I wouldn't give up on the kid so fast either because mostly I think it was the weather causing a good deal of the carnage.
Also they for some reason chose to put oodles of DB's on the field even with a rookie QB.
We could of easily still won that game had it not been for the fumbled punt return.
Max looked terrible but he's a rookie, they have days like that, I just want to see how he does the next game at home in better weather.
Excuse me, but in his 8 quarters of play he has No TDs and NO FGs...enough days like that and we will have a new qb and a new head coach.
Excuse me, but in his 8 quarters of play he has No TDs and NO FGs...enough days like that and we will have a new qb and a new head coach.
Excuse me, but in his 8 quarters of play he has No TDs and NO FGs...enough days like that and we will have a new qb and a new head coach.
The problem is If you start Max and he sucks again...He is done for GOOD. If you start DA and bring in Max to get comfortable and he does well you can rebuild his confidence. But honestly....Max Hall might be the worst QB I have ever seen. John Navarre(sp?) threw for atleast 1 TD.....I mean 4 out of 16 wouldn't get you a pat on the back in church league.
They scored a TD against NO on the pitch to Levi Brown.
Actually, that was a very nice bounce pass to Levi Brown. Magic Johnson would have loved it.
Steve
Interesting points Whiz made.
1) The new rule on where the ref stands means the ball is wetter when it rains. It's a valid point, the ref used to stand over the ball shielding it from the rain, now he can't because he's behind the offense, so the ball is exposed to the rain longer before the C gets over the ball. Seems a bit like an excuse but it is true.
2) He thinks several missed FG's this year were due to kickers fearing DRC coming off the edge to block it. Also said he didn't think DRC was offsides on the one he blocked, said "it was hard to see how he was offsides on that one."
Said overall DRC was not happy with how he played but that "he was very close several times and they just made the play."
I just listened and am not sure how he could not see DRC being offside on the blocked FG. It was not really even that close. Everyone around me in the stands saw it also.Interesting points Whiz made.
1) The new rule on where the ref stands means the ball is wetter when it rains. It's a valid point, the ref used to stand over the ball shielding it from the rain, now he can't because he's behind the offense, so the ball is exposed to the rain longer before the C gets over the ball. Seems a bit like an excuse but it is true.
2) He thinks several missed FG's this year were due to kickers fearing DRC coming off the edge to block it. Also said he didn't think DRC was offsides on the one he blocked, said "it was hard to see how he was offsides on that one."
Said overall DRC was not happy with how he played but that "he was very close several times and they just made the play."
Wiz is hard headed as hell...DRC was offsides & it wasn't even close. I guess he's still in denial that the 3 QB's we have on the roster are better than ML too. I think we have a bright HC but some of his moves & decisions he has made this year have been puzzling & may ultimately lead to his firing.
I just listened and am not sure how he could not see DRC being offside on the blocked FG. It was not really even that close. Everyone around me in the stands saw it also.
I think the trip to the Super Bowl will keep him around for a while (see Lovie Smith), but he's lost his air of infallibility. Making unorthodox decisions looks great when it works. But when those decisions cause you to have the 32nd ranked offense in the league with little hope in sight, it's time to start questioning. I still think Whis is a great coach, but he needs to admit that he can't do this alone and bring in some quality help. Preferably someone who will disagree with him once in a while.
This is a situation in which the owner or the GM need to step in and explain to the HC, 'You will be hiring an offensive coordinator. PERIOD!'Bingo, Todd Haley needs to be replaced with a clone, not some joke OC by committee. How you go from realizing that you need someone of that caliber where you are paying a guy over a million dollars a year to splitting the duties between two inexperienced playcalling goofballs is beyond me.
It almost seemed like that 'on purpose' fumble Stabler did back in the day. I think the NFL put the rule in about only the guy who fumbled the ball could advance it or something like that