Changes needed during/after bye week

[Hog1]

Perhaps if Rabach were to utilize some leeches, Voodoo and three stun guns..............

[SolidSnake84]

They need to try and get as much out of McNabb as they can for the rest of the season. If he doesnt improve, then we need to look to the draft after the season provided Rex or some other QB doesnt turn the team around in the second half of the year.

I'm not convinced that Shanahan thinks McNabb is his long-term answer at QB.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

They need to try and get as much out of McNabb as they can for the rest of the season. If he doesnt improve, then we need to look to the draft after the season provided Rex or some other QB doesnt turn the team around in the second half of the year.

I'm not convinced that Shanahan thinks McNabb is his long-term answer at QB.

When I think long term qb's, I'm thinking qb's that can be your consistently good qb for 10+ seasons. McNabb had 3-5 years left in him max, so he wasn't a long term answer anyways. I'm not ready to make a judgement on him after 8 games, so maybe the next 8 will give us some better insight. If he can improve and give us 1-2 more seasons I'd be fine with that, but I think we need to bring in a quarterback next season to be groomed for 1-2 years.

Is it too much to ask for to have a young, elite quarterback? In an unrelated note, I do feel like this offense needs to be adjusted more to McNabb's skill set. Good coordinators adjust to the players they have. I think we need to see the offense get the ball out quicker for one, because we all know our line can't block enough to consistently have 5 and 7 step drops.

[WaldSkins]

We can improve the O-line by cutting Stephon Heyer

[MTK]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

We can improve the O-line by cutting Stephon Heyer

And who fills in for Brown then?

Not sure it's a great idea to cut our main backup at both tackle spots.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

And who fills in for Brown then?

Not sure it's a great idea to cut our main backup at both tackle spots.

Selvish Capers off the practice squad. Heyer is terrible.

[mcarey032]

No offense to casey rabach, but he should have been the one that was benched, not mcnabb. He has been owned in everymatch up he has been in this year. The only lineman that has looked good is Trent Williams and that is it everyoneelse should have been riding pine because their performances have been dreadful.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by WaldSkins

We can improve the O-line by cutting Stephon Heyer

I don't think we are in a position to do that right now. He isn't as bad as Rabach. Rabach needs to be demoted immediately.

I want to see Lichtenjagr at center and Dock back at LG. If for nothing else it would prove that our coaches aren't dillusional.

Rabach is horrific.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

I don't think we are in a position to do that right now. He isn't as bad as Rabach. Rabach needs to be demoted immediately.

I want to see Lichtenjagr at center and Dock back at LG. If for nothing else it would prove that our coaches aren't dillusional.

Rabach is horrific.

I think this is a real possibility for monday night. See GTripp's game review- I asked him about Dock v. KL at LG. I thought his answer made sense of Shanny's logic; Dock is the stronger, more capable blocker one on one, but KL has versatility & athleticism to get out on screens, pulls, etc. However, they aren't running many of those plays for a variety of reasons, so we're seeing KL get dominated by some DTs.

I think the Shanahans may have to face this change the same way Haslett had to face the fact that he didn't have the personel to run 3-4 most of the time. Haslett's D has had 4 linemen for most of the plays in at least the last 3 games.

I don't know how quickly KL could be moved to C, but obviously Dock could be moved back to LG.

[Big C]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

They need to try and get as much out of McNabb as they can for the rest of the season. If he doesnt improve, then we need to look to the draft after the season provided Rex or some other QB doesnt turn the team around in the second half of the year.

I'm not convinced that Shanahan thinks McNabb is his long-term answer at QB.

we are living or dying with mcnabb at qb. grossman and beck arent the answer to the qb position. its mcnabb or bust. i think mcnabb still has a lot of talent and can lead this team to the playoffs, either this year or in the future. i hope we re-sign him. considering the circumstances he has been pretty good this year. by circumstances i mean being under duress 90% of the time he drops back.

[Chico23231]

Alot of changes cant come until the offseason, until then we need to continue to try to win ugly and hope McNabb and his recievers can continue to build and grow in Shanny's scheme. We just dont have enough talent on offense to blow anybody out or play consistently for that matter.

I think its painfully obvious that the Oline is still more broke than fixed, even with scheme change. We need some serious new talent in the interior. We also need to find out if Jamal Brown is ever going to recover and be healthy enough to be the answer to RT. We need to add speed at the RB spot and we desperately need to add talent at the WR. Armstrong is a good find, but is he a starter or a solid 3 or 4? Im starting to think its the latter.

This coming offseason I could see a ton a new additions on offense.

[SmootSmack]

1. Brown is not as healthy as I had hoped he would be, I'd start Kory L at Center, Hicks has been an understated disappointment

2. Agreed

3. What hurts is that they're have been too many inconsequential penalties, meaning it's not like the illegal blocks sprung somebody free. They were so far away from the ball

4. At this point, that shouldn't even be necessary...but it seems it is

5. In two weeks, Portis might be good to go

[SirClintonPortis]

Grab a time machine, go back to April, and draft Lamarr Houston. Texas University bookends on the D-Line. w00t!!!

[MTK]

Capers?

Wow

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Capers?

Wow

Capers was more of a joke man. I am just sick of watching Heyer getting steam rolled play after play.