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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
And it's not as if we didn't see this SAME EXACT issue last year.
I got news everyone, it wasn't just Donovan Smith that all the sudden elevated his game to serviceable levels in the playoffs leading them to win those games.
It was the entire unit rising to the challenge. 100% steady focus for the first time all year long. They felt that need to win maybe for the first time in those games. More opponent-specific game planning. The whole operation, Donovan included, raised up to a higher standard.
That's all we need to happen. Whether it's Thuney or Humphries. And it's very achievable, especially if you're only asking them to hold up for two home playoff games in which they'll be far more fresh than their opponent, as well as a Super Bowl with two weeks to prepare.
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It should worry folks that we got largely what we asked for out of Thuney - as much as we should reasonably expect from Humphries - and the offense as a whole looked as bad as its looked all season. It might have been its worst game on balance.
Now personally I don't see what others saw with Thuney. I thought he got pushed around a fair bit. I DON'T think he was a noticeable improvement on Morris and ultimately I'd probably be happy putting a pin in that experiment going forward. Or at least I'd allow it only to the extent that it may allow Morris to get healthy again for a stretch run.
But for those that thought he stabilized the position - how do you explain away how god-awful that offense was Sunday? And if you don't think he did (I don't) what miracle pill do you see on the horizon that's going to fix this?