Never thought I’d say this. Sean McDermott is a stupid coach.

[Mike in Horseheads]

17 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Just run the damn route to the marker. Give your wrs a fighting chance and stop expecting them to break multiple tackles. This is as much about common sense as it is football strategy. 

Please don't bring up common sense of this BB.

[GunnerBill]

17 hours ago, Dopey said:

nah, we're having a season that doesn't meet the squad's expectations so far. and they act like entitled babies. that's all that's happening here. everyone's SB pick(SF) just lost 2 in a row. scoring 17 points each game. I guess they should fire shanahan. another favorite here, who hasn't won a sb that I know of. ebbs and flow of a season. every team goes through a rough patch. we're a 1/2 game behind the phins for 1st in the AFCE. we beat them, so I count it as we're tied. phins can't beat a good team, guess mcdaniel needs to go too. another media darling(cowboys) has their share of issues too. ravens score 10 vs pitt and 19 vs the colts. every team goes through it. jags score 9 and 17 in consecutive losses. it happens. eagles lose to the jets, scoring 14 points and squeaked out a 3 point win vs washington(who we dominated). it happens. another darling(Lions) just scored 6 points in a blowout loss to the ravens. the lions scored only 20 vs the bucs the week before. lions score only 21 vs chiefs in a loss. ah, the immortal Ben Johnson. it happens. i'm sure they all have a site like this where idiots overreact too. 

 

You know the commonality between the 49ers losses and the Bills losses? That it doesn't matter whether you have a defensive head coach with injuries on defense or an offensive Head Coach with injuries on offense... you cannot replace your elite level difference makers in this league. 

 

It is hard enough when your "next man up" backup has to replace a starter. But when they have to replace one of your stars.... that just doesn't work in this league. 

 

McDermott's defense isn't the same without two all pro level guys in Milano and White. Shanahan's offense isn't the same without two all pro level guys in Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel.

 

The difference, sadly, is the 49ers get their guys back at some point. The Bills are without theirs for the year.

Edited October 28, 2023 by GunnerBill

[Dr.Sack]

The final 4 punts were genius. The rush 4 vs rush 3 to end the game was a clinic. 

[Doc Brown]

20 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

Lost in all of the ‘go for it’ conversations is why we were throwing short of the sticks on 3rd down. If you’re not planning on going for it, you make sure you’re running routes that pick up the First on 3rd down. They did it twice! It’s like McD and Dorsey are on completely different pages. 

That was my biggest criticism.  I understand the process of punting it three times because the Bucs offense looked anemic all night (there was a lot of luck for the Bucs on their last TD drive).  However, throw past the sticks on 3rd down though because if you miss you're punting anyways.  

Edited October 28, 2023 by Doc Brown

[GunnerBill]

18 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

That was my biggest criticism.  I understand the process of punting it three times because the Bucs offense looked anemic all night (there was a lot of luck for the Bucs on their last TD drive).  However, throw past the sticks on 3rd down though because if you miss you're punting anyways.  

 

Same. First punt I'd definitely have punted. Second one I'd have thought about going because you are two scores up and given the time at that point if you convert the game is basically over. But I understood the decision to punt. Last one you had to punt because the spot made it 4th and a long 1 and a TD won Tampa the game. 

 

But they got a bit safe in the playcalling. The first of those 4th downs was caused by that mess at the end of the 3rd Quarter of course. Hard to put that on coaching. And I don't think the Tampa guy did jump either. Looking at it I think it was a good no call. I just don't know why they were playing for that. They were 2nd and 1 in FG range. Just let the quarter expire, even if you are stopped you have all but killed the game if you go up 17.