Train Wreck

What an ugly, ugly offensive game that was, for both teams. They should apologize to the defense and buy them all steak dinners.

Much has been said about the "Harbaugh Train." Well right now, his offense is quite literally a train wreck, with 11 victims on board.  Jim Harbaugh has an enormous problem on his hands. He needs to triage the victims and figure out which is most critical. Then, he's gotta devise a plan and execute it with precision, or this season is going to go up in flames. Here's my Pick Six of what I see as the most urgent, in no particular order:

1. The receiving corps: Help out your quarterback and catch the damn ball.  I know, I know, you're young, and inexperienced, and we lost a lot of depth at that position, yadda, yadda, yadda. I've heard those same excuses since......Lloyd Carr left 11 years ago.  It's getting old.

2. The RT: He's been on my radar as a problem since game one, and he's not getting any better.  His back-up JBB, wasn't any better.  This is a problem. Drevno, you've been around long enough and are some acclaimed coach. Figure. It. Out.

3. The Running Game: Why, o why did that get abandoned? They marched down the field chunk by chunk for 16 consecutive plays eating up 7+ minutes off the clock. And then we ditch it!?!?!? What the hell for, it was working. Higdon is our best back, give him the reps, let him play. Quit rotating so many players.

4. The rest of the O-line: Could someone please explain to me why the entire line takes 2-3 steps backward, TOWARD THE QB, as soon as the ball is snapped. Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't their job to hold the line of scrimmage?!?!?! I'm baffled.

5. The QB: On passing plays, you have more than one option.  Please stay in the pocket, (if you have one) and check down through the progressions, before you take off like a bat out of hell and throw an interception because you feel like you have to be the hero.  Furthermore, if no one is open, you are allowed to throw it away. To the sidelines. So the other team doesn't intercept it.

6. Game Planning: As much as I hate to admit it, they were outcoached. It literally hurts my soul to think that, let alone type it for my readers, but it is the truth. OUTCOACHED, by Sparty. Never thought I'd see the day.

So, as you can see, there is not one part of the ENTIRE offense that is good. Not. One. This is year three of Harbaugh and Drevno. For the amount of money you're getting paid, you should be better than this. Right now, you're kind of like meteorologists, you can be terrible at your job, and still make money. Because, right now, that's what your offense is....terrible.

Bekki
~Go Blue!