Titans vs. Skins Positives and Negatives.

[KI Skins Fan]

How about some improvement by the HC in the red Zone? Some creative play-calling could help. When the Red Zone plays aren't working, shouldn't the HC call some other plays that might work?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

How about some improvement by the HC in the red Zone? Some creative play-calling could help. When the Red Zone plays aren't working, shouldn't the HC call some other plays that might work?

Weren't the Bengals one of the best, if not the best, red zone team in the NFL the last two years?

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Weren't the Bengals one of the best, if not the best, red zone team in the NFL the last two years?

So what's the answer, then? We can't wait until we get same type of personnel the Bengals have before we score more Red Zone touchdowns. Is Gruden supposed to have the luxury of trying to do the same things he did in Cincy with different players while waiting for Bruce to get him "his" players, or is he supposed to adjust and make something happen here and now in the Red Zone with the players he has currently?

I'm not a fan of the way he makes negative comments about good players without finding creative ways to help them make something happen in the Red Zone. He should look in the mirror. That's where he'll find some of the team's Red Zone problems.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

So what's the answer, then? We can't wait until we get same type of personnel the Bengals have before we score more Red Zone touchdowns. Is Gruden supposed to have the luxury of trying to do the same things he did in Cincy with different players while waiting for Bruce to get him "his" players, or is he supposed to adjust and make something happen here and now in the Red Zone with the players he has currently?

I'm not a fan of the way he makes negative comments about good players without finding creative ways to help them make something happen in the Red Zone. He should look in the mirror. That's where he'll find some of the team's Red Zone problems.

What negative comments about what good players?

As for "finding creative ways," Gruden has (I think more than necessary) said he needs to be better about scheming. Rare is the instance (I can think of none off hand) where he critiques a player w/out saying, essentially, "the buck stops here."

The team is 2-5 and its two wins are against Jax and Tenn., nobody on this team is above criticism right now. Players who drop balls, miss blocks, or commit turnovers in the redzone ought to be called out generically in the media session and very, very specifically and pointedly in team meetings.

A little accountability never hurt anybody except f-ups.