Had 24 hours to reflect on the game

blackangold · 12-09-2019, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

Going for 2 points with 3 quarters of football left .
Fake punt (4th and 18)
Not attacking the 49ers D up the middle by utilizing Freight Train Murray.

Those are all on the Head Coach. Was this SP or Jason Garrett calling plays on yesterday?

I don't know if there is a better play caller/offensive mind in the NFL but this was coach's worst game plan in a while.

I don't think the game plan was bad (you don't game plan to go for 2 in that spot), I think the decisions that you mentioned were dumb. As soon as we missed the 2-point conversion you knew it was going to come back to haunt us. The fake punt was a blunder from the get go... you had Taysom line up as the punter, everyone was looking for the fake.

A few bad decisions is all it takes in this league, but even with that I still put this loss on the D. You can't give up 48 points and expect to win.

K Major · 12-09-2019, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

I don't think the game plan was bad (you don't game plan to go for 2 in that spot), I think the decisions that you mentioned were dumb. As soon as we missed the 2-point conversion you knew it was going to come back to haunt us. The fake punt was a blunder from the get go... you had Taysom line up as the punter, everyone was looking for the fake.

A few bad decisions is all it takes in this league, but even with that I still put this loss on the D. You can't give up 48 points and expect to win.

In a heavyweight fight, the "little things" is all it takes to get KO'd.

As far as the "fake" punt ... why would you give your struggling defense a short field to defend? Punt and play the percentages. I could see if we were talking 4th and half a yard. We needed almost 20 yards against a athletic, well coached, disciplined Niners defense.

Serious problems on the back end. Eli, PJ, Williams must play better.

12-09-2019, 05:45 PM	#1
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Had 24 hours to reflect on the game Originally Posted by K Major Going for 2 points with 3 quarters of football left . Fake punt (4th and 18) Not attacking the 49ers D up the middle by utilizing Freight Train Murray. Those are all on the Head Coach. Was this SP or Jason Garrett calling plays on yesterday? I don't know if there is a better play caller/offensive mind in the NFL but this was coach's worst game plan in a while. I don't think the game plan was bad (you don't game plan to go for 2 in that spot), I think the decisions that you mentioned were dumb. As soon as we missed the 2-point conversion you knew it was going to come back to haunt us. The fake punt was a blunder from the get go... you had Taysom line up as the punter, everyone was looking for the fake. A few bad decisions is all it takes in this league, but even with that I still put this loss on the D. You can't give up 48 points and expect to win. jnormand, Rueben Mayes and darksoul35 like this.
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12-09-2019, 06:41 PM	#2
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,738 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Had 24 hours to reflect on the game Originally Posted by blackangold I don't think the game plan was bad (you don't game plan to go for 2 in that spot), I think the decisions that you mentioned were dumb. As soon as we missed the 2-point conversion you knew it was going to come back to haunt us. The fake punt was a blunder from the get go... you had Taysom line up as the punter, everyone was looking for the fake. A few bad decisions is all it takes in this league, but even with that I still put this loss on the D. You can't give up 48 points and expect to win. In a heavyweight fight, the "little things" is all it takes to get KO'd. As far as the "fake" punt ... why would you give your struggling defense a short field to defend? Punt and play the percentages. I could see if we were talking 4th and half a yard. We needed almost 20 yards against a athletic, well coached, disciplined Niners defense. Serious problems on the back end. Eli, PJ, Williams must play better. Rueben Mayes likes this.

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