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09-14-2006, 03:02 PM | #2 |
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I have been asking myself the same question is he really as conservative as the media and Jets fans want us to believe? Remember, Jimmy Raye and Paul Hacket can make any HC look overly conservative.
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09-14-2006, 03:09 PM | #3 |
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Interesting stats but I'm not sure they necessarily tell the entire story.
The run/pass ratio may be one indicator, but when he runs and/or passes would tell us more. he might be content passing the ball when driving, but clam up and lean heavily on the run when the team gets in the redzone/FG range... which would indicate significant conservatism. Personally, I'll wait and see. Just because he did it one way in the past, that doesn't necessarily mean he'll do it that way now. We have no way of knowing how much of his past play calling was predicated on the personnel he had to work with.
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PastorMikH, i've also done a bit of wavering between high concept/ score ball & thinking maybe switchin' up to a simpler more physical game w/ bigger WR's etc. would be best.It's a LOT easier to play wide open Coryell ball w/ a Roaf on our team. I always try my d**ndest to get behind any change of direction we make. So whether Herm rein's it in or not i would LIKE to believe that the vet's on the O can make whatever we do work.
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09-14-2006, 03:26 PM | #5 | |
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True, there are a number of variables that are hard to account for by looking at a stat page. Like for instance, some of KC's passing/scoring stats have come from our terrible D giving up scores and KC needing to gain 40+ points to win. All in all though, I don't think it's as gloomy and doomy as many of us thought.
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09-14-2006, 03:57 PM | #6 |
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as JSP says....
It's really to early to tell.
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True, but there are a good number of fans (and reporters) that have already decided the other way. Just wanted to point out some info that shows us it's too early to be negative as well.
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09-14-2006, 04:24 PM | #8 |
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You do realize that one of the reasons why Herm was passing a lot, particularly last year, was because his teams were getting their asses kicked and thus had to pass the entire second half. Furthermore, you can't call an offense aggressive if it passes 65 percent of the time, and the vast majority of those are dumpoffs, like in a west coast system. It requires further statistical analysis , but I think that a numerical uninformed (but football and people wise) analysis shows that Herm is conservative.
Look at what the Rams did with 3 minutes left in the Super Bowl in a tie game at the 20, they took a shot down the field for the whole thing and hit it. Look at what Herm did with 1st and 10 on the Pittsburgh 30 in the Playoffs, he ran it three times in the middle of the line setting up a 45 yard field goal in a stadium notorious for its wind currents.
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i think that even when the jets under herm passed, they generally went for shorter passes too. that was a frustration of santana moss (everyone here cried when he left and had a big year, but he would have never had that year in new york). there was a large amount of 6 yard passes on 3rd & 7, etc. there's no good way that i know of to lcompare that to KC, though.
hackett was/is definitely a conservative coach. so that wasn't all herm, but he definitely approved of that method. heimerdinger came in and instituted -zero- of his titans passing offense. one thing herm did in his time here, he bent the rules regarding bringing in a coach AND his system. he had no problem making cotrell run the cover 2, dinger, etc.
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I don't care much if he's conservative or whatever. What I do care about is if he makes stupid decisions under pressure, such as the taking a knee to set up a field goal mentioned before. It really doesn't matter if you're a wide open guy or conservative if you crack under pressure. Look at Mike Martz in the Rams playoff game a couple years back. He got nervous and played for OT instead of letting Bulger try and win the game. Martz is about as wide open as the come. On the other hand in the Pats first SB, when even Madden said they should play for OT Belichick told some unkown Brady guy to go out there and win the game. I guess all I'm trying to say is I don't really care about run/pass ratios, just be smart and trust your guys and do what you do best. I think we run the ball best, especially now.
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Yeah, I was wrong. Herm's too conservative to run up the score.
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I think the actions he takes in critical situations dictates if he is conservative or not.
Most people would agree that although the game plan for the Denver game was excellent, he should have been more agressive in the final possetion in order for us to win to win the game. He was definetly playing not to lose |
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