I couldn't help but think all season how ironic it was thought during the 8 years of Mike Zimmer we were yelling at our televisions "PASS THE BALL" because we just wanted some of these quick game and long passes everyone else was doing. Just one we get a coach that wants to do that the league is shifting.
100% agree with the point that the week after the SB, there are a lot of folks who erroneously act as if the SB winner was anointed with a repeatable plan from on high, and that all other teams should earnestly try to follow said plan. That's usually not the case.
There are years where truly dominant teams win, this wasn't one of them. In week 16 Zach Charbonnet nonchalantly picked-up what everyone thought was a dead ball. It became a two point conversion allowing the Hawks to come from a 16 point 4th quarter deficit, beat the Rams in OT, and here we are. If ZC doesn't do that, the Hawks are the 5 or 6 seed and we probably have a different SB matchup. Week 18 through the SB was also only the second time in Darnold's career he went four straight games without a turnover. Well timed, Sam.
Good for the Hawks: they made more plays than their opponents and flags fly forever. That doesn't mean they constitute a "how-to" guide--well, beyond noting that Darnold *coughs* started 20 games this year. That certainly helps.
From what we've seen from Kevin O'connell for him to change he either needs to hire a play caller or not be the coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He's not going to have a more balanced offense he's going to continue pass the ball a majority of the offensive plays.
I hear you, but when KOC has competent QB play, he wins like crazy. Even with this year's tire-fire under centre, he went 9-8. Other than Tomlin, who else manages to do that? We've all seen Belichick's record over 9 seasons without Tom Brady. . .
There is certainly room for KOC to improve--hell, Tiger Woods still worked on his swing--but gosh, there aren't many better coaches.
They’ll likely need to adjust the offense quite a bit if they are sticking with JJ or bringing in somebody not named Kirk Cousins or Mac Jones. I’d bring in a presumably motivated Kyler Murray (assuming he gets cut and is cheap), and let KOC show people he knows how to design offenses around different types of QBs. You probably need to let KOC sign a vet RB as well since Mason can’t pass block. Every other resource should go straight into Flores’s defense to try and build a super bowl caliber D.
I couldn't help but think all season how ironic it was thought during the 8 years of Mike Zimmer we were yelling at our televisions "PASS THE BALL" because we just wanted some of these quick game and long passes everyone else was doing. Just one we get a coach that wants to do that the league is shifting.
To summarize, JJ sucks
100% agree with the point that the week after the SB, there are a lot of folks who erroneously act as if the SB winner was anointed with a repeatable plan from on high, and that all other teams should earnestly try to follow said plan. That's usually not the case.
There are years where truly dominant teams win, this wasn't one of them. In week 16 Zach Charbonnet nonchalantly picked-up what everyone thought was a dead ball. It became a two point conversion allowing the Hawks to come from a 16 point 4th quarter deficit, beat the Rams in OT, and here we are. If ZC doesn't do that, the Hawks are the 5 or 6 seed and we probably have a different SB matchup. Week 18 through the SB was also only the second time in Darnold's career he went four straight games without a turnover. Well timed, Sam.
Good for the Hawks: they made more plays than their opponents and flags fly forever. That doesn't mean they constitute a "how-to" guide--well, beyond noting that Darnold *coughs* started 20 games this year. That certainly helps.
From what we've seen from Kevin O'connell for him to change he either needs to hire a play caller or not be the coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He's not going to have a more balanced offense he's going to continue pass the ball a majority of the offensive plays.
I hear you, but when KOC has competent QB play, he wins like crazy. Even with this year's tire-fire under centre, he went 9-8. Other than Tomlin, who else manages to do that? We've all seen Belichick's record over 9 seasons without Tom Brady. . .
There is certainly room for KOC to improve--hell, Tiger Woods still worked on his swing--but gosh, there aren't many better coaches.
They’ll likely need to adjust the offense quite a bit if they are sticking with JJ or bringing in somebody not named Kirk Cousins or Mac Jones. I’d bring in a presumably motivated Kyler Murray (assuming he gets cut and is cheap), and let KOC show people he knows how to design offenses around different types of QBs. You probably need to let KOC sign a vet RB as well since Mason can’t pass block. Every other resource should go straight into Flores’s defense to try and build a super bowl caliber D.
As the cliche goes...
Sometimes it is not the Xs and Os
but the Jimmies and the Joes.
Especially at QB... But also with a somewhat better OL and a new RB...