Flacco to start on SNF?

[MaroonBells]

Hey, if we are gripping over Joe Flacco starting, then that's a sad state of affairs for our thoughts on the current Flores D.

Vikings are notorious for getting beaten by veteran backups. And Flacco in for Richardson is a perfect example of that. Not saying we won't win or the Flores defense has its pants down, just that the Flores defense is about causing confusion, which is a bigger problem for younger QBs. Daniel Jones, Brock Purdy, CJ Stroud struggled and Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford did not.

[pattersaur]

Flacco will carve us like a Thanksgiving turkey, just like Goff and Stafford did. I think the Colts know this, but they might be tempted to see if Richardson can have some success against us too. Hopefully.

I'm expecting them to start Flacco and for the game to be a shootout, similar to the Detroit one. We obviously need a win badly. If Richardson starts I think Vikes D causes him fits.

[JimmyinSD]

Our O cant be ignored, They seem to be good out of the gate, but then wither as the game progresses. we have scored 1 4th quarter TD this year, now yes you can say they were leading and trying to control the clock, but the splits show they win the first quarter and then decline in the 2nd, show a little more in the 3rd Q, but then are shit when they could be taking advantage of the situation. I mean if everything says run the ball and kill the clock... then the D will be loaded and waiting for that, why play into the strength of the D... you know what else runs the clock and forces teams to burn timeouts... first downs!

We just dont seem to play ( or call plays) with the same confidence and intensity after the game plan gets revealed. I know its easy to say the players arent executing, but how often could better plays, formations, packages be called to improve the odds of success?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/t...splits.htm

[Canthony]

Flacco is starting Sunday

[Vanguard83]

Kinda figure it's Flacco...No one is going to trot out a guy who can't nut up in a game.

[StickierBuns]

Teams preach patience with young QBs but they are so full of shit. The pressure to win is too great. He's played in 10 games in his NFL career. 10. And is now getting a healthy yank for Flacco.

[purplefaithful]

Teams preach patience with young QBs but they are so full of shit. The pressure to win is too great. He's played in 10 games in his NFL career. 10. And is now getting a healthy yank for Flacco.

I hear yah, and Eberflus has some dirty hands too with how they are managing Caleb. 

I think part of this is how Richardson tapped-out the last game. Really bad optics.

[Kentis]

Hard to believe they’re moving off their 44% passer against B-Flo, guess their team leadership is tapping out now! 

[comet52]

We just dont seem to play ( or call plays) with the same confidence and intensity after the game plan gets revealed. I know its easy to say the players arent executing, but how often could better plays, formations, packages be called to improve the odds of success?

This is not a mystery. The staff puts together the early game script and it works. After that it's KOC improvising and that doesn't work. And once he puts Darnold into a pressure situation the real Sam starts to show up, missing targets, making mistakes, etc. He needs to be a CEO HC and hand play calling to his OC.

But I've said that since he was hired and nothing's changed. It's an ego thing. His buddies McVay and Shanahan are known as play callers. The networks emphasize this skill like it's oh so important with 100 sideline shots a game of guys with their faces buried in little plastic cards. How could he save face if he had to admit he sucks at it? But the sooner he does the better off we'll be.

[CFIAvike]

The fact that fans are wringing their hands over Joe Flacco shows how unserious this team’s championship aspirations are this year. The unexpected fast start seems to have given some fans an inflated perception of the team.

They’re essentially surrounding the young core with 22 rent-a-players this season fully well knowing they have 60+ million in cap space next year to set this team on the right path with ACTUAL talented players.

Of course they have to try to win, but any and all wins they get from here on out are strictly gravy

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This is not a mystery.  The staff puts together the early game script and it works.  After that it's KOC improvising and that doesn't work. And once he puts Darnold into a pressure situation the real Sam starts to show up, missing targets, making mistakes, etc.  He needs to be a CEO HC and hand play calling to his OC.

But I've said that since he was hired and nothing's changed.  It's an ego thing.  His buddies McVay and Shanahan are known as play callers.  The networks emphasize this skill like it's oh so important with 100 sideline shots a game of guys with their faces buried in little plastic cards.  How could he save face if he had to admit he sucks at it?  But the sooner he does the better off we'll be.

This has less to do with KOC’s play calling off script and more Darnold’s ability to execute off script. He locks onto his #1 option too often and seems to have little confidence when going through his progressions. 

He’s good when he’s told what to do and who to throw to. In fact I don’t think I recall seeing one audible called this season so far.