Social media has made sports fans more impatient than ever. Anyway, the head coach is entitled to a staff that he’s comfortable with.
Apparently, Myers is so good at kickoffs under the new rules that those alone account for 2.2 EPA *per game*, which is way more than the next best of 1.5. (The Athletic explained this in detail.) Other teams will adapt and the extent of the advantage won’t last, but right now JM provides a significant advantage on kickoffs alone.
I’ve never understood the antipathy toward Myers, who is easy to cut and hard to replace. He’s pretty much a lock to make 85% of his attempts and he’s 71% from 50+. Rams and Niners fans would take Myers as their PK than faster Giants fans would take Mike Tomlin as head coach (which is Usain Bolt fast—I’ve read their comments).
Back in the day when the Dog Father, Don James, took over the Huskies, the press was amazed that he spent one third of every practice on Special Teams. When he was asked why, he simply said it was one third of the game and more big plays ( good and bad ) occurred on kicks and punts. We won a lot of games due to SPs.
Do you think Bobby Wagner ever wonders if he's living in a "Twilight Zone" episode? He keeps on showing up to work, and there's Nick Bellore sitting in the meeting room with him calling himself an NFL linebacker (when he's not posing as a fullback, that is). I wonder if he's ever asked other teammates if they can also see and hear Nick Bellore?
The Pittsburgh game in which the Steelers’ kick returner didn’t know the ball was still live in the end zone only to have Ty Okada pounce on it and be inbounds was the revelation that special teams was being coached at a very high level. They actually drilled for such a scenario and it paid off presciently. It was a big time play that affected the victorious outcome of the game for us. MM has spoken very highly of Jay Harbaugh’s coaching and creativity.
All of us in the peanut gallery only see and judge what’s happening on TV, which is a tiny fraction of the whole picture. During the pre-season there were so many fans calling for his firing. We don’t know anything on how he coaches, communicates, his interpersonal dynamics with his players, and all that goes into it all. Well, the results are showing up pretty darn good. Got a NFC special teams player of the month to boot. He may be a nepo baby but he comes from good football coaching stock and pedigree. He’s young and will probably be coaching at a head coaching level like his uncle down the road.
The "nepotism" charge never made sense to me. Neither John nor Jim Harbaugh are part of the Seahawk organization and the definition of nepotism is gaining an advantage in an organization due to having relatives within the organization. Are the relatives of important people not supposed to get jobs anywhere? What are we doing here?
I trust John and Mike to hire quality people who help the team and if they make a hiring mistake they'll rectify it quickly. Complaining about a coach just because his last name is Harbaugh was silly.
Special teams have been outstanding. Harbaugh certainly deserves credit especially on kickoffs.
Unrelated to the article I found this comment interesting (assuming it is correct);
"Jaxon Smith-Njigba has caught 9 of his 10 targets thrown 30+ yards downfield. After using a calculator and double-checking with Chat GPT, that's a 90% catch rate.
In relation to the new advanced stat CPOE (Completion Percentage above Expected). My understanding is that this CPOE takes the average completion rate based on distance and compares that to the QBs actual completion rate. So throwing to JSN 30 yards down field has a largely positive affect on CPOE (actual 90% - NFL avg = 28% (this will be different because it is for more years than just this one) = 62% completion rate above expected)
I know Ben Baldwin wants to attribute everything that happens in a football game to the QB (most people do) ... But I am starting to wonder how much of CPOE is a Wide Receiver stat?
Watch JSN's technique on a lot of those deep balls. While running full speed he's actually blocking the DB like a rebounder would do in basketball. He controls the DB with his body while allowing himself the time and space to have the pass drop right in his breadbasket. I don't see any other receiver doing this.
I am just as guilty of a poor opinion of JH up until something happened this preseason. I wonder to what extent poor special teams is due to an organization downplaying that aspect of the game and making 99% of personnel decisions based on offensive and defensive needs. I feel a lot of people were not high on Brady Russell making the team this year because of how little he showed as a TE and was clearly not a threat to Ouzts as a FB. Yet Mm was always complementing him and it appears he was a solid member of the team. I remember going to the Lumen fan fest intra-squad game and saw Brady Russell playing long snapper. He volunteered for the job and was looking good. The Seahawks clearly have players on the 53 who will see 90% of their snaps this year on special teams. We now see it paying off.
Yeah, he seems like the kind of guy who would volunteer to play RG if 4 O-linemen went down with injuries and the coach said, “who can play RG?” I think he’d make the team even if they didn’t release Fant. He’s a 100% effort over achiever type of player.
Social media has made sports fans more impatient than ever. Anyway, the head coach is entitled to a staff that he’s comfortable with.
Apparently, Myers is so good at kickoffs under the new rules that those alone account for 2.2 EPA *per game*, which is way more than the next best of 1.5. (The Athletic explained this in detail.) Other teams will adapt and the extent of the advantage won’t last, but right now JM provides a significant advantage on kickoffs alone.
