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Not exactly. Plays are plays, and everybody runs basically the same plays. There are only so many different plays you can design. The difference, in my opinion, is found in situational play calling and the focus of the play calling. For example, slant plays and deep posts are found in both Coryell and West Coast play books. However, Coryell offenses are more inclined to call deep posts and seams on first, while West coast teams are more inclined to call the slants. Playbooks are very very similar. Philosophies are different.

I know it's the popular thing to blame the playbook, but the playbook really isn't the problem. It's the way the plays are called and the philosophy that's the problem.

Just what I was thinking

Aaron Wilson reports that McAdoo is already a done deal with NYG.

Nah, but he's worked as an OL coach, TE coach, QB coach, and offensive assistant.

It sounds beautiful to me.

Boom! Thanks for sharing man!

Is he a big play guy? For some reason I feel like he was more of a dinker and dunker But yeah, Kubiak is my first pick.

He could work wonders for Juice too. He used Dreesen as a good move TE from time to time. That's what I'd love to see for Juice

So, I've done some bad things and watched the first two episodes of Sherlock season three. It's really good and y'all need to check it out. Not sure if it's as good as the first two, but it's still great.

Seattle for me, actually. Kaeperdick is a punk and Jim is a whiny brat. 49ers were my second team until the QB and HC went weird. Harbaugh said that, probably, to defend Rice from criticism. Rice wasn't in because Pierce was getting it done. The difference between Harbs and BB is that BB would have had the cajones to actually say that Pierce was running better than Rice.

Thanks a lot for the kind words!

My HS team didn't do mickey mouse crap, unless you consider option plays mickey mouse. We ran the ball down people's throats. I personally don't think the options is mickey mouse. Yeah, they keep the defense "honest" but if an end around or half back pass fails you're looking at 2nd and 15, an interception, or something bad. I don't like trick plays.

End arounds and half-back passes are mickey mouse high school plays. I'm very skeptical of Billick's prowess as an OC. I believe he runs a west coast system, which is fantastic, but I just don't know if he's really any good.

12th in points allowed is hardly mediocre. But yeah, let's just drop it.

Defense's job is to not allow points. Defense ranked 12th in points allowed. Clearly not sucking.

According the NFL.com, we scored 320 points, just 20 a game. That's ranked 25th in the NFL. Yet, our scoring defense ranked 12th, allowing just 22 points a game. So, the defense is above average and the offense is well below average. The defense's job is to not allow points and the offense's job is to score points. The defense ranked better (13 spots better) at its job than the offense did at its job. That's all I need to know.

Very good movie! I did like it.

Okay I agree with you that the defense needs to stop blowing fourth quarter leads but when your defense allows an average of 20 points a game and you only go 8-8 the problem is obviously offense. Our defense is above average in points allowed, but our offense is below average in points scored. This isn't even up for debate anymore.

Does anyone not want the oline fixed?

Somebody like Boldin. Simple as that. Attack the middle and make tough catches. Break tackles and get YACs. Fight for yardage. You know, a guy that does things that NONE of our current guys do except MAYBE Marlon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO7MWuJ7zLA

Yeah maybe but Caldwell has done very very well as QB coach. He's helped Joe a lot, play calling and scheme aside. He's improved Joe's mechanics and a few other things, for sure

If we do that, we risk another season like the one we just finished.