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totally! we dont use the middle of the field at all. The Bears continue their almost total boycott of slant routes.

I think it IS about "time" LOL his accuracy has been off when he didnt have a clean pocket and time to throw, but youre right his deep ball has been lacking this year. I think it has to do with protection mostly.

CW is not the problem. With the exception of the INT, he is doing fine. The "holding the ball too long" and "trying to do too much" are just tired old narratives. The OL is crap, the playcalling is crap.

too much shotgun. too much throwing to the sidelines. too much running out of shotgun. too much tight WRs on runs and wide spacing on passes so everyone knows what we are doing. Bring in an outside consultant - someone needs to bring accountability and an identity to the offense. And it should be said, it would NOT look like this under Harbaugh.

OK, notice how tight we always have our WRs on running plays - it just condenses the defense and makes it easier for them to stop the run. wtf

there we go. get under center. find Kmet.

Im telling ya, the running game is a mess before the ball is even snapped. The play calling, the personel groupings, are a joke. This is on Waldron and Morgan all day. And that goes on Flus too.

Eberflus, Waldron and Morgan Someone has to bring accountability to this. Maybe I will love Kevin Warren stepping outside his lane if he lets them know this is not working. idiots!

yup yup PS cool that youre at the game!

sure, on the 1 yard line, by all means run from the gun (again) this is NOT Madden. what the hell.

here at the goalline it is obvious - this team has NO offensive identity, and that is on Waldron.

it's easier to see every week. and the love affair with Everett is baffling. I know he played for Waldron in Seattle. So what? Kmet is the better player by far.

this is where I wish this board had a like button. +1

oh no Caleb, why

and good to see Braxton Jones is back in - and of course Davis back to the bench.

look at that - give Caleb a little time, and the long shot to Odunze is beautiful.

who says Edmunds doesnt make interceptions? LOL

Hmmm Davis in at RG, and Pryor to LT

uh oh Braxton Jones is shaken up - hope hes OK. And I suppose now Kiran will get his first action under fire. Let's hope he exceeds expectations.

forward progress stopped without a whistle? BS

on pass blocking, it's been errors of the players, but the running game is messed up by scheme. there are lots of examples, hopefully they get on track this week.

Im not saying that its all bad blocking assignments. The one where Davis is in the wilderness is surely not what anyone drew up. But I have seen some real doozies where they are asking guys to reach over a gap and a half, cross the face and then turn the defender inside. That's crazy. Especially when there was a player right in front of that guy who went off on some other assignment. The plays Im speaking of werent blown assignments, they were clearly meant to be blocked that way. It's just too cute. But youre right, there is blame enough to go around for the players AND the coaches.

Ive seen some film where the blocking assignments are insane. people having to reach across a gap and a half while the guy right in front of him, goes to go do something else. if this is a ZONE blocking scheme then the whole idea is to take the closest unblocked man. They look like they are counting defenders outside-in instead of inside out. I see triple teams and people coming free on stunts as a result. I see ridiculous reach block assignments, and pulling tackles and tight ends who have no chance of making it to their block in time. It is CRAZY.

I think they just dont have the talent available (yet?) to permanently replace him. I also think they see the problem as clearly as we do, but probably move a little more slowly, because once you tell a guy who isnt trying hes done, he never tries again. Maybe Davis never will anyway, or maybe hes out of shape from not practicing, and he feels like he might want to try in meetings or whatever. I think Eberflus is the kind to do things a few weeks later than we would. Maybe there is some wisdom to that too. Especially if you can get a W anyway. But I personally have lost faith in Davis, and if it were my choice he wouldnt be on the team next year (or ever again), but i also dont have a solid plan for replacing him with someone who can do the job right now either. I mean, in my cesspool of a mind about this, I already have Bates returning and taking over at center so Im asking myself things like "I wonder what Kiran would look like at guard?" and "Ok who is this Bill Murray guy?" or "Why have a guy like Kramer on the roster for (most of) three years, if you cant realistically play him?" I hope Pryor is an answer. hes huge. but in the preseason he had some pretty bad plays too. Eberflus calls him "most improved" let's hope that's true. It would be one step back from the abyss if Pryor can handle the job. I still think the coaching is a big issue on the OL too.

he had a rep for being a player that didnt practice back at his previous team too. it has nothing to do with the death of his mother/grandmother hes just a lazy grifter