Assistant of the (Quarter) Year
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Michael K.
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Re: Assistant of the (Quarter) Year
Four teams in the entire NFL average fewer yards per carry than our 3.6. But our philosophy in close games is the keep running it late in the game and hope that it works.
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Donn Beach
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Re: Assistant of the (Quarter) Year
Winners
Klint Kubiak
The awful Jalen Milroe play aside (more on that later), Kubiak had a masterclass in design and playcalling that had a good Buccaneers defense unsure what to do. They put up a season-high 463 yards and an outstanding 6/9 on third down, averaging an astounding 8.6 yards per play. I was curious to see how the Seahawks trailing by two scores would affect how he’d call the game and he didn’t spam run plays or get desperate; that was a super encouraging showing.
Losers
Jalen Milroe
That’s the end of the Milroe package indefinitely. Frankly I wouldn’t lose sleep if it’s for the entire season. Seattle ran an option play and while it wasn’t going to go anywhere, Milroe made a bad play worse with a terrible pitch that Kenneth Walker III couldn’t corral. Lost fumble (charged to Milroe) and a possible scoring drive turned into an eventual touchdown the other way. If he can’t do literally any normal QB stuff then make him inactive. Some of this (a lot of it, really) also falls on Klint Kubiak and the coaching staff. If he’s not ready, don’t play him. If he’s botching a limited set of plays, don’t play him. It’s only hurting the team.
https://www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah ... buccaneersMike Macdonald going for it on 4th and 2 in a tie game might have been the first time I’ve seen him trust his offense over this defense. A made field goal would’ve put them up with three minutes left, aka enough time for the Bucs to get a go-ahead TD and make the Seahawks score a TD to win. Instead, the Seahawks get a go-ahead touchdown (on a 99-yard drive, no less!) and his defense only has to prevent Tampa Bay from getting seven. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, which I think only vindicated Macdonald’s decision. He’s erred on the side of caution on key 4th down decisions but he was justifiably aggressive today.