Thread: Play calling against Atlanta

How much razzle-dazzle flying circus do you expect with a raw rookie QB in his first career start, behind a Swiss cheese line with run "support" that isn't? A D averaging a SINGLE SACK PER GAME got HALF A DOZEN Sunday. Our underpowered C, RG, and RT got NO push and repeatedly failed to pick up 3rd and 1; anyone think a one-armed Sambrailo and slow-footed Schofield do better with tosses and sweeps? Those are Kubiak staples: He'd run them if we COULD.

We should've called Red Slot Bring Schlereth and Jones out of Retirement and Make Them Twenty Years Younger.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

It just doesn't explain composure. And this is the most concerning thing to me. The inaccuracy is bad, but the command of the offense and the composure is worse.

Too much pressure for him to handle. Another data point, not even a chapter. A lot of learning happened.

Was Elway more composed as a rookie in his most blunderific game?

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

It is. But it was a complete 180. It's just weird to me, honestly.

True, and nobody was helping him out. It seemed to me that he had the whole weight of the team on his shoulders and it felt to me like he was pressing. That is not a good scenario for any quarterback, especially a rookie.