Poor Preseason Puts Heat on Pioli, Cassel

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

It's the truth.

McCluster looks like a gimmick player on offense right. Lets get him a carry here and there and watch him pick up a first down! Let's throw him a screen pass and let him gain 12 yards!

How about something like this?

The problem is when people get so hung up on one-size-fits-all scouting of players, and not on how the player fits in a coach's offense.

Anyone who knows Charlie Weis knows that the role McCluster would play is anything but a gimmick. Just like I railed on people for criticizing the Chiefs because Jimmy Graham was supposed to somehow be better for them because he puts up a sexier stat line. In most years, Kevin Faulk averaged about 500-600 all purpose yards, but most Pats fans will tell you he was a critical piece to their offense. Faulk, like McCluster, isn't a perfect fit for a lot of offenses, but they're both great fits for a Weis-style offense.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

In most years, Kevin Faulk averaged about 500-600 all purpose yards, but most Pats fans will tell you he was a critical piece to their offense. Faulk, like McCluster, isn't a perfect fit for a lot of offenses, but they're both great fits for a Weis-style offense.

So when McCluster was picked half this board was screaming about Wes Welker.

Now he's Kevin Faulk?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

So when McCluster was picked half this board was screaming about Wes Welker.

Now he's Kevin Faulk?

I'm talking about the idea that you keep putting receivers in a box. That the only way they can produce is to solely run regular routes and gain 700+ yards, and that's our measure of success.

Charlie Weis doesn't work that way. When he was in New England, Troy Brown put up 1,000+ yards once. That's it. Weis is a guy who likes to spread the field, he LOVES the screen game, and he loves guys with versatility a lot more than he likes guys without. That's why two players he really loved were Daniel Graham and Kevin Faulk, two guys who were anything but spectacular on the stat sheet. It's because Weis likes to run multiple types of plays from the same exact formation and a guy like Graham, for example, can be extremely productive as a blocker in the run game or as a receiver in the passing game.

McCluster isn't Kevin Faulk. But when you're talking Charlie Weis, you get why he's important. And by the way, even if he was Kevin Faulk, you're a moron if you think that's a low expectation to set and most Pats fans would tell you the same.

[tonyetony]

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

So when McCluster was picked half this board was screaming about Wes Welker.

Now he's Kevin Faulk?

Now you're arguing just for the sake of arguing. If you can't see the potential match up problems McCluster presents the opposing D's your just being ignorant. What's your next argument? That he's too slow? The only question marks have been his size and being able to take a hit in the NFL and from what I've seen in the preseason he's going to be just fine.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by tonyetony

If you can't see the potential match up problems McCluster presents the opposing D's your just being ignorant.

His longest play was 17 yards this preseason.

17 yards.

Of course that's as far as our quarterback can throw it.