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Hawk offseason issues
godawgst
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Offense: It's obvious RW is now the focal point of the offense and they go as far as he can carry them. Because of this, they need to upgrade the OL and find guys who are better pass blockers even if they aren't as good at run zone blocking schemes. They also have to make decision on Okung and Sweezy. I can take or leave Okung as age is starting to show and at this point he is a guy who is going to miss multiple games every year due to injuries. Coaching staff seem to love Sweezy's tough/nastiness but next year will be either year 3 or 4 for him and he's got to make a jump from being just another guy.
Defense: Good tight ends have become our kryptonite for some reason. I think it is more a scheme issue, as there are far to many times they are finding huge soft spots in the zone or no one is around them. It feels like opposing teams have that play as a security blanket and can call it knowing it's going to work literally whenever they need it to. And for as good as our DL is, they can still disappear on the road when rushing just four guys. IMO the game was won today because Kam's line was something like 24 passes, 1 sack, 1 hit, 1 hurry. Wilson's was 40 passes, 5 sacks, 16 hits, 12 hurries which tells you Newton was never under pressure when he stepped back to pass.
Coaches: The first one won't change as at this point Pete is who he is, but his propensity for rolling the dice and taking chances isn't necessary and as teams have figured out the Hawks, they become more glaring as in closer games they matter more. The fg today in the 2nd was case in point: You needed 31 to tie them, so at some point you were going to have to kick one. He didn't, hawks didn't get the first, and as the game played out, instead of needing two scores with 1:20 left, you would have been down 7 first and ten from the 14 with 1:20 left and wouldn't have spiked it. This isn't changing because of who he is, but the next thing can and that is their PISSING away of timeouts.
Every game you can count on 1 timeout per half we burn on a challenge that is iffy at best, or because the play clock is about to expire and Wilson calls to. I would guess a third of those are on long distance situations with low odds your going to get the first anyway so the difference between 3rd and 16 and 3rd and 21 isn't worth burning the timeout. In watching the games, it appears to me the play calls aren't getting in quick enough, which implies Beville is the culprit, but it's up to Carroll to get it solved.
Defense: Good tight ends have become our kryptonite for some reason. I think it is more a scheme issue, as there are far to many times they are finding huge soft spots in the zone or no one is around them. It feels like opposing teams have that play as a security blanket and can call it knowing it's going to work literally whenever they need it to. And for as good as our DL is, they can still disappear on the road when rushing just four guys. IMO the game was won today because Kam's line was something like 24 passes, 1 sack, 1 hit, 1 hurry. Wilson's was 40 passes, 5 sacks, 16 hits, 12 hurries which tells you Newton was never under pressure when he stepped back to pass.
Coaches: The first one won't change as at this point Pete is who he is, but his propensity for rolling the dice and taking chances isn't necessary and as teams have figured out the Hawks, they become more glaring as in closer games they matter more. The fg today in the 2nd was case in point: You needed 31 to tie them, so at some point you were going to have to kick one. He didn't, hawks didn't get the first, and as the game played out, instead of needing two scores with 1:20 left, you would have been down 7 first and ten from the 14 with 1:20 left and wouldn't have spiked it. This isn't changing because of who he is, but the next thing can and that is their PISSING away of timeouts.
Every game you can count on 1 timeout per half we burn on a challenge that is iffy at best, or because the play clock is about to expire and Wilson calls to. I would guess a third of those are on long distance situations with low odds your going to get the first anyway so the difference between 3rd and 16 and 3rd and 21 isn't worth burning the timeout. In watching the games, it appears to me the play calls aren't getting in quick enough, which implies Beville is the culprit, but it's up to Carroll to get it solved.
Comments
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Carroll screwing up timeouts, clock management or general game management made him no worse than any other coach this weekend really. Never seen such a bad group in the 4 games of shitty decisions across the board.
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Need pass rush, oline, a ticking clock implanted in Russell's helmet, roids for Kam, and a challenge minder for Pete.
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biggest needs are still on the offensive line, at RB, and at CB.
Thankfully it doesn't look like they need to waste their time with more WR's/TE's. Lockett/Baldwin/kearse could be a great trio -
This season is so eerily similar to 2012.
Super Bowl 51 champs confirmed. -
the problem is competition. The NFC should be really good next year between Arizona, Seattle, Carolina, and possibly Minnesota. Need to get home field
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biggest need is running back???dhdawg said:biggest needs are still on the offensive line, at RB, and at CB.
Thankfully it doesn't look like they need to waste their time with more WR's/TE's. Lockett/Baldwin/kearse could be a great trio -
Maybe this clunker of a season will motivate some of these guys.
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Maybe, but the opportunity window isn't getting any wider.Fire_Marshall_Bill said:Maybe this clunker of a season will motivate some of these guys.
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It's not, but the core guys are still relatively young. Most are under 30 and a lot are 26 or 27. They ought to have another two or three more years for sure.MisterEm said:
Maybe, but the opportunity window isn't getting any wider.Fire_Marshall_Bill said:Maybe this clunker of a season will motivate some of these guys.
It's extremely difficult to make a SB three years straight. The Pats, Colts, Steelers, and Giants have all had some gaps between their appearances. I figured a 10-6 or 11-5 "off year" or two or three were probably likely. -
yes. you expect lynch to be back?DerekJohnson said:
biggest need is running back???dhdawg said:biggest needs are still on the offensive line, at RB, and at CB.
Thankfully it doesn't look like they need to waste their time with more WR's/TE's. Lockett/Baldwin/kearse could be a great trio
rawls isn't gonna be healthy for the beginning of the year, and I don't trust michael
