tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post4843847112377410126..comments2009-01-06T17:21:59.468-06:00C.D. Angelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446881989644895333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-51477406436279227762009-01-06T17:21:00.000-06:002009-01-06T17:21:00.000-06:00Can't disagree with much that you have there, pb1.<BR/><BR/>I bring up the gap control and pad level very much tongue-in-cheek, as I'm sure you've guessed. There was far more talk and less action for McCarthy this season, and those coachspeaks were a symptom of larger issues.<BR/><BR/>The picture I use to illustrate this article also reflect what you are saying...its amazing that it seems like the axe is falling everywhere else but the two folks who should be getting some accountability seem to be sitting scott-free.<BR/><BR/>Mike Woods had a good comment in his article in the GBPG today...MM needs to be careful when he points his fingers that there isn't a mirror nearby. Same can be said for Ted.C.D. Angelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01446881989644895333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328789579487679553.post-37703829623552780512009-01-06T07:15:00.000-06:002009-01-06T07:15:00.000-06:00Well written and well thought out as usual.<BR/><BR/>But in regard to gap control and pad level, which could be true, I believe in the case of the DL and OL it is more a case of coach speak. MM has been really supportive of TT - as could be expected of a quality guy who was literally given the opportunity of a lifetime. A chance he was not going to get anywhere else.<BR/>Last year MM spoke out about the problems at guard and disappointing play but got nothing more to work with...just another rookie phenom who "had a mean streak".<BR/>Mean streak, gap control and pad level seem to more accurately reflect bad players getting shoved around. It is not that the concepts are tough or new. It is that the players even with lower pad level and in the right gap are just not physically gifted enough or strong enough to stay there.<BR/>That is entirely on the GM....as a poster who has felt TT had a bad idea with the trade downs, and who was not getting depth (it being impossible to have depth at a position where you dont have a starter)....and as someone who believes TT just gives jobs to his draft choices who have not earned the jobs while letting better producing players go....I see this totally as a reflection of the low talent level on the team.<BR/>Last year we got outstanding coaching/QB play and lucky with injury....it was not TT who had no business accepting an award that should have gone to the gm from 3-5 year PRIOR to last year.packerbacker1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03119579893597071959noreply@blogger.com