Re: LaFleur's 2024 To-do list
Posted: 24 Jan 2024 13:48
Add hire a new Strength & Conditioning staff to the list.
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I just think you make the defense make the decision for you. Come out with Kraft, Musgrave, Watson, and take your pick at WR. If they come out in base you can do so much with the formations and passing game to kill them. If they come out light in nickel you should be able to excel at running just by being bigger across the board. Its what made the Pats so dangerous with Gronk and Hernandez.NCF wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 13:44That's just it. I don't want the threat of the run, I want to excel at the run... and the pass. I want to be able to score both ways, at will, and in so many different ways using the same personnel grouping. Is that so much to ask for?
no of course not, I'd like the same thing my comment was more aimed at some of the old coaches slogans of " this is what we are going to do, now just try and stop it" that was sorta meant with the smileys.NCF wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 13:44That's just it. I don't want the threat of the run, I want to excel at the run... and the pass. I want to be able to score both ways, at will, and in so many different ways using the same personnel grouping. Is that so much to ask for?
When the season starts up we'll have to meet at THE BAR again to further discuss the potential eventualities.BF004 wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 15:04After another disappointing exit, where we literally just needed one unit to not be bad. Missed FG, D gives up an all too easy scoring drive, O can't deliver. I want all the focus on becoming killers, how to finish, how to prepare for the final 5 minutes of a game. Complete mindset, belief, buy-in, conditioning, preparation, that every close game is ours, up or down, we will own the end of each and every game and we will deliver on that. Turn all gas no break into and actual state of mind.
Do you realize that before that Niner game, our offense scored TDs on 20 of its previous 21 Red Zone excursions? At least that is what they said on Fox during the game.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑23 Jan 2024 21:16To me his #1 priority is to gain more consistency in the redzone. Two years in a row now this team has been pretty bad in the redzone IMO. Last year they didn’t have the passing weapons I felt. This year they couldn’t run the ball.
He's already working on your list. They released the S&C coach.Drj820 wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 16:31Feel like this is Matt Lafleur growing up. Realizing that plagues holding the team back ultimately hurt him..and his goals…and his legacy.
Average DC when better may be available? Time to go for better
I expect more competition to be brought in for Carlson
Hamstring issues never get fixed? Bye S&C coach.
This is a coach that was controlled early on in many ways. Told he had to keep certain guys, made some bad hires himself early on.
But now he’s literally a top 10 longest tenured coach in the league. He’s heading into year 6! (Hard to believe)
I think he’s consolidating power around the fact that Love worked out and Love has brought hope for the future to GB. Could probably say the same for Gutey too.
They feel emboldened. I hope they go get what they think they need.
For what it's worth, Gronk was on with Kay Adams today and said that a two TE set with two really good TEs is the toughest formation for a defense to play against.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 14:10
I just think you make the defense make the decision for you. Come out with Kraft, Musgrave, Watson, and take your pick at WR. If they come out in base you can do so much with the formations and passing game to kill them. If they come out light in nickel you should be able to excel at running just by being bigger across the board. Its what made the Pats so dangerous with Gronk and Hernandez.
He’s done all of those things lolScott4Pack wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 18:26He's already working on your list. They released the S&C coach.Drj820 wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 16:31Feel like this is Matt Lafleur growing up. Realizing that plagues holding the team back ultimately hurt him..and his goals…and his legacy.
Average DC when better may be available? Time to go for better
I expect more competition to be brought in for Carlson
Hamstring issues never get fixed? Bye S&C coach.
This is a coach that was controlled early on in many ways. Told he had to keep certain guys, made some bad hires himself early on.
But now he’s literally a top 10 longest tenured coach in the league. He’s heading into year 6! (Hard to believe)
I think he’s consolidating power around the fact that Love worked out and Love has brought hope for the future to GB. Could probably say the same for Gutey too.
They feel emboldened. I hope they go get what they think they need.
