it was run or pass plays. We need a center immediately and better coaching or else whoever is QB next year is getting killed.
The rest of the line was having issues all night too. Free rushers being let in all night. Giving up pressure instantly. I kinda understand why there were a ton of screens now. We can’t pass block effectively consistently. Justin was back to running for his life yet again. He looked like he was seeing ghosts toward of the game.
So yeah. The offense is a joke right now. The film out there is showing a ton of problems with this cast. JT doesn’t think they’ll run it back with these coaches. And understandably so.
I think people have to understand that they don’t call slants and shallow cross variations cause Justin does not make those throws except in a blue moon. You can watch JTs breakdowns over the years of him going this is open why aren’t we throwing it. He still has a positive fields bias so when you see him questioning fields that’s not good for fields.
He isn’t worth the money he will ask for and doesn’t look like he’ll ever be a consistent passer.
Getsy is probably not good but the amount of things that tie his hands in the passing game by Fields also don’t help.
Running QBs are bad when they don’t have the mobility, like fields till week 11. He looked slow all season. So designing an offense around that is asking for trouble and mid season fades.
OMG I just saw the play where they’re first and goal and JT just starts laughing. Then he just starts circling Kmet over and over and over again with his yellow pen 😂😂😂
Only having one route being run on the field is wild😂.That play had me crying
I’m 1 hour 8 minutes in and this is some of the worst football I’ve seen all season. JT actually sounds angry at this point because they’re gonna get Justin killed!
See this shit? You say anything that even remotely suggests that Justin is being put in a bad place and you get the downvote brigade. It’s fucking pathetic!
Justin had a bad game!
O-line are gonna get him hospitalised!
Getsy can’t scheme for shit!
All true!
Justin doesn’t have a good game by any measure, in any quarter, but you can see for absolute certain that he’s not right after that hit!
Although you might be right, we have to analyze the tape as it is for rn.
Fields has almost never thrown with anticipation and it’s one of the main reasons why his ceiling in the NFL is relatively low.
There’s a reason why a team hasn’t won a game without scoring a touchdown in thirty years. It takes the defense to pop off, and the offense to do nothing with it. Tremendous defense and an absolutely horrible offense
Also JT is questioning why they aren’t building the offense around the ability of Justin’s Fields running.
I don’t agree with this. Can Justin run the ball? Of course! But this is the NFL. You have to develop as a pocket passer who is able to read coverage and anticipate routes. The ability to run is something he can use when it’s advantageous -> defense playing man and they have their backs to him.
Can you link to the breakdown? I’ve tried to google it and am not coming up with it
I think missing Foreman played a larger role then we thought. Obviously Herbet isn’t 100% since he would come in for 1 run then disappear the rest of the series. Johnson, a 3rd string rookie, played what felt like the entire game. Foreman has been the main back since Herbet went down 6 weeks ago so not having him was a big change.
With that said, I think the playcalling and Justin need to vastly improve. It felt like whenever he did drop back there was time and he normally had someone who was open and Fields resorted to scrambling over looking at his 3rd/4th option. That created a lot of missed opportunities and the terrible fumble.