Whose Idea Was It?

NBT · #1 10-19-2008, 09:09 PM

What an absolutely positively ignorant, outright stupid idea, to put Petey Faggins on 4.3, 6-6, 230 lb Calvin Johnson when we had Detroit backedup into their own endzone? Of course Bennett was in for the next series and was on Johnson from then on.

What does it take to get Kubiak to wakeup to the fact that our defense is never going to play any better than today with Richard Smith as the DC? After the half we just closed up like a clam on defense.

kravix · #2 10-20-2008, 12:10 AM

Having Faggins lined up on him didnt bother me so much, it was the fact that there was zero safety support because they bit the run so hard they need to go see the dentist this week.

I dont know what was worse, the fact that Johnson had 150+ yards on us or the fact that he did it with 2 catches.

coloradodude · #3 10-20-2008, 01:11 AM

I don't even know why we have safeties. We don't do safety blitzes and that highlight...one lonely corner all by himself.

nunusguy · #4 10-20-2008, 07:03 AM

That simply had to be blown coverage by a Texans DB assigned to give Petey some help in that scenario ? I just can't believe a coaching staff would be so incompetant, really so reckless as to not give him help over top ?

jppaul · #5 10-20-2008, 02:14 PM

I think one issue I really have is the lack of pressure on Orlosky against an absolute crap detroit line.

Big Texas · #6 10-20-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

That simply had to be blown coverage by a Texans DB assigned to give Petey some help in that scenario ? I just can't believe a coaching staff would be so incompetant, really so reckless as to not give him help over top ?

If that were the case (which I dont think it was) R. Smith should have been chewing someone's ass out on the way to the sideline.

Now that I think of it, he should have been chewing people out all season long. But because he hasn't has led me to believe that it truly has been his incompetent play calling.

barrett · #7 10-20-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Texas

If that were the case (which I dont think it was) R. Smith should have been chewing someone's ass out on the way to the sideline.

Now that I think of it, he should have been chewing people out all season long. But because he hasn't has led me to believe that it truly has been his incompetent play calling.

It clearly was the case. We doubled him and paid him all of the attention all day long. He had the one long TD and that was it. It seems fairly obvious they came in not wanting to get beat by him and schemed accordingly. That makes it even worse that both the CB and the S bit on the play fake and were out of position on that play. Of course the CB was Faggins and the S was a Houston Texans safety.