Josh Uche Traded to Chiefs

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Our usage of players is pretty frustrating. I just have to remind myself that Andy Reid has learned he can win games while using a regular season as a test kitchen. Much as we may bitch about rotations and starters early in the season, he generally gets it right by the postseason. So we may give more reps to guys like Nazeeh and FAU and Danna, less reps to DHop and uche. We may hold off on overloading Pacheco too soon after the injury. Unfortunately we try to squeeze every drop out of lemons like skyy Moore.

I’m hopeful that’s all this is.

My thought has been that Uche wouldn't get a lot of snaps right off the bat because the defense is so complicated. Spags has 20 different plays for just C-Zero, fcs.

So it hasn't surprised me that much that Uche wasn't getting a lot of snaps right off the bat. But it's been a few weeks now, and his snaps haven't seemed to increase at all, which feels like Uche isn't absorbing the playbook nearly as quickly as hoped? But then last night he isn't even active? Feels not good to me.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

My thought has been that Uche wouldn't get a lot of snaps right off the bat because the defense is so complicated. Spags has 20 different plays for just C-Zero, fcs.

So it hasn't surprised me that much that Uche wasn't getting a lot of snaps right off the bat. But it's been a few weeks now, and his snaps haven't seemed to increase at all, which feels like Uche isn't absorbing the playbook nearly as quickly as hoped? But then last night he isn't even active? Feels not good to me.

If all he's doing is come into rush the passer, then it doesn't matter if he doesn't know the playbook. All he has to do is lineup across from the OT and then beat him.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

If all he's doing is come into rush the passer, then it doesn't matter if he doesn't know the playbook. All he has to do is lineup across from the OT and then beat him.

Come on, you have to know by now that just isn't how Spags operates. He wants this guy to fit into the defense, which means he has to learn at least some small portion of the playbook.

And even on pure passing downs, there's a lot of communication going on, all lot of moving players and parts before the snap. He can't just line up and rush any way he wants. That's simply not how things work in Spags world.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

If all he's doing is come into rush the passer, then it doesn't matter if he doesn't know the playbook. All he has to do is lineup across from the OT and then beat him.

That's....not close to true.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Come on, you have to know by now that just isn't how Spags operates. He wants this guy to fit into the defense, which means he has to learn at least some small portion of the playbook.

And even on pure passing downs, there's a lot of communication going on, all lot of moving players and parts before the snap. He can't just line up and rush any way he wants. That's simply not how things work in Spags world.

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

That's....not close to true.

I'm not the only person that had the same thought.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

He's a speed rusher. On 3rd downs, what the hell else is there to 'learn'?

Send him out there to rocket off the edge and at least attempt to pull the LT out wide to give a rushing lane for Jones or Wharton.

The fact that Danna and Herring are getting 3rd down reps is just poor personnel management. There's no real excuse for it. "He needs to learn the system" is hubris and nothing more. It's a coach thinking his system is more important than the players running it.

To an extent it CAN be. But not when you're talking about sending guys like Herring and Danna out there to just get stood straight up.

[Wallcrawler]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

If all he's doing is come into rush the passer, then it doesn't matter if he doesn't know the playbook. All he has to do is lineup across from the OT and then beat him.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by Buttfumblerooski

Your obsession with me is super weird, dude. Going through my post history to put on your sig is super weird. Must have struck a cord with the family beating stuff. Truth hurts huh?