Aug 19, 2022·edited Aug 20, 2022Liked by Seaside Joe
Yes. I'm not worried about the offense. They will suck, that's expected, I just hope some creative play calling makes them suck less.
The defense should be better set. I get waiving KJ to develop Brooks, but we released Bwagz to do what? He would play on discount and allow for better development. As much as I liked Woolen and Bryant, will they have any development when teams simply run throughout our porous second level not testing them at all?
I never thought we had a top 5 defense, but we could stop the run. I hope it's all in the vanilla play calling. Still the point is 2023, we might have to suffer in order to gain. I like Pete want to see big effort and very little mental errors. Come on Drew I hope you can gain all your strength back for the Cowboys. Sometimes it helps being a tad under the weather. It can stop over trying. I am in the camp that wants to see passes downfield even if there are some pics. A 45 yard pass that is intercepted on 3rd and 10 isn't bad if we make the tackle
We have to hope we land Jimmy G or trade for someone else to have any chance at respectability this season. I'm pissed we didn't trade a conditional 5th or whatever it was for Baker. I watched his one series against the Washington Football team and even with fumbling a snap he moved the ball downfield, stepped up in the pocket, and remained calm. He isn't good but he can play the position. Geno cannot play. If Lock were that much better, he'd have moved up the depth chart by now. You put it well in a recent newsletter that football at the NFL level is an individual sport with a supporting cast. We have neither the individual skill player nor the supporting cast right now.
We can't catch or pass on offense, and successful running is going to be dependent on some amount of passing. We can't tackle or cover receivers. Even the special teams I thought might be a bright spot was somewhere between bad and horrible. Kick/punt coverage was shoddy and Jason Meyers is not looking worth a 5th of his salary. Dickson seemed to have a dead leg by the 3rd quarter and didn't have the pop on the ball we expect. We looked like the football version of the Washington Generals out there.
I know it's preseason and there's no reason to overreact, but this feels like it's going to be a long season. Every positive was negated by a negative. So many young guys I was excited to see would shine and then screw up royally. For every great blocking play by the rookie tackles there was a penalty. We looked undertalented and poorly coached. There were plays that were so bad I heard yakkety sax in my head.
I’m rather hopeful that at least of our defensive woes are the switch to a 3 - 4 front, because at least that should improve with time. That doesn’t excuse the inept tackling, unless the players have been told to not do anything that risks injury. I mean, there’s really no point, right? Why would you go full bore in a preseason game - you’ve just funded the season in 20 games otherwise. I get why those down the depth chart would - they are trying to make the team of course - but those near the top? I don’t know, I guess I’m just fishing for answers because whilst it was clear the quarter backing would be worse, I was really expecting the defense to take a step up. Time, as it always does, will tell.
Couldn't be more on board with your assessment. Yes, our team is probably going to suck. Really really suck. That's okay. This year, we have a free pass to suck. That's the nature of rebuilding. I'm glad we're doing it.
We appear to have an excellent draft class. We're making up for a whole bunch of terrible drafts. I think we'll need another great class (maybe two) and some time for development before the Hawks shine again. We'll also need some luck, as the draft is uncertain, especially in the realm of QB.
A friend of mine recently said, “well Geno played pretty well in his few starts last year.” I corrected him because of course this Joe knows better than that. But that’s the narrative for some reason.
Just as good as Abe Lucas looked in your video example is just as bad as Gabe Jackson looked on the same play. His feet are way too slow off the snap, his head is too low and his eyes are looking down...DOWN....ugh. And if one really wants to nit-pick it further, he started with his arms extended nicely but then he drops them. Why does he drop them? Well because his feet were slow, his head was too low and he was playing catch-up to a D-lineman that had already read the play direction.
The offensive line looks like it may be really good if it continues to develop. That's something, especially since the running backs room is deeper than it has been. The top 2 WRs are really good.
The defense has young talent and a revamped coaching staff with reputations as up and coming, bright minds and good communicators.
These are things that could change, of course. If the D doesn't adapt or improve, or if the signs of OL hope are a mirage, then it could truly be as bad as it looks. But this season is more about fact-finding (who can play and who can coach under duress) than it is about Ws.
