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monsters aren't cute


i'm going to start writing this now, at halftime, because i see what most folks refuse to accept. we're down 14-0 and ryan tannehill is looking like a hall of famer... but he's playing against a defense that has sacked him, stifled him and held him down at times, yet we should fire mel tucker asap. well, not really, because our head coach in his infinite wisdom doesn't seem to trust his best and most reliable weapon, matt forte. that first drive set the tone for the game when, on a third and short, they went for a pass. that told me something. that they play out of a spread shotgun tells me something as well.

"too cute"

this team is too good to have to get cute. we have a great running back who can single-handedly dismantle most defenses. we have a receiving corps that can catch any ball thrown their way. however, when we get too cute with those runs, straight into the teeth of the opposing defense, or those throws that really shouldn't have been thrown, we lose. and we lose games we could have, and perhaps should have, won.

this guy, trestman, and the guy who brought him here, emery, too often want to get too cute with their decisions, too often want to remind us that they're the smartest guy in the room. but football, like life, isn't about always being the smartest guy who knew it all along, it's oftentimes about being the savvy guy who figured it out by accident.

i've been accused of being a trestman hater, i'm far from that. in fact, my criticism of him is because i know he can do better, because he is the smartest guy in the room and can figure it out. i just wish he would.

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