Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Per McD, Morse was healthy and ready to go but his not playing was a "football decision," not a health issue. When asked, McD did not commit to Morse as the starter going forward. Said they felt the current group had "momentum" and that's why Morse didn't play. No way to read this except they are disappointed in Morse. Pretty shocking development here.
Back2Buff Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 When will people realize McDermott is an issue with this team? 10 1
Rc2catch Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: No way to read this except they are disappointed in Morse. Pretty shocking development here. One could read it as Feliciano is playing at a very high level. 7 2
delirious Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Hard for me to believe that Feliciano would not be an upgrade over Winters, and that having Morse and Feliciano both on the line would be a NET upgrade over the current rotation. I better see that same attitude when Ford can come back, because I think Boettger has been playing at or above Ford's level at LG. JMO 14 3
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 16, 2020 Author Posted November 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rc2catch said: One could read it as Feliciano is playing at a very high level. Such a high level that it wouldn't be better to start Morse at center and Feliciano at guard? This is an indictment on Morse. 1
HOUSE Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Coming off concussion Protocols and a bye week coming up, I would have sat the guy to I wouldn't read into this too much .. Edited November 16, 2020 by HOUSE 25 3 6
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Just now, delirious said: Hard for me to believe that Feliciano would not be an upgrade over Winters, and that having Morse and Feliciano both on the line would be a NET upgrade over the current rotation. I better see that same attitude when Ford can come back, because I think Boettger has been playing at or above Ford's level at LG. JMO Between spain getting benched and now this... Team went from Spain-Morse-Ford to Boettger-Feliciano-Winters. Is this ideal?
Generic_Bills_Fan Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Just now, delirious said: Hard for me to believe that Feliciano would not be an upgrade over Winters, and that having Morse and Feliciano both on the line would be a NET upgrade over the current rotation. I better see that same attitude when Ford can come back, because I think Boettger has been playing at or above Ford's level at LG. JMO I dont buy what he said I dont think you can admit you held out a player that likely wouldve swung the game because you wanted to make sure he was healthy for the upcoming afc games lol morse will magically have a great week of practice and be starting again against the chargers 1 1 1
Negan Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) I think Morse is coming back from concussion best not rush it, especially with bye a week after. So yeah football decision Edited November 17, 2020 by Negan 8 1
Back2Buff Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Just now, HOUSE said: Coming of concussion Practicals and a bye week coming up, I would have sat the guy too. I wouldn't read into this too much If that is what he wanted to do, he would have just said that. 1
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 16, 2020 Author Posted November 16, 2020 Just now, HOUSE said: Coming of concussion Practicals and a bye week coming up, I would have sat the guy too. I wouldn't read into this too much Dude... McDermott specifically said this had nothing to do with it. And he had every reason TO blame it on health but he still didn't. 1 1
jwhit34 Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rc2catch said: One could read it as Feliciano is playing at a very high level. A few of Feliciano's shotgun snaps to Allen were at a high level - almost over his head. If they want to get the best 5 OL out there Morse is definitely one of them, as are Dawkins, Williams and Feliciano. I think the only spot open for debate is the other G position. 4 3
JGMcD2 Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 My guess would be he cleared protocol and they didn’t intend on having him active to rest up going into the bye week. When they had all the COVID list adds it changed who they made active. I believe I saw that they had to shake up active roster decisions because of the positive test. He was healthy enough to play in a pinch but they felt better about giving him some time off? Morse will start the final 6 games of the season.
Rc2catch Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 Just now, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: Such a high level that it wouldn't be better to start Morse at center and Feliciano at guard? This is an indictment on Morse. If they feel Feliciano is playing at a higher level than Morse was, or they feel the line is playing better with Feliciano at center and Ike at guard then it’s not exactly on Morse. Sometimes players just have better chemistry together than others. It’s also possible they were more comfortable keeping continuity from the week before. No reason to make a mountain from a mole hill. 1
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 16, 2020 Author Posted November 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Negan said: I think Morse is comg back from concussion best not rush it, especially with bye a week after. So yeah football decision It would have been easy for McDermott to say they didn't want to rush him back. Instead, he chose the much more controversial truth: it had nothing to do with Morse's health. I mean, he specifically said this, so people arguing otherwise at this point sound really silly. 2
Back2Buff Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 How could anyone watch the Seattle game and think that O line played well? McDermott has changed since he first got here and it's concerning.
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted November 16, 2020 Author Posted November 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said: My guess would be he cleared protocol and they didn’t intend on having him active to rest up going into the bye week. When they had all the COVID list adds it changed who they made active. I believe I saw that they had to shake up active roster decisions because of the positive test. He was healthy enough to play in a pinch but they felt better about giving him some time off? Morse will start the final 6 games of the season. Ahh! McDermott said he was healthy and that was not a factor. Goodness 1
BarleyNY Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 1 minute ago, HOUSE said: Coming of concussion Practicals and a bye week coming up, I would have sat the guy too. I wouldn't read into this too much That’s a very good point. I was thinking along the lines of others that it’d make more sense to have Morse at center and Feliciano at OG. But getting Morse completely healthy makes more sense. My daughter got a concussion playing soccer 12 days ago and still is having headaches and light sensitivity. The longer you can give concussion to heal, the better. Glad they’re taking extra time with Morse. 1
Johnnycage46 Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 9 minutes ago, Back2Buff said: When will people realize McDermott is an issue with this team? As in, "breaking the drought, getting to the playoffs 2 of 3 years and likely 3 of 4 years, with a great shot at the Division title" type of issue with this team? 6
GETTOTHE50 Posted November 16, 2020 Posted November 16, 2020 winters is good for atleast one drive killing holding per game. he should be a second stringer on every roster in the nfl. 1 1
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