Yet they were confident enough to let him kick a 56 yarder against Dallas? Come on Captain, that wasn't the reason why he has been a perfect 4 of 4 during that time. It is simply because the situation never came up to have him kick a longer one.
Or fumble one out of bounds
That was a bad mistake. The mistake being not catching the ball. I would like to give him chances.Or fumble one out of bounds
While he may be about all we have left, his 18.9 average on 14 returns doesn't get me too excited.
Sadly, I was going to ask "who are you referring to"? However, I realize that your analysis pretty much sums up every guy they have put back there to return.
Right, but he also was responsible for a fumble on a punt return when he got too close to Amari and the ball deflected off of him. I'm not trying to pick on Taylor, but like Shepherd and a few others before him, lots of chances at both special teams and on offense and just not that good.
above I was talking about Malik.
Where are you seeing holes to run through? The blocking on both of our return units is atrocious.
Yeah, what I do like about Taylor on the KO return is that he gets up to speed and runs north south. He looks like he is trying to make something happen and also has the ability and grit to do it. imo
Does Malik look like a capable return man to you? I’m sure our return units aren’t blocking superbly but I’m also sure things aren’t always horrible either. Things open and close quick on all return teams. Good returners know how to press creases, set stuff up and navigate through.
And that can be the case. Maybe the return game is not his bag.
I think you are confusing my opinion from previous years, with what it is now. In the past month or so, I have stated that the Packers should bring competition in next season and that this could be his final season in Green Bay. However, none of what I said had anything to do with his playoff performances, since the guy has been rock solid in the playoffs to this point. This year may or may not be different, but we will have to wait and see.
I really hope that they can work through all of these special teams issues, but they seem to be getting worse, before they are getting better and rearing their heads in all sorts of ugly ways. Which is another reason that I think you have to look hard and long at Drayton.
Yeah. It's nice to hear all this stuff about how Drayton's liked by the players and he's a good motivator and gets guys fired up and it's nice to see that (occasionally) they're able to identify specific issues to correct, but it's all for what? Drayton being well-liked and a good motivator means nothing if he can't find a way to motivate his players to perform. LaFleur or whoever being able to say "here's what we got wrong" is good to be able to recognize, but if the guy in charge of that unit can't find a way to rectify that mistake, then who cares?
Agree and I said something similar the other day. Sometimes the upbeat guys, friends with everyone and U-Rah Rah guys don't make great coaches but great assistants. This may have been the situation with Drayton. I also think it speaks volumes that some of the veteran players had to harp on the younger guys about playing better after the Chicago game. Isn't that the Special Teams coaches job?
Business is business. Listen to Hicks trying to stand up for Nagy last night. The Bears were fired up and I bet a lot of them like him and have been trying to save his job. But it is about winning. And Nagy just cannot do it. The Bears definitely need a new head coach. I know ST has been an issue for many years. But truthfully we have gone from bad to worse. When that happens usually you go back to square one and tear the whole building down. All teams have injuries that disrupt their ST units. The good coaches know how to make the most of what they have. Now if the personnel remaining are that bad then discussion with La Fleur and Gute must take place.
Shush.....the Bears should stick with their current coaching staff, resign Jimmy Graham to a 3 year $50M deal and bring back Jay Cutler. That is what is best for the Packers....I mean...Da Bears.
Well, does Nagy really have the guys to win with? He has a rookie QB (albeit with great upside) that is going through rookie issues. He doesn't have an OL or a decent WR corps. He's got a good RB and TE. That's it. Defense is filled with playmakers on the first two levels, but injuries haven't helped there either.
He cannot win a SB with what he had in Chicago. But certainly could have made the playoffs. When you start a season with Quinn, Mack, and Hicks on your D line you are halfway there. The Bears D could have resembled the Lovey units with Urlacher and Tillman. They would not put up a lot of points but they would not give up a lot either. With Hebert and Montgomery they can run the ball even with that line. We saw what Grant can do. And even Fields when he is coached correctly can make plays. Chicago sports analysts have said the team is way out of sync and undisciplined. Nagy has way too complicated an offense for a young group. It is almost impossible for all 11 to be on the same page. Maybe even 8 or 9. To be honest. They should have kept Trubisky and let him be the guy to take the licks again instead of Dalton. But with that said we cannot complain. But who will their next coach be? It can impact us.
Not to debate the Bears too much here, because they still suck. However, the little I watched them this season, there defense was for the most part pretty good, but injuries hurt them at times. Also, once again, they had a bad QB. I can say "Bad" because when you compare Fields to a top QB, he is bad. Maybe he will develop, but he is an OSU QB, so I have my doubts.
I don't think that even an honest Bears fan would say that.