I’ve never understood the antipathy toward Myers, who is easy to cut and hard to replace. He’s pretty much a lock to make 85% of his attempts and he’s 71% from 50+. Rams and Niners fans would take Myers as their PK than faster Giants fans would take Mike Tomlin as head coach (which is Usain Bolt fast—I’ve read their comments).
Back in the day when the Dog Father, Don James, took over the Huskies, the press was amazed that he spent one third of every practice on Special Teams. When he was asked why, he simply said it was one third of the game and more big plays ( good and bad ) occurred on kicks and punts. We won a lot of games due to SPs.
Do you think Bobby Wagner ever wonders if he's living in a "Twilight Zone" episode? He keeps on showing up to work, and there's Nick Bellore sitting in the meeting room with him calling himself an NFL linebacker (when he's not posing as a fullback, that is). I wonder if he's ever asked other teammates if they can also see and hear Nick Bellore?
The Pittsburgh game in which the Steelers’ kick returner didn’t know the ball was still live in the end zone only to have Ty Okada pounce on it and be inbounds was the revelation that special teams was being coached at a very high level. They actually drilled for such a scenario and it paid off presciently. It was a big time play that affected the victorious outcome of the game for us. MM has spoken very highly of Jay Harbaugh’s coaching and creativity.
All of us in the peanut gallery only see and judge what’s happening on TV, which is a tiny fraction of the whole picture. During the pre-season there were so many fans calling for his firing. We don’t know anything on how he coaches, communicates, his interpersonal dynamics with his players, and all that goes into it all. Well, the results are showing up pretty darn good. Got a NFC special teams player of the month to boot. He may be a nepo baby but he comes from good football coaching stock and pedigree. He’s young and will probably be coaching at a head coaching level like his uncle down the road.
Wasn’t that Holani?
Maybe it was. I was thinking it was Okada off the top of my head.
Wasn’t it George Holani?
The "nepotism" charge never made sense to me. Neither John nor Jim Harbaugh are part of the Seahawk organization and the definition of nepotism is gaining an advantage in an organization due to having relatives within the organization. Are the relatives of important people not supposed to get jobs anywhere? What are we doing here?
I trust John and Mike to hire quality people who help the team and if they make a hiring mistake they'll rectify it quickly. Complaining about a coach just because his last name is Harbaugh was silly.
And Jason Myers is the special teams player of the month for Nov.
Special teams have been outstanding. Harbaugh certainly deserves credit especially on kickoffs.
Unrelated to the article I found this comment interesting (assuming it is correct);
"Jaxon Smith-Njigba has caught 9 of his 10 targets thrown 30+ yards downfield. After using a calculator and double-checking with Chat GPT, that's a 90% catch rate.
Average for the rest of the NFL: 28%"
Source: https://x.com/Ihartitz/status/1996319626142028127?s=20
In relation to the new advanced stat CPOE (Completion Percentage above Expected). My understanding is that this CPOE takes the average completion rate based on distance and compares that to the QBs actual completion rate. So throwing to JSN 30 yards down field has a largely positive affect on CPOE (actual 90% - NFL avg = 28% (this will be different because it is for more years than just this one) = 62% completion rate above expected)
Since JSN has been drafted:
Geno 2023-2024 CPOE 6th overall at 4.2%
SD 2025 2nd overall at 6.9%
Source: RBSDM.com
I know Ben Baldwin wants to attribute everything that happens in a football game to the QB (most people do) ... But I am starting to wonder how much of CPOE is a Wide Receiver stat?
Just thought it was interesting. Carry on.
Watch JSN's technique on a lot of those deep balls. While running full speed he's actually blocking the DB like a rebounder would do in basketball. He controls the DB with his body while allowing himself the time and space to have the pass drop right in his breadbasket. I don't see any other receiver doing this.
"Jaxon Smith-Njigba has caught 9 of his 10 targets thrown 30+ yards downfield.
After using a calculator and double-checking with Chat GPT, that's a 90% catch rate."
... started to choke on this one (i'm fine). Thanks for the chuckle, Mike.
This would not be a joke if you were 16 years old. Don’t commit to anything unless your phone tells you what to say.
I am just as guilty of a poor opinion of JH up until something happened this preseason. I wonder to what extent poor special teams is due to an organization downplaying that aspect of the game and making 99% of personnel decisions based on offensive and defensive needs. I feel a lot of people were not high on Brady Russell making the team this year because of how little he showed as a TE and was clearly not a threat to Ouzts as a FB. Yet Mm was always complementing him and it appears he was a solid member of the team. I remember going to the Lumen fan fest intra-squad game and saw Brady Russell playing long snapper. He volunteered for the job and was looking good. The Seahawks clearly have players on the 53 who will see 90% of their snaps this year on special teams. We now see it paying off.
Great call on Brady Russell. Those guys are unsung heroes of good football teams. Just willing to do whatever it takes to be on the field.
Yeah, he seems like the kind of guy who would volunteer to play RG if 4 O-linemen went down with injuries and the coach said, “who can play RG?” I think he’d make the team even if they didn’t release Fant. He’s a 100% effort over achiever type of player.