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I wonder why this hasn't been brought up more. We drafted/signed a bunch of road graders and want them to be dancing bears in a zone scheme. I guarantee with Ickey bearing down run play after run play, these linebacker sized DEs wouldn't just run around him on passing downs. I can guarantee cause we saw it last year. Why don't you think they are running close to the same scheme? I mean it worked with PJ at QB and he's almost exact same height as Bryce. I just don't get it.

He shouldn't have even applied. He wasn't ready to coach again and I feel was the scape goat for Tepper having to actually hire a coach that wouldn't be a pushover. I'll say it again and again. No coach worth his weight would've let Nicole Tepper even talk to his QB prospects until introduction day after the draft, much less have her fielding calls in the war room.

It is not! He has had over 90 turnovers personally in his first six years. When they threw up that stat last night I couldn't believe it. This kid is a bad decision maker and has all the sloppy mechanic issues as well. And firing Dorsey was a scape goat move! They were breaking it down in game how he had wide open options with those route combinations and was just making bad decisions. On top of that they are promoting the guy that was supposed to be working on the finite parts of his game, which look like year one.

I don't know what to tell people that want to overgeneralize. He was open some, he caught some passes, and blocked well for the run game after Wilks took over last year. I agree, he looks lost again this year.

Here's your answer below. As a minority owner, he spent most of his time trying to convince them to blow everything up starting with Tomlin who is recently one of the most consistent winning, franchise leaders in the game!

Yeeeeeahhhhh!

TMJ as well as our offensive line looked prime to break out and be the least of our worries. Now with this revolutionary offense created specifically for Bryce, everybody looks like they have never played football. I mean seriously, McAdoo had us looking like we had a decent offense that needed a few pieces. Now it is complete trash.

Should have went with Bieniemy three years ago, but nooo I want the guy that eats and dresses like me that once was a short order cook like me too

Exactly, if we become the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NFL, I really am done watching this league. I have started to notice that there are a few teams who have built well through draft and are getting huge assets from teams with one or two decent players for peanuts. How can the Commodes really act like they are trying to win giving away their two young pass rushers for a 2nd and a 3rd? That would be like us trading Peppers for a 3rd and Rucker for a 2nd in 05 to New England. I firmly believe we could've kept all of our picks, players including the Darnold picks and if we sucked, would still be in a position this upcoming draft to pick our franchise QB. But Mr. Trade picks just to trade seemingly started giving away players for a rebuild and then this summer, boom the narrative that we could be a playoff team. Faaaaaace Palm!

I’ve always had this feeling she’s going to eventually win the team in a divorce

The defense was a top 3 defense a week ago and are still top 10. Secondly, they have lost two games and you describe it as "gone off the rails". Maybe it has, because the HC is talking about him to the press like he lost the game. Coaching with Shanahan, mister 28-3 OC that lost a NFL Championship with his blundering seemed like a dream scenario? This star studded defense allowed a player to rip an interception loose and run uncontested to the endzone. At least our abysmal talent on defense caught a pick and took it to the house againsst the Vikings. On top of that Purdy's football giveaway gave the Vikings more possessions. This entire thread was started just to try and quell the Wilks supporters on the forum. Again they are still a top 10 team with only 2 losses and the Vikings game directly showed Purdy is mediocre. Also, Bosa has said he is having a slow start due to missing camp and having to work himself back. Having to sift through all that logic is pretty hard. I can see where it is easier to pile on though.

Come on dude. They literally signed a barista the week of that game to play corner because the secondary was so depleted. Three of those scores were just Brady tossing it up and CBs who are no longer on the team not being able to stop basic heaves to the end zone. You act like coaches don't need talent or something. Now if they got blown out like that with the 9ers or Cowboys talent on defense then I could see why you are being so dismissive. Either way, Reich looks like shite and all the new shiny OCs who took jobs are losing as well. And that's with entire organizational support owner as well as GM. That is all I am saying is dude deserved a shot with that kind of support even if the leash would've been short.

Slowest fast guy in NFL history.

