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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
Who's to say they're not in a good play and Cassel's just not capable of determining where the blitz is coming from and figuring out who his "hot" read is?
As some of the replays showed, and I'm sure Clay will show in Gif'd Up, guys were running open. But at the slightest sign of pressure, Cassel shits himself and pays more attention to the rush than his WR's running open.
Should we have called more slants, screens, etc? Absolutely.
But let's not act as if every play call was doomed just because of Miami's blitzing. Good QB's WANT to be blitzed, because they can take advantage of the matchups. As we know, Cassel's not a good QB.
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I don't disagree. I just think when it is that consistent then something else is going on. We don't know what Cassel is told. Montana used to tell his WR's if he got flushed out of the pocket for them to just keep running their routes. Some QB's want guys to break off and run to them. Some coaches want the QB to scramble and look downfield. Others want the QB to just protect the ball.
Listen, I am not putting Cassel up on a pedastal but the fact is that this year when we have moved the ball mostly it has been because of our passing game. Yes, the running game shows up for maybe a drive or two a game and does great when they do. But consistently this year it has been the passing game. I don't think our coaces are accepting of that reality because they know as well as we do Cassel is not an All-World QB.
I would love to be a fly on the wall in the meetings with Cassel and the coaches. It has been more than obvious this year Cassel has been frustrated with the playcalling from the calls to getting them called into the huddle. If he was up at the line for 15 secs before the snap I would lean more towards him than the coaching. When he is at the line for 3-4 secs then it can be tough on anyone.