Yes. I'm not worried about the offense. They will suck, that's expected, I just hope some creative play calling makes them suck less.
The defense should be better set. I get waiving KJ to develop Brooks, but we released Bwagz to do what? He would play on discount and allow for better development. As much as I liked Woolen and Bryant, will they have any development when teams simply run throughout our porous second level not testing them at all?
I never thought we had a top 5 defense, but we could stop the run. I hope it's all in the vanilla play calling. Still the point is 2023, we might have to suffer in order to gain. I like Pete want to see big effort and very little mental errors. Come on Drew I hope you can gain all your strength back for the Cowboys. Sometimes it helps being a tad under the weather. It can stop over trying. I am in the camp that wants to see passes downfield even if there are some pics. A 45 yard pass that is intercepted on 3rd and 10 isn't bad if we make the tackle
We have to hope we land Jimmy G or trade for someone else to have any chance at respectability this season. I'm pissed we didn't trade a conditional 5th or whatever it was for Baker. I watched his one series against the Washington Football team and even with fumbling a snap he moved the ball downfield, stepped up in the pocket, and remained calm. He isn't good but he can play the position. Geno cannot play. If Lock were that much better, he'd have moved up the depth chart by now. You put it well in a recent newsletter that football at the NFL level is an individual sport with a supporting cast. We have neither the individual skill player nor the supporting cast right now.
We can't catch or pass on offense, and successful running is going to be dependent on some amount of passing. We can't tackle or cover receivers. Even the special teams I thought might be a bright spot was somewhere between bad and horrible. Kick/punt coverage was shoddy and Jason Meyers is not looking worth a 5th of his salary. Dickson seemed to have a dead leg by the 3rd quarter and didn't have the pop on the ball we expect. We looked like the football version of the Washington Generals out there.
I know it's preseason and there's no reason to overreact, but this feels like it's going to be a long season. Every positive was negated by a negative. So many young guys I was excited to see would shine and then screw up royally. For every great blocking play by the rookie tackles there was a penalty. We looked undertalented and poorly coached. There were plays that were so bad I heard yakkety sax in my head.
I’m rather hopeful that at least of our defensive woes are the switch to a 3 - 4 front, because at least that should improve with time. That doesn’t excuse the inept tackling, unless the players have been told to not do anything that risks injury. I mean, there’s really no point, right? Why would you go full bore in a preseason game - you’ve just funded the season in 20 games otherwise. I get why those down the depth chart would - they are trying to make the team of course - but those near the top? I don’t know, I guess I’m just fishing for answers because whilst it was clear the quarter backing would be worse, I was really expecting the defense to take a step up. Time, as it always does, will tell.
Couldn't be more on board with your assessment. Yes, our team is probably going to suck. Really really suck. That's okay. This year, we have a free pass to suck. That's the nature of rebuilding. I'm glad we're doing it.
We appear to have an excellent draft class. We're making up for a whole bunch of terrible drafts. I think we'll need another great class (maybe two) and some time for development before the Hawks shine again. We'll also need some luck, as the draft is uncertain, especially in the realm of QB.
A friend of mine recently said, “well Geno played pretty well in his few starts last year.” I corrected him because of course this Joe knows better than that. But that’s the narrative for some reason.
Loved the podcast rant. A fired up Seaside Joe is an entertaining Seaside Joe!
Just as good as Abe Lucas looked in your video example is just as bad as Gabe Jackson looked on the same play. His feet are way too slow off the snap, his head is too low and his eyes are looking down...DOWN....ugh. And if one really wants to nit-pick it further, he started with his arms extended nicely but then he drops them. Why does he drop them? Well because his feet were slow, his head was too low and he was playing catch-up to a D-lineman that had already read the play direction.
The offensive line looks like it may be really good if it continues to develop. That's something, especially since the running backs room is deeper than it has been. The top 2 WRs are really good.
The defense has young talent and a revamped coaching staff with reputations as up and coming, bright minds and good communicators.
These are things that could change, of course. If the D doesn't adapt or improve, or if the signs of OL hope are a mirage, then it could truly be as bad as it looks. But this season is more about fact-finding (who can play and who can coach under duress) than it is about Ws.