Yeah, but do you also vividly remember it being Rhule's players, GM, and OC? Do you remember the QBs that started both the Cinci and Pittsburgh games? Lastly, do you remember what was left in the secondary by the week of the Bucs game? How can you hold that resurgence of misfit toys against the man when he basically took nothing and made it respectable? I would just like Wilks to get the shot that let's say Kingsbury got after him, the shot McDaniels is getting after Flores. Just once, I would like to see what he could do with an organization behind him. We definitely looked a lot more competent against the Lions than this year. Again, you guys would rather support a snot nosed coordinator than established team leaders. Quit being swept up in the shiny video game OC coaching style. You still have to run the ball and play defense. We have only been able to do that for five or so weeks in the last four years and you know who the coach was.

Steve Wilks could've brought in Thomas Brown to be OC. Never got and never will get the chance though. People talked on here like he was an incompetent fool. And look at what it looks like we have now.

And I gave him the benefit of the doubt as most reports were that Rhule had total control, but wow what a terrible host of moves Ftts has made since Rhule got fired.

Rhule and Fitterer have left this team devoid of talent with little optimism for future talent acquisition. Once a starter goes down, we are doomed.

All I know is the Texans brought in a defensive minded HC and look competitive. Who knows, Wilks may have been able to bring in a Shanahan disciple like Ryans did in Houston, but according to Huddlers he would never be willing to do that. WIlks never was able to pick his OC in Arizona and they are literally under investigation for their suspended GM using a burner phone to still try and manipulate Wilks during his one year. They drafted a QB that he didn't want and fired him after one year. He comes here and is the only respectable member of Rhule's staff. He is made interim and makes the team competitive. Then after garnering all of that support he doesn't get a shot at the HC position. Check it, none of us know what the hell Steve Wilks would've been as a HC because he will never get the chance with his staff, his players, and his GM. This happens to black coordinators way too much as they are asked to come in and right the ship in turmoil, but dismissed at any chance to have an organization behind them. All the pricks on here saying John Fox, Rivera 2.0 literally have no idea if he would coach that way. But you all are willing to put the organization, draft picks, optimism, and most importantly your dollar behind snot nosed coordinators who have proved nothing! Yet, Wilks is just quietly coaching San Fran's defense into smashing all the teams who think they are good into dust week in and week out. The man is just a flat out leader. No matter, you (Rivera, Fox 2.0) dicks would rather have an OC with no team identity and lose. Well that's what we have. Reap the Harvest! 0-5.....

I was thinking about that last night!

This was a play I saw in preseason and I was like wow, that is a preseason play. I will be glad when the season starts so that we won't be running terrible plays like that. I believe the quote from Reich was "we are putting our players in the worst position possible to see how they react". Seems to me like that is still the gameplan five games into the season. If nobody was on the field Ian Thomas would only get a 12 yard gain max after catch!

This is the kind of crap Steve Wilks had to deal with in Arizona and subsequently that record was and experience is why many here acted like he was a pariah!

What is with this offense? Our line went from being one of the biggest strengths to giving up all the pressure. We switched to a zone blocking scheme apparently which nobody told Miles Sanders because he never cuts back to open lanes and it has ruined Ickey on giving up pressures. He was a damn stalwart tackle last year who had begun to manhandle DEs by the end of the season. I mean it was downright brutal the way we were running the ball and smashing defenses at the end of the year. Now we're having twenty something runs for 80yds! I understand the kid is similar to Brees in stature, but he is not ready to run that offense! And everybody wanted a damn offensive guy and Wilks was a joke of a candidate. Now the offense they have curated for Bryce is the most pathetic, basic strategy I think I have ever witnessed.

Sure enough did! CJ is making flick of the wrist throws in coverage!

I believe Hurney had some great qualities as you can see in his protege in Buffalo. The thing is Beane took the best and eliminated the other stuff like loyalty to declining players and negotiating against yourself in free agency. Also, Brandon will go and get a difference making player if his team is in need mid season. Lastly, there isn't a parade of players to IR every year and no kicking the can down the road extensions!

Put the franchise up for sale next week.