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Glorified Preseason Games?

UpstatePanther

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Just thought of a different perspective than I've seen posted thus far. I am by no means a Shula apologist. He is 85% of the reason we performed so poorly yesterday on offense. But what if this is all part of the master plan? The 49ers and Bills are hardly teams worth opening up the playbook for. Maybe I'll have holes shot all through this here hot take, but maybe Shula is reserving more nuanced offensive play calling for a game that matters. Like... New England, Detroit, Philly, Tampa, Atlanta, Minnesota, and Green Bay. Maybe we won't get to see much of the "evolved" offense until we travel to Foxborough in Week 4. Maybe the hope is that by then, Cam will be near 100% and our offense will be getting some rhythm and timing. Maybe the coaching staff is playing close to the best these first 3 weeks to save any element of surprise for stiffer competition.

It's a good tactical move, IMHO. I just hope we don't rest on our laurels this week. Even with our stout defense, i expect The Mole to hang at least 14 on us. Our offense needs to be able to score at least 21 for us to have a hope of winning the game.

 

Anyway... what sayest thou, O Huddle? Is Shula playing close to the vest and giving out vanilla, preseason offense while we dispense with lesser teams to start the year?

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In a sense, it's preseason for Cam and the receivers. Cam actually looked pretty solid for most of yesterday, and only missed a couple throws he would normally make almost certainly due to a lack of practice. On the other hand, I was extremely impressed with Cam's chemistry with Benjamin, Funchess, and McCaffery (that one throw aside). He trusts them and they are responding in turn.

I think we'll be much closer to 100% against New England.

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22 minutes ago, KendrickPanther said:

Just the general vibe on these boards... I've never seen this fanbase so upset to be 2-0. You would think we lost yesterday.

After drafting offense with our first 2 picks and listening to everyone preach about our offensive evolution only to come out and score 2 tds in 2 games, and looking like dog poo in the process, people have every right to be pissed.

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