He went to bed? #stalkerCharles Johnson retired.
I think that's pretty harsh especially the not a quick thinking or smart QB part. He certainly looked like a smart QB during the MVP season. He was making all the right reads consistently, checking down if nothing was there, etc. He just gets sloppy and careless too much since then. Playcalling certainly didn't help either.His biggest weakness has pretty much always been that he's not a very quick-thinking or smart QB...he's one of the most athletic out there, and when his reactionary instinct is correct, he's spot-on. But when it comes to his decision-making ability, especially under pressure, it's pretty much a crapshoot of whether or not he'll luck out or do something incredibly stupid.
I don't mean not smart on any personal level, but more of a "hockey IQ" type level (football IQ?). I've just never seen him have that natural knack for making the right play or putting himself in the right position other than his "MVP" year where the whole team was really just clicking. I've seen him with big openings, wide open receivers, and seconds upon seconds upon seconds to make a play and then he throws it away, overthrows by 10 yards, runs it into traffic, hands off to a guy who's about to get pummeled, things like that. Maybe as you said he just gets sloppy and careless. It's almost like if the option he chooses before the ball is snapped isn't available, he doesn't know what to do. No different than how a lot of folks here felt about Hanifin, great talent, high ceiling, but questionable decision making at times. Granted, some of our offensive coordinators have been very questionable themselves, and like you said our play calling at times was horrid. His athletic ability could have him as one of the best QBs in the league IMO, but he ends up around the middle of the pack most years.I think that's pretty harsh especially the not a quick thinking or smart QB part. He certainly looked like a smart QB during the MVP season. He was making all the right reads consistently, checking down if nothing was there, etc. He just gets sloppy and careless too much since then. Playcalling certainly didn't help either.
Make a ****ing tackle.Defense is in full trash mode
This is a Norv Turner development. Even with our crappy receivers, Shula would dial up plays that had our WRs wide open down the field. We're just a trash dink and dunk offense with this dinosaur at the helm.3rd and long...Cam Newton chucks it 5 yards...Every. Single. Time.
This is a Norv Turner development. Even with our crappy receivers, Shula would dial up plays that had our WRs wide open down the field. We're just a trash dink and dunk offense with this dinosaur at the helm.
Also, CJ Anderson was gashing the Falcons defense early but has been glued to the bench so we can run CMC between the tackles or check down to him every passing play. Norv Turner is trash, plain and simple.