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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #270 on: December 19, 2021, 10:04:02 PM »
This guy is getting a lot of praise for someone that really only called a strong opening drive and one successful trick play.  I’ll grant him the same excuse that Wilson gets today:  he’s working with mostly practice squad level skill players at wideout and a fourth string LT.

Not scoring a touchdown on the drive where he tried that reverse pass back to Wilson was pretty bad.

He got completely owned by Miami’s second half adjustments too.

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #271 on: December 19, 2021, 10:09:47 PM »
Zach Wilson bailed him out tremendously on the throw back pass.
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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #272 on: December 21, 2021, 12:51:02 PM »
Yeah, I still don’t think this guy is any good (but I do think he can improve).
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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #273 on: December 21, 2021, 01:25:31 PM »
Yeah, I still don’t think this guy is any good (but I do think he can improve).
He is the best we've had since...

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #274 on: December 21, 2021, 01:34:48 PM »
He is the best we've had since...

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #275 on: December 21, 2021, 01:59:40 PM »
He is the best we've had since...
I'm a firm believer that Jeremy Bates wasn't bad.

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #276 on: December 21, 2021, 02:07:00 PM »
I'm a firm believer that Jeremy Bates wasn't bad.
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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #277 on: December 21, 2021, 02:15:20 PM »
I'm a firm believer that Jeremy Bates wasn't bad.
Maybe year 1 Gailey?

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #278 on: December 21, 2021, 02:54:59 PM »
I'm a firm believer that Jeremy Bates wasn't bad.

Didn't the whole locker room tell him to go freak himself?
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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #279 on: December 21, 2021, 03:32:06 PM »

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #280 on: December 21, 2021, 03:43:40 PM »
I'm not sure how much blame should be given to the coordinator vs. the personnel but it's clear that there's blame to be given all around. I've given LaFleur the benefit of the doubt because of his pedigree (i.e. Matt's brother/Kyle's passing game coordinator) and because he's shown more creativity on a per-play basis than anyone we've had recently (an admittedly low bar) but he seems to have struggled tremendously with putting an entire gameplan together/making in-game adjustments/getting the offense to function cohesively/consistently in general. None of this is too surprising for a first-time coordinator but it begs the question why anyone want to pair a first-time coordinator with a rookie QB in the first place. That being said, I'd rather have this guy calling the offense than someone like Matt Nagy/Bill Lazor or Darrell Bevell/Brian Schottenheimer because of the theoretical upside but since that's also paired with inexperience and a complete unknown of what you're getting, the total package doesn't instill a lot of confidence (at least in the short-term).
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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #281 on: December 21, 2021, 03:53:30 PM »
At the bare minimum I was expecting competency and the simple fact that it's debatable whether we've even gotten that so far is disappointing and not very encouraging for the future. You almost have to take it on blind faith that everyone involved in the offense is going to take a huge leap from year one to year two and I'm not sure how reasonable it is to expect that.
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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #282 on: December 21, 2021, 03:55:45 PM »
At the bare minimum I was expecting competency and the simple fact that it's debatable whether we've even gotten that so far is disappointing and not very encouraging for the future. You have to have blind faith that everyone involved in the offense is going to take a huge leap from year one to year two and I don't know how reasonable it is to believe/expect that.
You could make the exact same post and substitute the word "defense" for "offense." The only difference is that it's not debatable whether we've gotten competency - we haven't

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #283 on: December 21, 2021, 04:00:23 PM »
We're in a division with three proven defensive masterminds (Belichick/McDermott/Flores) and we're pitting a neophyte offensive playcaller against them so it almost feels like we need him to morph into Shanahan/McVay overnight for us to have a prayer of being competitive. Very frustrating.

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Re: OC Mike LaFieldGoal
« Reply #284 on: December 21, 2021, 04:05:16 PM »
You could make the exact same post and substitute the word "defense" for "offense." The only difference is that it's not debatable whether we've gotten competency - we haven't

Oh, for sure, but I haven't looked as closely at that so I'm even less certain how much blame should be laid at the coordinator's feet vs the players'.

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