Gronk may be a bit biased, tho.packman114 wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 18:49For what it's worth, Gronk was on with Kay Adams today and said that a two TE set with two really good TEs is the toughest formation for a defense to play against.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 14:10
I just think you make the defense make the decision for you. Come out with Kraft, Musgrave, Watson, and take your pick at WR. If they come out in base you can do so much with the formations and passing game to kill them. If they come out light in nickel you should be able to excel at running just by being bigger across the board. It’s what made the Pats so dangerous with Gronk and Hernandez.
I think next year we will have trouble getting snaps to all those WRs because Kraft & Musgrave will be on the field a lot!
I’ve been obsessed with that offense since they were successful. I just really think it’s too hard to defend if you just play the numbers game. Are they heavy or light in the box and are they nickel or base? Between those two thing you can have the advantage every play with the right check to a run or pass.packman114 wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 18:49For what it's worth, Gronk was on with Kay Adams today and said that a two TE set with two really good TEs is the toughest formation for a defense to play against.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 14:10
I just think you make the defense make the decision for you. Come out with Kraft, Musgrave, Watson, and take your pick at WR. If they come out in base you can do so much with the formations and passing game to kill them. If they come out light in nickel you should be able to excel at running just by being bigger across the board. Its what made the Pats so dangerous with Gronk and Hernandez.
I think next year we will have trouble getting snaps to all those WRs because Kraft & Musgrave will be on the field a lot!
I mean it's not unlike SF with the TE/FB combination since their FB is a legit lead blocker but also a very adept receiver in the short field. It's not quite the same, but they play the same "heavy box us or light box us; we got the answer" game with defenses.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 20:10I’ve been obsessed with that offense since they were successful. I just really think it’s too hard to defend if you just play the numbers game. Are they heavy or light in the box and are they nickel or base? Between those two thing you can have the advantage every play with the right check to a run or pass.
With the way we require our WRs to block, that's a big help too. Didn't one of our WRs just pancake Micah Parsons?YoHoChecko wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 20:29I mean it's not unlike SF with the TE/FB combination since their FB is a legit lead blocker but also a very adept receiver in the short field. It's not quite the same, but they play the same "heavy box us or light box us; we got the answer" game with defenses.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 20:10I’ve been obsessed with that offense since they were successful. I just really think it’s too hard to defend if you just play the numbers game. Are they heavy or light in the box and are they nickel or base? Between those two thing you can have the advantage every play with the right check to a run or pass.
I still feel like we need an OL that run blocks better to really make it work. Pass protection, we have an elite unit (not perfect, but the results are phenomenal). Run blocking it's hit or miss and we need a specific kind of RB to make them pay (read: an elite one like Jones, because the holes aren't always there).
But yeah, we have the TEs now to do some damage that way.
No I agree for sure. We are missing the Oline to make that work. I’m starts with Myers. He’s so unbelievably bad in run blocking. His pass protection is really good but I don’t think that’s worth his atrocious run blocking. Runyan this year couldn’t get it done either and I really didn’t think Rhyan was the answer just yet either.YoHoChecko wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 20:29I mean it's not unlike SF with the TE/FB combination since their FB is a legit lead blocker but also a very adept receiver in the short field. It's not quite the same, but they play the same "heavy box us or light box us; we got the answer" game with defenses.lupedafiasco wrote: ↑24 Jan 2024 20:10I’ve been obsessed with that offense since they were successful. I just really think it’s too hard to defend if you just play the numbers game. Are they heavy or light in the box and are they nickel or base? Between those two thing you can have the advantage every play with the right check to a run or pass.
I still feel like we need an OL that run blocks better to really make it work. Pass protection, we have an elite unit (not perfect, but the results are phenomenal). Run blocking it's hit or miss and we need a specific kind of RB to make them pay (read: an elite one like Jones, because the holes aren't always there).
But yeah, we have the TEs now to do some damage that way.