Phil Riewer
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ORIGINAL: Brad H I said it three weeks ago and I'll say it again. The offensive line will be the eventual undoing of this team. You could see it coming. Aaron Glenn exposed them last weekend and McVay copied the script on Monday night. Having said that, I am no longer all-in on Kevin O'Connell. He made zero adjustments to the offense between last week and this week. Just thought he could roll out the same game plan that he had all season and win. With no running game and little protection, he kept running the same routes and never made adjustments. The only successes they had was when they went underneath, and seemingly every drive he would go away from it at some point. Whether Darnold is back in Minnesota next season or not, this team is not winning anything special until they resolve the issues up front. McCarthy? Good luck! Daniel Jones? Good luck! I see 7-8 wins next season, at-best, if the problems on the o-line are not corrected. They got everything they could have asked for, and then some, out of Sam Darnold. If they move on, and I expect they will (because he'll be the scapegoat), it doesn't solve the main problem. I'm not sure I'd trust o'connell leading a group of Webelos in a highly contested game of capture the flag. I don't agree....of the last 3 teams which one had an over abundance of talent? He has coached up the team......they need to add talent. I disagree. Big games these last 2 weeks he looks lost. Where was the urgency in the entire 2nd half? I saw a guy who was in over his head and quit. You do checks at the line and after being sacked 7 times he was like punch drunk Rocky. Jones must not have been able to call the plays---I would have made the switch at half time. KOC tried nothing. Exactly. Then they tried to just run out the clock. They tried the game before and same result after 3.5 quarters this game. There was a tweet from Kevin Seifert from ESPN research half way thru the 3rd quarter about how bad Sam was playing.....this was his second worst game next to last week of the season. In losses over the past eight days to the Rams and the Detroit Lions, he threw a combined 23 off-target throws, according to ESPN Research, and took a total of 11 sacks -- including nine Monday night. 13 last week, 10 this week (off target passes). So why keep him in the game then? You can't absolve the coach for showing up ill-prepared for 2 big weeks in a row. He looked lost on the sidelines. Exactly. He looked like he was back in elementary school compared to McVay. I texted my buddy midway through the first quarter and said it's over. I could already see the writing on the wall. Ate dinner in the third quarter, because I had no interest. The coach didn't miss on 23 throws in 2 games, take 11 sacks, and make the correct or incorrect checks at the line. Good luck with JJ McCarthy as your quarterback, because I'll be here reminding you of it every week. Look at all my posts...JJM will be one of 2 QBs next year.....JJM/Jones and/or now maybe JJM/Darnold. I am as high on JJM next year as I was on Darnold going into the year. Have 2 QBs.
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