Carroll said the plan was to hire an OC that would hold RW accountable. I guess by that he meant an OC that would force him to play away from his strengths.
He's looking less focused/ aware of his surroundings, and locals are talking about "David Carr syndrome" now.
Granted, this is two road games to start a season against very stout D's, each with a terrific pass rush. I hope it gets a little bit easier.
Also upsetting is how the 7th round back is better than the first round back, but it's early on that one.
I am still proud of the Sea D tonight, for doing as well as they did despite all the backups and third stringers.
Missed the game, but from the stat line, the OLine didn't hold up in pass protection and they gained 74 yards rushing. In typical Hawk fashion they started slow on O again. Been like that for a while now. They hardly score any points in the first Q.
D, limited the Bears to 200 yards passing and 87 rushing, plus 2 picks. That should be a recipe for a Win.
Offence though, pick 6, plus a lost fumble, so they gave back those TO the D created. Difference in the game was the pick 6. Both offences generated 17 points.
If you are the Bears, you still have to look at the O and say, they only produced 16 and 17 points each game. 2 Defensive scores.
I don't get the OC for Seattle. Pass protection is weak, so why not do what GB did against the Bears and do the quick passing game. Same with Oakland vs. Denver this weekend where Carr got the ball out quick?
Downfall of the Hawks and IMO what ticked off the Defensive guys was the Unger and 1st deal for Graham. They tried to change the style of the offence bringing in a skilled receiving threat but sacrificing their running attack. Plus, their OC didn't know how to integrate Graham into the lineup. That, coupled with the inability to draft offensive players. Last year, the best players on their rookie deals were Clark, Reed, and Griffin all D guys. The best offensive guys were Britt and Lockett. Picks from the first 3 rounds for the prior 4 years who were on rookie deals last year were: Richardson, Britt, Clark, Lockett, Ifedi, Reed, Procise, Vannett, Obionbo, McDowell (injured and never played), Pocic, and Griffin. When you're spending 2/3 of the cap on D, you're spending the opposite on draft picks. So, their picks went to the O. But, they haven't been able to either find/develop their O picks. The D picks are doing well. Always a tradeoff between spending Cap and using draft picks.