Frank reich is horrible

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

It’s baffling to me that people want to blame Ballard equally for Reichs buffoonery.

To be clear, I’m not absolving Ballard by any means. This team has holes.

I’d put the blame for the season so far at 75 percent Reich, 25 percent Ballard.

Gameday decisions and bad play calls are on Reich. A weirdly constructed team and lack of weapons is on Ballard. Throwing into triple coverage and not using your check downs because is on Wentz.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Gameday decisions and bad play calls are on Reich. A weirdly constructed team and lack of weapons is on Ballard. Throwing into triple coverage and not using your check downs because is on Wentz.

This team doesn’t really lack weapons on offense, aside from those missing from injury. Pittman is becoming a clear number 1 receiver if he’s not already there. Everyone knows how good Taylor can be, except for Reich, apparently. MAC is a good player who is also underutilized.

As for Wentz, he is ONLY here because of Reich. A failure by Wentz is directly attributable to Reich.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

As for Wentz, he is ONLY here because of Reich. A failure by Wentz is directly attributable to Reich.

So let me understand - Reich is GM when it’s a player he likes that fails. And Reich should be held accountable for his mistakes as a GM. However, the actual GM isn’t responsible for the coach he brought in who apparently is doing double duty sabotaging the team. Am I getting that right?

Do you think the team would be better under McDaniels - Ballard’s first choice?

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by rm1369

So let me understand - Reich is GM when it’s a player he likes that fails. And Reich should be held accountable for his mistakes as a GM. However, the actual GM isn’t responsible for the coach he brought who apparently is doing double duty sabotaging the team. Am I getting that right?

Do you think the team would be better under McDaniels - Ballard’s first choice?

Sadly, yes. I have to believe that despite being a jerk-off, McDaniels would assess the team and say "hmmm that Taylor kid, he is pretty damn good, maybe we should get the ball in his hands a lot".

Reich probably looks at it and says "hmmmm, that Taylor kid, he is pretty good, so they are going to stop him, so I am going to use other guys and beat them, I am going to use Dulin, he isn't very good, but they won't expect me to try to use him because he sucks so bad". Or, "hey we are on the two, second and goal, we can't give it to that stud RB, they will just stop him, so I will use this rookie TE that hasn't proven to be able to do jack shit, I'll use him on a jet sweep, man I am good at this shit".

So yes, yes I would speculate we would be a better team with McSnake. But I also suspect we would be better with a middle school part time HC than we are with Reich.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by rm1369

So let me understand - Reich is GM when it’s a player he likes that fails. And Reich should be held accountable for his mistakes as a GM. However, the actual GM isn’t responsible for the coach he brought in who apparently is doing double duty sabotaging the team. Am I getting that right?

Do you think the team would be better under McDaniels - Ballard’s first choice?

It’s not that Reich likes Wentz, per se. It’s that Reich was the one who insisted on acquiring him and had to talk Ballard into it. Ballard agreed because he trusted Reichs judgement.

This was discussed recently on the one percent better podcast, based on conversations Holder and Keefer had with Ballard.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

It’s not that Reich likes Wentz, per se. It’s that Reich was the one who insisted on acquiring him and had to talk Ballard into it. Ballard agreed because he trusted Reichs judgement.

This was discussed recently on the one percent better podcast, based on conversations Holder and Keefer had with Ballard.

I doubt that is an accurate representation- Ballard being talked into a move he didn’t like. But let’s say it is. How do you come away from that absolving the GM of responsibility and putting it on the coach. Whose job is player acquisition? The GMs. Whose job was it to hire the coach that supposedly talked him into something he didn’t want to do? The GM. So how the hell is it the coaches fault and not the GMs? It was his decision. And you are claiming he was talked into it by a guy that he hired. Either way that’s a GM problem. What the hell am I missing?

For the record I would expect it was a collaborative effort with the final decision being Ballard’s. At least that’s the way it should have been. If not then you are saying they are more dysfunctional that I believe.

[Hoopsdoc]

Food for thought-as much as everyone loves to hate on Eberflus, the Colts defense is actually better than their offense.

12th in total defense.
17th in total offense.

The Colts biggest problem right now is their “offensive guru” head coach.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Food for thought ...... as much as everyone loves to hate on Eberflus, the Colts' defense is actually better than their offense.


12th in total defense.

17th in total offense.


The Colts' biggest problem right now is their “offensive guru” head coach.

o


The defense had 2 huge stops late in yesterday's game ......


1) ) Late in the 4th quarter while the game was tied, they forced the Titans to punt ...... if they hadn't forced that punt, there is a good chance that the Titans would have run most or all of the clock down while kicking what probably would have been the game-winning field goal in regulation.

2) ) In overtime, after the offense failed to score at least a field goal after winning the coin toss, they forced the Titans to punt (after which the offense failed again.)


Additionally, there were 2 different occasions in which the Colts' defense forced 4th downs, both times in which the Titans went for it and got it ...... credit the Titans' offense for getting both of those 1st downs, but there were plenty of occasions in which the defense either forced a turnover or put the Titans in 4th-down situations. The Titans were 7-for-16 on 3rd downs, turned the ball over early in the game which the Colts converted into a touchdown, and punted the ball 4 times (including once in overtime.)

They also caught a bad break when Tyquan Lewis twisted his knee and coughed up the ball which he had just intercepted.


Overall, I believe that the defense did at least a reasonably good job yesterday.

o

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by rm1369

So let me understand - Reich is GM when it’s a player he likes that fails. And Reich should be held accountable for his mistakes as a GM. However, the actual GM isn’t responsible for the coach he brought in who apparently is doing double duty sabotaging the team. Am I getting that right?

Do you think the team would be better under McDaniels - Ballard’s first choice?

Absolutely.