Here's What I Would Do

[Khyber53]

1. Work on a three-receiver set and use it throughout each game. Move Smitty to the designated slot receiver position. Put him in position against linebackers and safeties, creating mismatches, and if it draws a CB as well, good. Get Moose back on the field in his traditional WR2 position, working the sideline and midrange with regular crossing patterns to best utilize his blocking ability. Bench Jarrett and put Moore in the traditional WR1 spot and every play, every single play, run his butt on a go route to stretch the defense.

2. Rotate the three tight ends in throughout the game, play after play. Each presents a different set of difficulties for matchups on defense. Make use of that again and again, dictated on the matchup shown at the line. Let the QB audible and change the play. If they sneak up a safety, slam it downfield. If they shake an OLB at the TE, make him the hot read immediately.

3. Stick with the run. As much as I love Hoover as a player, the threat of DWill or Stewart in the backfield is often enough to change a defensive setup. Feed these guys at least 60 percent of the snaps. Feed them when we are ahead and feed them when we are behind. It has and will keep paying off.

4. Keep Jake where he is and open up the playbook. If you believe he is the starter, then let the man do his job. He may or may not be over his issues, but you can't keep his hands tied and expect anything. He can lose the game for you, but he will never win the game if you don't let him make some decisions on his own. Let him get back in sync with his receivers. Otherwise, bench him and drag someone else up to the sacrificial altar.

5. Frikkin' attack the other team! Go for it, smash them in the mouth and dictate how the game will be played. And don't let up until the final whistle blows. 52-17 isn't an embarassment to the other team, it is a win for us. Got it? Really, what do we have to lose?

6. On defense, ATTACK! Got it? Go after them. Blitz the quarterbacks. Send someone unexpected on every single play. Heck, blitz them on passing plays, running plays, punts ... send a rusher into mix when they call a time out! Get on them! Sure, they will break a big play on us now and then, but honestly, they already are doing that one a regular basis. Give their OCoordinators something to worry about at halftime.

7. Go for it on 4th and 3 or less from here on out. Roll out the Jumbo Package and hand it to DWill. Odds are good that we'll convert.

8. Get this loser mentality crap out of your minds. We're at halftime on the season. You've still got a chance to come out, put up the fight of your lives and come out winners. If a player or coach starts getting that look of "Oh crap, we're gonna die" look in their eyes, send them packing and put them out of their misery. Somebody on the roster wants it bad enough to step in front of a truck just for the chance to win. Find that guy.

9. Lastly, no more Bojangles chicken before or during the games. The greasy fingers are killing us.

[Khyber53]

And get the play calls in faster. We blow more timeouts for this than any team I've seen in recent history. And when we dither, we blow it.

Time to quit overthinking it and start just doing it. We're letting the other teams dictate too much of our game.

[err456]

1. Work on a three-receiver set and use it throughout each game. Move Smitty to the designated slot receiver position. Put him in position against linebackers and safeties, creating mismatches, and if it draws a CB as well, good. Get Moose back on the field in his traditional WR2 position, working the sideline and midrange with regular crossing patterns to best utilize his blocking ability. Bench Jarrett and put Moore in the traditional WR1 spot and every play, every single play, run his butt on a go route to stretch the defense.

2. Rotate the three tight ends in throughout the game, play after play. Each presents a different set of difficulties for matchups on defense. Make use of that again and again, dictated on the matchup shown at the line. Let the QB audible and change the play. If they sneak up a safety, slam it downfield. If they shake an OLB at the TE, make him the hot read immediately.

3. Stick with the run. As much as I love Hoover as a player, the threat of DWill or Stewart in the backfield is often enough to change a defensive setup. Feed these guys at least 60 percent of the snaps. Feed them when we are ahead and feed them when we are behind. It has and will keep paying off.

4. Keep Jake where he is and open up the playbook. If you believe he is the starter, then let the man do his job. He may or may not be over his issues, but you can't keep his hands tied and expect anything. He can lose the game for you, but he will never win the game if you don't let him make some decisions on his own. Let him get back in sync with his receivers. Otherwise, bench him and drag someone else up to the sacrificial altar.

5. Frikkin' attack the other team! Go for it, smash them in the mouth and dictate how the game will be played. And don't let up until the final whistle blows. 52-17 isn't an embarassment to the other team, it is a win for us. Got it? Really, what do we have to lose?

