frankcal20 wrote:I think the JC argument is going to be an "agree to disagree" type.
If JC does not have success this weekend, I will eat crow. But keep this in mind, you also have to look at the game objectively. I will have a notepad ready for each play and when he makes a play or a mistake - it will be noted. If he fails to do so and it's clearly his fault we were not successful, then I will not have a problem with the coach making a change. TB is 2nd in ppg allowed at 30.3, 2nd in yds per game at 432.3, 2nd in rush yds per game - 187.3 and 12th in pass yds per game - 245. They only have 3 sacks so far this season.
No, I understand on the "agree to disagree" thing. But make no mistake, I do watch the games objectively. I was JC's biggest advocate early on last season. He appeared to be a different player back then --- but now I consider that a product of the running game and the fact that defensive coordinators didn't have a grasp on Zorn's playcalling.
Now, I must say, I won't have a pen and paper ready; I tend to look at games in their totality based on flow, management, etc. This is done mainly because we can't see which receivers are open or missed, what routes were run incorrectly, missed assignments, etc. I look at the how the game is run, try to decipher the gameplan and objectives, what defensive fronts the offense has in front of them, and analyize accordingly. This is one of the reasons that I don't care too much about the stats; because they typically don't come close to telling the entire story. An example is the pressure that JC sees. JC apologists firmly believe the OL is the deficiency (among the other excuses); others believe it to be JC. When their are 8 in the box consistently, is it likely that our OL can protect JC so he has all day to make a throw --- absolutely not. But it is not our OLs job to make the defense back off from the aggresive fronts; it is up to the QB to make quick reads and the coach to make playcalling adjustments. So if JC has another 340 yard throwing day, but only scores 14 points, I will not look at it as a successful day for JC. It is a team game and the QB must be the ULTIMATE team player.
But, if JC has a bad passing game, we fail to score over 25 points, he commits over 2 TOs, and/or we don't gain offensive momentum, then I believe it will be obvious that there are serious deficiencies in the offense and at the QB position which warrants change. However, if he has a great game and we light it up, do I think that JC is the answer --- no. He is facing (yet again, for the third week in a row) one of the worst defenses in the league. He will need to show me that he can light it up against fierce competition consistently -- and by consistently, I mean over a 8-10 game span. He has started 38 games over his career, a couple decent games will not cause me to change my opinion that quickly.
RIP Sean Taylor. You will be missed.
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