Burgold Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Die Hard said: Personnel decisions, his neglect of the LB position, utilization, play calling, lack of accountability (ie. loyalty), etc. I sometimes wonder if neglect of certain positions is actually just overconfidence in their ability to teach and coach up a player. I mean they couldn't have missed the problem at linebacker. Rivera noted it in almost every 2020 press conference. They just chose to minimally address it. What that suggests to me is that they thought they were so good and knowledgeable in the area that they could turn straw to gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Burgold said: I sometimes wonder if neglect of certain positions is actually just overconfidence in their ability to teach and coach up a player. I mean they couldn't have missed the problem at linebacker. Rivera noted it in almost every 2020 press conference. They just chose to minimally address it. What that suggests to me is that they thought they were so good and knowledgeable in the area that they could turn straw to gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 There just weren't any good LBs available in FA. The really good ones like Lavonte David and Matt Milano almost immediately resigned with their clubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 5 hours ago, kingdaddy said: I like RR on the sidelines and in the locker room. I almost get the feeling that he is still seeing what he has on this roster and hasn't really pushed the envelope yet. The organization has improved and RR has kept us competitive with a revolving door at QB, that cant be easy to do. But the talent has been lacking in some key areas and it's holding us back. The injuries have also been devastating. I agree. I was not big on Ron and openly questioned his treatment of Dewayne. But in hindsight I was wrong. I really like the locker room and his quotes and just the never give up and no mistakes mentality. That goes a long way. Him finding guys off the street to come and play legit minutes and play well has been great. And I feel like that's what we need under Dan. Let's assume that Dan makes the first pick and it's somebody Ron doesn't want. But I have confidence that Ron would be able to pick up a Cousins in the 4th who is the complete opposite player and doesn't make us a horrible team. Maybe that's at QB, maybe RB or WR. But I feel like he'll get some guys with heart who play hard every snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Tomb Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Warhead36 said: There just weren't any good LBs available in FA. The really good ones like Lavonte David and Matt Milano almost immediately resigned with their clubs. Any in the upcoming crop of free agents? We could really use an upgrade at Mike LB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Our backers still need to be upgraded but I’ve given up on our ability to do so adequately. Now I’m shifting my focus to building a juggernaut of an offense so the defense can play with a lead with what we got. id be pleasantly surprised if we got a good one though. Edited December 23, 2021 by KDawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsman Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, KDawg said: Our backers still need to be upgraded but I’ve given up on our ability to do so adequately. Now I’m shifting my focus to building a juggernaut of an offense so the defense can play with a lead with what we got. id be pleasantly surprised if we got a good one though. The Davis pick has completely taken away any confidence I have in Rivera or Mayhew to make sound defensive picks. The jury is still out on St.Juste but so far eh. My guess is that even though Kyle Smith was here, Rivera pushed for Young, who I’m “eh” on as well. Curl was blind luck in the 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Kev Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 5 hours ago, wit33 said: My guess is they didn’t plan to be a power run football team and the RB depth would seem to support that. I imagine the plan was to have Samuel and Mckissic handle 8-12 carries and Gibson 10-15 carries a game. They stumbled on a power run formula that helped get some wins. Keeping Patterson (a tweener type RB who is average at everything) makes more sense. Can’t think of another reason why you wouldn’t have a back up power back on the roster. It seems to be one of the easier positions to find pros (competent play). I'm sure that the initial plan was to rely heavily on the passing game. We had Fitzpatrick the gunslinger at QB, Dyami Brown was drafted for his speed to go deep, Terry and Curtis would have handled the intermediate routes with Hump in the slot. Gibson would have been used a lot more sparingly (is that a word?) and JD would have been the 3rd down back. That plan lasted about one quarter until Fitz went down and we found out that Brown couldn't catch. Since then we've kind of morphed into this power running, ball control offense that hardly ever throws the ball deep and is over-reliant on a WR turned RB. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method man Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Warhead36 said: There just weren't any good LBs available in FA. The really good ones like Lavonte David and Matt Milano almost immediately resigned with their clubs. Denzel Perryman was available during FA and for trade during training camp. He just made a Pro Bowl. DeVondre Campbell was available too and he should’ve made the Pro Bowl. Both guys came out of the blue but the point is that the coaching staff should have taken shots with a couple guys vs bringing in retreads they were familiar with from Carolina like Mayo and Norris Edited December 24, 2021 by method man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) On 12/22/2021 at 9:48 AM, Burgold said: I'm not sure how he's doing overall He Sucks. At least as a pure RB. We really need a bellcow back. Then AG can play in the slot. Edited December 25, 2021 by clskinsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdaddy Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 On 12/23/2021 at 4:11 PM, Thinking Skins said: I agree. I was not big on Ron and openly questioned his treatment of Dewayne. But in hindsight I was wrong. I really like the locker room and his quotes and just the never give up and no mistakes mentality. That goes a long way. Him finding guys off the street to come and play legit minutes and play well has been great. And I feel like that's what we need under Dan. Let's assume that Dan makes the first pick and it's somebody Ron doesn't want. But I have confidence that Ron would be able to pick up a Cousins in the 4th who is the complete opposite player and doesn't make us a horrible team. Maybe that's at QB, maybe RB or WR. But I feel like he'll get some guys with heart who play hard every snap. Next season I wouldn't mind going to a Two TE offense with Thomas and Bates and adding a big time RB that is a true RB. Use Gibson and Samuel more in the passing game but develop a pound the ball mentality while building up the defense even more. We just don't have enough talent across the board to develop a high flying passing attack and Gibson can't stay healthy as a full-time bellcow RB. We have a lot of areas to address this offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Oh two tight ends you say? Bring us Jalen Wydermyer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 If the Browns make D'ernest Johnson available I'd make a play for him. Kid is a stud who is unfortunately stuck behind Chubb and Hunt in Cleveland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I appreciate the effort that Gibson gave us this year. Kid goes hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) I refuse to give up on Gibson as RB1, hope he comes back with a vengeance next season. Edited January 9, 2022 by Renegade7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hes a good player. Pair him with a power back. Let him be a slasher. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Congratulations Gibson on 1000 yards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Gibson is too good of a weapon to be discarded I just wonder if by dumb luck he was drafted onto a team looking for something in that isn't meant to be (RB1). I could easily see him as a flashy weapon in the right offense under the direction of a Kyle Shanahan or Sean McVay....even LaFleur in GB......geez do those names all sound familiar? The way we were using JDM is also the way I think Gibson could become a beast and household name in the NFL. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball Security Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Dalvin Cook is the only guy in the NFC to have more rushing yards than Gibson. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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