6. On defense, ATTACK! Got it? Go after them. Blitz the quarterbacks. Send someone unexpected on every single play. Heck, blitz them on passing plays, running plays, punts ... send a rusher into mix when they call a time out! Get on them! Sure, they will break a big play on us now and then, but honestly, they already are doing that one a regular basis. Give their OCoordinators something to worry about at halftime.

7. Go for it on 4th and 3 or less from here on out. Roll out the Jumbo Package and hand it to DWill. Odds are good that we'll convert.

8. Get this loser mentality crap out of your minds. We're at halftime on the season. You've still got a chance to come out, put up the fight of your lives and come out winners. If a player or coach starts getting that look of "Oh crap, we're gonna die" look in their eyes, send them packing and put them out of their misery. Somebody on the roster wants it bad enough to step in front of a truck just for the chance to win. Find that guy.

9. Lastly, no more Bojangles chicken before or during the games. The greasy fingers are killing us.

I like it! I think we found out next head coach.

[Hairless Cat]

1. Work on a three-receiver set and use it throughout each game. Move Smitty to the designated slot receiver position. Put him in position against linebackers and safeties, creating mismatches, and if it draws a CB as well, good. Get Moose back on the field in his traditional WR2 position, working the sideline and midrange with regular crossing patterns to best utilize his blocking ability. Bench Jarrett and put Moore in the traditional WR1 spot and every play, every single play, run his butt on a go route to stretch the defense.

2. Rotate the three tight ends in throughout the game, play after play. Each presents a different set of difficulties for matchups on defense. Make use of that again and again, dictated on the matchup shown at the line. Let the QB audible and change the play. If they sneak up a safety, slam it downfield. If they shake an OLB at the TE, make him the hot read immediately.

3. Stick with the run. As much as I love Hoover as a player, the threat of DWill or Stewart in the backfield is often enough to change a defensive setup. Feed these guys at least 60 percent of the snaps. Feed them when we are ahead and feed them when we are behind. It has and will keep paying off.

4. Keep Jake where he is and open up the playbook. If you believe he is the starter, then let the man do his job. He may or may not be over his issues, but you can't keep his hands tied and expect anything. He can lose the game for you, but he will never win the game if you don't let him make some decisions on his own. Let him get back in sync with his receivers. Otherwise, bench him and drag someone else up to the sacrificial altar.

5. Frikkin' attack the other team! Go for it, smash them in the mouth and dictate how the game will be played. And don't let up until the final whistle blows. 52-17 isn't an embarassment to the other team, it is a win for us. Got it? Really, what do we have to lose?

6. On defense, ATTACK! Got it? Go after them. Blitz the quarterbacks. Send someone unexpected on every single play. Heck, blitz them on passing plays, running plays, punts ... send a rusher into mix when they call a time out! Get on them! Sure, they will break a big play on us now and then, but honestly, they already are doing that one a regular basis. Give their OCoordinators something to worry about at halftime.

7. Go for it on 4th and 3 or less from here on out. Roll out the Jumbo Package and hand it to DWill. Odds are good that we'll convert.

8. Get this loser mentality crap out of your minds. We're at halftime on the season. You've still got a chance to come out, put up the fight of your lives and come out winners. If a player or coach starts getting that look of "Oh crap, we're gonna die" look in their eyes, send them packing and put them out of their misery. Somebody on the roster wants it bad enough to step in front of a truck just for the chance to win. Find that guy.

9. Lastly, no more Bojangles chicken before or during the games. The greasy fingers are killing us.

I want you to give this speech in front of the team before the next game

[Khyber53]

Well, when you are sitting at 3-5 with eight games to go, you can either look at it as 8 opportunities to win ahead of you or eight more games until the offseason. Screw looking at it as looking at it as days until summer vacation.

Work with who we have, open it up and put the hammer down. Use up every bit of juice we have, because after the Super Bowl, they don't let you carry last season's potential over into the next.

[grateflday]

I agree with everything the original poster said.

If you are going to shackle the QB to lose anyway...whats the point. I felt like that against the Saints I was so frustrated in that 3rd Qtr, and beginning of 4th watching "Fox" just trying to hang on and hope to win it at the end.

Rep for the post

[CRA]

I want you to give this speech in front of the team before the next game

I think it would be better if it was said just to the coaches. they are the ones that need the message.