It's fair to critique him for his decision making because those decisions affect the whole team. And he's supposed to be a leader of the team. So he made a mistake. He didn't repeat it for the rest of the season or to date, so far as we know, though, right? So he's a kid that screwed up in a not overly horrific way; he was penalized and then he learned his lesson (we hope).
I sure as hell hope Mehringer/Ash make him a better QB this year through scheme and technique. I have no idea what you watched last year but Laviano was light years away from a polished QB. His completion % is very miss leading. He struggled with accuracy as receivers had to constantly adjust to his ball causing little to no YAC's. And these were safe check down passes of 5 to 7 yds. that he struggled with. His arm strength also lacked as his screen passes took forever to arrive and were blown up upon reception. So yeah, I sure hope I convince myself that Mehringer/Ash made him a better QB this year. Or it's going to be a long year.
You equate the two? You think Laviano drinking is the same as the players who were breaking and entering?
I understand your point. however I think you mean McDaniels if we're talking offense here. But Rossi's role on the defense definitely played a big part in the demise of our football team. He was simply overmatched in every aspect. However, the man in charge was the one who gave these gentlemen their jobs. So the onus eventually falls on him for placing them in these positions.
How do you know you played for a coach that put too much weight on how someone performed in practice? Seems like a pretty subjective thing to judge. I don't like absolutes, but in general, in my experience coaching soccer for a long time across all age groups up through high-school, while some players turn it up some in games, players invariably play in games the way they practice. You might see a player practice at some small percentage of lower performance than their peak. But you NEVER see a player that is screwing up in practice all the time regularly play great in games.
Just to play Devil's Advocate here. How about after I don't know the 14th or 15th fumbled snap maybe the coaching staff would have become hesitant to insert a QB with clear handling issues. This surely wasn't a one time occurrence and his handling of the simplest exchange didn't inspire confidence. If my starting QB had a problem with handling a simple exchange without being touched I would be inclined to move him in back of my backup. You can't simply pick out one clip and say see he trips over his own feet, I can't understand how the man even walks.[eyeroll]
I'm in complete agreement with you on this - I've always thought raising the drinking age was a stupid idea. And it was forced down the individual states' throats by the federal government threatening to withhold federal highway tax dollars. I've always argued that it's better for kids to be in a controlled environment where they learn how to deal with alcohol than as a completely unfettered adult. I was in college when the drinking age changed, and we went from having dorm and apartment parties with alcohol to off-campus parties with alcohol. And how did most people get to those off-campus parties? They drove. Yeah, that was much safer.
And that's quite possible given that Rescigno is more mobile than both of them.
Yep, maybe he shouldn't have posted that, but he doesn't owe an apology. And there are a few "fans" who I wish would take the #findanotherteam to heart.
Listen I'm just going by simple techniques and schemes when critiquing his units play. I could careless who the guy is personally, he could be a smug asshat or a stand-up guy. That's not what I'm critiquing here, merely his job performance. I'm not attacking his personnel life here. I think you are confusing the two.
Good post.
