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Probably true. Although with Nagy specifically, he seemed to nail the first drive most often, and then suck after that. It felt like he needed a week to prepare his script of plays and then as soon the other team adjusted he was unable to make adjustments in turn. That's just me being a fan without really knowing what I'm talking about in terms of what was happening under the hood, but that's how it seemed anyway. This is why the Bears were almost historically incompetent in the 3rd quarter over the last few years. Teams would adjust at half time and Nagy was completely and totally incapable of adjusting back himself. And is that playcalling or just that the HC needs to have a baseline, expected skill - adjusting.
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Yeah I think playcalling is one of the more overrated aspects that fans complain about. Like I don't think Nagy's issue was play calling, it was that his philosophies sucked. It doesn't matter what plays you call if you have a crappy playbook that you stink at teaching and doesn't fit what the players are able to execute. Nobody is knocking down the door for an Anthony Lynn offense and he churned out a historic rookie season for Herbert as the playcaller. The credit is rightfully going to the guy that developed Herbert. Probably true. Although with Nagy specifically, he seemed to nail the first drive most often, and then suck after that. It felt like he needed a week to prepare his script of plays and then as soon the other team adjusted he was unable to make adjustments in turn. That's just me being a fan without really knowing what I'm talking about in terms of what was happening under the hood, but that's how it seemed anyway.
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As a "nice bonus" type reason for hiring him, maybe that makes a little sense to me. But I'd hope they still believe he's a great HC candidate, completely separate from whether or not Rodgers comes. I fully expect GB to polish Rodgers' turds to keep him. They know Love is a bust.
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Yeah I don't think this means anything. I'm not going to go through every roster but I believe this year's Dolphins we're the only one of those teams that had decent personnel on the offensive side of the ball? (And to be fair, they did underperform which would help make the point) His reasons for excluding Staley and McDermott were shaky, likely because they undermine this narrative. First thing I thought of was McDermott. Dude is terrible.
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He's certainly got a long track record in the NFL. Maybe he's built up the relationships needed to tag a solid OC. Obviously, when I look at the results from the Nagy regime, just because an offensive guy is hired doesn't mean it is going to result in good offense. Nor does hiring a guy with QB coach experience mean it will result in good QB play. But Daboll's resume in this area was pristine and we desperately need Fields to succeed. So I'm bummed that we didn't hire Daboll. He may have just not wanted to come here.
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Daboll to the Bears seems dead but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Caldwell, Quinn, and Eberflus interviews came and went without an immediate offer. Poles could be saying, nice that you interviewed all these coaches prior to me being here, but hold up. It puts things in the right order, IMO and means that Poles isn't going to just take what he is given. Big plus for me. Edit: dang it, once again skunked by news that literally breaks WHILE I'M POSTING.
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That starts to become quite a slog. I think there is a balance between a zippy conclusion without titling odds too much. Find the median "first score" time since the NFL instituted the 10 minute OT. That's the first OT period then. It's a full timed period. Do either the coin toss or flip possession from 2nd half to determine possession. After that period is played out in full, if it's still tied, you flip possession again and now go true Sudden death OT. No clock. First team has an advantage as they can set the pace on first possession and basically try to end it on their terms in a single scoring possession, but if they give the other team too much time to tie or run out of time on their own, that other team is also gonna get the sudden death advantage on 2OT. Each team at least gets something and there is a strategic element that counters the coin flip weight. I've done it. Put me on the phone with the commissioner. That's it!! Another day another problem solved.
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I know it's really common in the NFL but just thinking about in my world, what would happen if we hired a leadership position and then said, OK GO! Hire your people and make it quick. I mean, has Poles been issued a laptop yet and been given logins?
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His two playoff teams were the two worst years DVOA-wise. ?? 2011 and 2013? Crap, sorry my bad.
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for horsefeathers and giggles (and obviously, caveats regarding the quarterbacks involved apply), i looked up the DVOAs of all the offenses Caldwell either was OC or HC for. kind of a mixed bag. 2009 Indy (HC) - #6 2010 Indy (HC) - #6 2011 Indy (HC) - #27 2013 Baltimore (OC) (he was interim at the end of 2012) - #31 2014 Detroit (HC) - #19 2015 Detroit (HC) - #13 2016 Detroit (HC) - #15 2017 Detroit (HC) - #12 His two playoff teams were the two worst years DVOA-wise.
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I guess I'm "meh" on Caldwell but I also thought, wasn't he the only guy who whipped the Lions into some semblance of a decent team? Indeed he was. He was 36-28 with the Lions. The first HC to leave that team with a winning record since the early 1970's. And since he was fired in 2017? 2018: 6-10 2019: 3-12-1 2020: 5-11 2021: 3-13-1 That said, I'm thinking they are going to hire Quinn.
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Still don't like it and would support a reasonable change. I like the idea of both teams having both units on the field at least once. I completely missed the word "least" and was intrigued by both offenses on the field at the same time. I'm all about increased chaos so let's work this out. Teams each start at the 1 and whichever gets to the 50 first wins.
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Teams that win the coinflip in playoff OT are 10-1. Again, regular-season results, with a much bigger sample size, are that the coin-flip winner wins exactly half the time. Still don't like it and would support a reasonable change. I like the idea of both teams having both units on the field at least once.
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Wow really?!? That's so crazy, could have sworn that was the rule. Honestly though, there's no need to even have a coin toss. What purpose does it serve? Why not just continue play? It seems utterly pointless to reset play and then go Sudden death. Why? Interesting. I hadn't thought of that. Not a bad idea IMO.
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Well, Quinn did have a couple good seasons out of 6, making the Super Bowl in one of them and following it up with another playoff team that got out of the first round. It ended badly though. I don't know, not all that excited but he's still young (51) and has that Super Bowl as a HC. I can see why he's being looked at. Pederson too. I'd prefer either over Frazier, although that's not saying much.
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Yeah the idea is they have to field it inside the 20 and have to return it otherwise risk being backed up to your end zone. IF the kick is executed properly the return team has to choose between using seconds or having bad field position. IF the squib kick was executed properly the Chiefs almost certainly don’t win. I say if because I’m pretty sure I’ve seen more squib kicks turn into starting a drive at the 40 than ones that actually have the effect they intended to have. Bears at Falcons 2008 :barf: Yeah it has to be executed well. I've seen a few go out of bounds too.
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I get that and a lot of people will go back to this, or the choice to kick deep. To me, you can (and should) take the entire game into account and not just one 15 second blip. It ended in a tie. The OT rules should be based off the fact that the first 60 min resulted in a tie. What was wrong with kicking deep at the end of the game? If the squib, can’t the Chiefs just kneel with the ball or do I have the rule wrong? It’s not like the Chiefs had a big return on the kickoff. Huh. Maybe you are right. I was basing that off maybe few seconds would run off.
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I get that and a lot of people will go back to this, or the choice to kick deep. To me, you can (and should) take the entire game into account and not just one 15 second blip. It ended in a tie. The OT rules should be based off the fact that the first 60 min resulted in a tie.
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It’ll probably change eventually.
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Yeah the defenses have got to be gassed at that point. Whoever wins the toss has a massive advantage in OT
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Let the debate begin.
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It was extra satisfying to see him do it.
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ST coach sighted hitchhiking on Lombardi Ave.
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Yeah they mentioned it on the broadcast, but the best visiting kicker to have in that situation is probably Gould.
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Wow. It’s one of those things where you have this weakness and it is covered up all season but rears its ugly head at the most critical moment.
