Yes Pettine did all of those things...but what is so unique about any of that, that's something several other head coaches in his situation wouldn't have done?
The decision to play the UDFA over your third round pick is not always the popular decision and many coaches cave to the public.Yes Pettine did all of those things...but what is so unique about any of that, that's something several other head coaches in his situation wouldn't have done?
Pettine doesn't have much experience with offense, so he hired a guy that could really take control of scheming that side of the ball. Special teams has been hit or miss and the defense has been well below-average so far. After the preseason, it was clear Hoyer was more mentally prepared to be the starter over Manziel. If the goal was to win as many games as possible this year, Hoyer was the easy pick.
And Crowell had deserved his promotion based on what the coaches saw out of him the first two weeks. I didn't see a single fan or analyst disagree with that, so I wouldn't consider that such an "out-on-a-limb" decision either.
If this week was any indication the defense is moving in the right direction.
If this week was any indication the defense is moving in the right direction.
How many coaches has our team quit on over the past decade, though? How many of them would our team have fought for coming out of halftime like they have in several games this season?
Shanahan is doing a great job with the offensive game-planning, but Pettine is the guy kicking them in the ass at halftime.
Will Mike answer why Gary Barnidge got ONE SNAP yesterday.
Who will be accountable for this?
Hasn't been discussed here, but I'm wondering if I'm the only one who agrees with Pettine's decision to go for the first down instead of the FG near the end of the first half.
A big reason I saw to go for it was that if we'd have gone for the FG, make or miss, we'd have guaranteed that the Jags would get the ball back with nearly two minutes left on the clock. And we saw what happened when they did get it back.
Going for it not only gave us the ability to go for a TD or shorter FG instead of one from 42 yards, but also gave us a chance to run the clock out. I thought it was a smart risk to take.
The way I saw it, we couldn't run the ball at all, so the third down call to hand off to West was idiotic with less than a yard to go. Run the sneak there and it isn't even an issue. The 4th down was borderline gettable with a QB sneak, so I probably would have kicked, but the playcalling itself those two plays burned my ass a lot more than the decision to go for it.