PNW_PantherMan

Easiest way to fix the offense is a new staff that prioritizes OL. We need a reliable run game and pass protection to support any QB. It would help a mediocre to bad "bridge" QB look better, and would help a rookie QB acclimate to the pro game. It would be possible to do in one offseason by adding ~3 upgrades on the offensive line.

Yes, but Darnold was not a good starting QB when we traded for him.

We don't even practice red zone plays, but we coach what to do when Pat Elflein steps on your foot. Matt Rhule and this staff are a joke. Faulting Cam on that play is just stupid. Tepper is a moron for not firing him already. Waiting for the rest of the year is dumb. Matt Rhule is a cancer that needs to be removed immediately.

Rhule doesn't have a process. All he has is generic platitudes about trying hard and improving. He doesn't actually know how to do it.

The true rebuild was the friends we made along the way.

I dunno. I was ready for Rivera to go, but Rhule is making Ron look like a Hall of Fame coach.

It shouldn't even get to that point. There's no benefit to giving Rhule another day with the keys to this team. He's mismanaging everything. At this point, I'll take an interim HC that tells Brady Christensen his arms are fine and moves him back to tackle. Just stop the bleeding until we can hire the next guy.

Rivera was fired early and it sure as poo didn't scare off Matt Rhule. Rhule is an embarrassment and needs to be canned immediately. Tepper is ruining what's left of his credibility with fans the longer he stays employed. I thought Rhule would work out too, but its time for Tepper to own up to this mistake and sack this clown.

Exactly. The type of school that isn't gonna pay for Tepper's fug up. They'll be calling after he's fired though.

Unless you're gonna go for 2 both times to win in regulation, I don't understand the advantage of going for 2 earlier. If you're still going to kick the XP to tie the game later, you're just losing earlier if you miss the 2 PT. There wasn't enough time to make up for the missed conversion in this situation.

They won't. Tom doesn't believe it. He has final say in TB.

8-8 isn't bad for a first year. and that's 15 wins his first 2 seasons compared to Matt Rhule's 10 (so far).

He sucked but at least he had 2 decent seasons. I doubt Rhule passes him in wins.

The sack fumble was Kyle Allen's signature play when he was with us too.

Exactly. What have they done since lucking into Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner? They haven't been able to build anything since those 1st 2 Super Bowl appearances.

Very uncharacteristic post-halftime drive under Rhule. Cam really opening it up.

The only problem with firing him during the season is we have nobody to make interim. The entire staff is just his college crew that will be gone with him. And don't say Chase Blackburn. Special teams have been awful.

We've invested everything into this defense and we can't stop a WR from running the football.

Buffalo would have also won that game if Allen spots the wide open receiver on that last shot at the end zone.

It's not wrong to build the defense first, but the problem is we can't stop the run. Both Fox and Rivera built defenses that were more conservative, but able to stop the run. You have to be able to stop the run to win a lot of close games. Our defense now is built to get after the QB. If we had an offense that could put up points, and teams were having to throw all game, it would probably work a lot better.

11 players selected, but also traded away a 3rd and a 6th this year for Henderson and Gilmore. I don't think the defense is terrible, but they aren't good enough considering we put near 100% of our resources into it.

And it only took 15 draft choices and signing Hassan Reddick.

Tepper got his guy last time. When multiple teams were looking. He just picked the wrong guy.

We're in a better situation with Rhule because he's a year closer to being fired.

Chinn has been completely misused this year. I don't think he deserves to be in the Pro Bowl. He was a stud in his role last season. I think Reddick is probably the only deserving player this season. If Luvu got in the game more, he might have done enough.