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AnonEmouse · 12-19-2022, 07:28 AM

Just watched the game (UK) and 4 things stood out to me.

1) The officials were poor, especially in prime time. No PI on play where (Samuel?) got hit early AND in the head? The 2 point PI call where the defender initiates contact? The various missed holds. The formation call on Scary AFTER he adjusts position with the officials assent? And the last PI call? officials always miss calls, they're only human, but so many blown in a prime time playoff crucial game AND in favour of the travelling team? Come on...
2) The OL needs help bad, and it seems Turner doesn't even trust them to do the basics, despite the basics mainly working. OK, you're backed up on your 1yd line, but you still have the opportunity to get outside your 5 with a strong enough run game. But you pass AND leave their most disruptive player 1:1 with your LT? Poor decision making that let the game get away from us.
3) Heinicke isn't the answer except as a backup (and a good one at that). And he can't run the option. Yes he can run but he makes bad decisions at the point of attack and his running should be kept to designed QB runs and scrambles. If we want the option to be a core part of our game plan, we need to use Howell.
4) We can't lean on the DL indefinitely, whether we keep Payne and Young or not. They need help from a strong MLB and an offense that helps them get a rest.

Making the playoffs now is doubtful given who we have to go through to get there, and maybe that's our true reality. But if we do, we will have to go through better teams than the Giants (who we've made look good) and right now I can't see us beating Dallas, SF or Philly, and probably not the Vikings. One of those 4 should be representing the NFC in the SB, not us.

12-19-2022, 07:28 AM	#524
AnonEmouse Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Age: 59 Posts: 2,655	Re: Manders v NYG GAMEDAY thread … let’s roll Just watched the game (UK) and 4 things stood out to me. 1) The officials were poor, especially in prime time. No PI on play where (Samuel?) got hit early AND in the head? The 2 point PI call where the defender initiates contact? The various missed holds. The formation call on Scary AFTER he adjusts position with the officials assent? And the last PI call? officials always miss calls, they're only human, but so many blown in a prime time playoff crucial game AND in favour of the travelling team? Come on... 2) The OL needs help bad, and it seems Turner doesn't even trust them to do the basics, despite the basics mainly working. OK, you're backed up on your 1yd line, but you still have the opportunity to get outside your 5 with a strong enough run game. But you pass AND leave their most disruptive player 1:1 with your LT? Poor decision making that let the game get away from us. 3) Heinicke isn't the answer except as a backup (and a good one at that). And he can't run the option. Yes he can run but he makes bad decisions at the point of attack and his running should be kept to designed QB runs and scrambles. If we want the option to be a core part of our game plan, we need to use Howell. 4) We can't lean on the DL indefinitely, whether we keep Payne and Young or not. They need help from a strong MLB and an offense that helps them get a rest. Making the playoffs now is doubtful given who we have to go through to get there, and maybe that's our true reality. But if we do, we will have to go through better teams than the Giants (who we've made look good) and right now I can't see us beating Dallas, SF or Philly, and probably not the Vikings. One of those 4 should be representing the NFC in the SB, not us.