New Green Dot- moving back to LB

[ChoppedWood]

This morning Holder was on 1070 talking about this. He openly said what we did with Bynum calling the plays was STUPID, and that our rotation of LB's was / is DUMB and how there can be no cohesion established with us running these guys in and out.

He was blatant in his trashing of how unbelievably bad the communication was on Sunday and said he polled the entire NFL prior to the season and no other team was doing the shit we were doing and how he is shocked, that we were shocked that it didn't work!

Then a little bit ago it comes out that we are going back to LB being the green dot.

https://coltswire.usatoday.com/story...e/91792037007/


When Allen was drafted, consensus was he is not a supreme athlete, that he isn't the sideline to sideline instinctive demon, but he was a tactician, a guy who would LEAD the D with his intellect and professionalism ala the ultimate green dot guy. Dude doesn't even see a snap in the 1st game. So what is the deal, is he just another one of Ballard's huge whiff's- so incapable of running the team that he can't even be trusted on the field? Is he too unathletic to keep up (ummmm we all did see how UNATHLETIC the other LB's were this weekend right????), or is it just Lou stubborn dinosaur ass idiot who refuses to give a rookie that level of responsibility out of principal? It's probably a combination of the 3 really----- which is a frightening scenario for us to be THAT FUCKING FAR OFF on a 2nd round pick!

This organization, is a disgrace, they ALL need to be canned!

[ChoppedWood]

Also, apparently Bynum said after the game he wasn't even aware of another DB doing it and how it was a challenge.

YOU FUCKING HAD A FULL PRE-SEASON TO REALIZE THIS WAS GOING TO FLOP!

Lou Anarumo shouldn't be allowed to coach pee wee football. Unreal, just fucking unreal.

[Chromeburn]

I’m sorry, but this isn’t true. Holder should have done better research. Safeties are usually the second choice to call plays behind a ILB. Plenty of teams have done it and do it today. Especially if they run a rotation at linebacker, which is also not unusual either. Rams, Ravens, Giants, Packers, Steelers, Saints, Eagles have all done it off the top of my head. You have a smart safety that stays on the field every down they usually get the nod.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

I’m sorry, but this isn’t true. Holder should have done better research. Safeties are usually the second choice to call plays behind a ILB. Plenty of teams have done it and do it today. Especially if they run a rotation at linebacker, which is also not unusual either. Rams, Ravens, Giants, Packers, Steelers, Saints, Eagles have all done it off the top of my head. You have a smart safety that stays on the field every down they usually get the nod.

Yeah, I seem to recall this as well.

The real baffling thing is why can’t Allen get on the field? What the hell is that?

Hell, Carlies played the majority of the game and didn’t have a SINGLE STAT. No tackles, no assists, no nothing.

You’re telling me Allen can’t do that?

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Yeah, I seem to recall this as well.

The real baffling thing is why can’t Allen get on the field? What the hell is that?

Hell, Carlies played the majority of the game and didn’t have a SINGLE STAT. No tackles, no assists, no nothing.

You’re telling me Allen can’t do that?

Haha yeah, Anarumo's defenses are notoriously complicated. I'm not completely surprised a rookie doesn't get it yet. I think Lou usually prefers vet linebackers. I wouldn't give up on him just yet. He captained the Georgia defense for years and that's not insignificant.

Carlies was outmatched by that running game and heavy TE looks. I think he is a specialized cover LB only. I mentioned in the other thread, we saw a record low use of cover 2 and 3 week one. Means offenses have changed and are trying to counter the cover 2 schemes that have been so prevalent the last couple years. Defenses will have to adjust. Never ending chess game of football.

[apballin]

Allen has to be hurt there’s no other explanation

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by apballin

Allen has to be hurt there’s no other explanation

Holder did somewhat explain that in the staff's eyes, he has basically missed about 3 weeks worth of on field prep time and thus they....errrrr fucking dumb pig headed fuck of a DC Anarumo- probably feel like he can't be trusted yet.

Uhhhhhhh if you watched these LBs for a camp and felt he couldn't perform at least as BAD as the rest of them did Sunday, man fuckkkkkkkk you, get the fuck out of my favorite teams clothing!

Oh and as far as Lou's D's being so complex- at some point it's almost impossible for it not to have reached a point where Bynum on a random Tuesday afternoon practice a couple of weeks ago says "hey coach, I can't get these calls to the guys, we're out of place, we can't do this"... I mean given the debacle that we saw Sunday, that can't be the first time they struggled right? Can't be! So what the fuck, did they just keep watching the same trainwreck happen in camp and just shrug their shoulders and say "ehhhh fuck it, we'll figure it out when the real bullets start flying".

Just soooooooo many things point to this team just being so poorly coached at seemingly every fucking level.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

Holder did somewhat explain that in the staff's eyes, he has basically missed about 3 weeks worth of on field prep time and thus they....errrrr fucking dumb pig headed fuck of a DC Anarumo- probably feel like he can't be trusted yet.

Uhhhhhhh if you watched these LBs for a camp and felt he couldn't perform at least as BAD as the rest of them did Sunday, man fuckkkkkkkk you, get the fuck out of my favorite teams clothing!

Oh and as far as Lou's D's being so complex- at some point it's almost impossible for it not to have reached a point where Bynum on a random Tuesday afternoon practice a couple of weeks ago says "hey coach, I can't get these calls to the guys, we're out of place, we can't do this"... I mean given the debacle that we saw Sunday, that can't be the first time they struggled right? Can't be! So what the fuck, did they just keep watching the same trainwreck happen in camp and just shrug their shoulders and say "ehhhh fuck it, we'll figure it out when the real bullets start flying".

Just soooooooo many things point to this team just being so poorly coached at seemingly every fucking level.

You assume it was a train wreck in practice. I doubt if it was a train wreck all summer they would have stayed with it. I think something else was going on here. I bet noise was a factor, but Haulcy was out of place a lot and the secondary assignments were a chain reaction of mistakes because of it. Walley and Ward mixed up responsibilities. Yes I'm sure Cam playing the deep didn't help, but he can get closer to yell instructions. I think they saw the noise of the KC stadium coming up and said lets just go with the LB.

One thing I am noticing is a lot of rookies look lost out there. It's not just the Colts. Lots of teams rookies are struggling. Sonny Styles hasn't done well and he was a top ten pick. I don't think the shortened preseason helps teams at all. And yeah missing time with an injury doesn't help. But its a marathon, not a sprint.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

You assume it was a train wreck in practice. I doubt if it was a train wreck all summer they would have stayed with it. I think something else was going on here. I bet noise was a factor, but Haulcy was out of place a lot and the secondary assignments were a chain reaction of mistakes because of it. Walley and Ward mixed up responsibilities. Yes I'm sure Cam playing the deep didn't help, but he can get closer to yell instructions. I think they saw the noise of the KC stadium coming up and said lets just go with the LB.

One thing I am noticing is a lot of rookies look lost out there. It's not just the Colts. Lots of teams rookies are struggling. Sonny Styles hasn't done well and he was a top ten pick. I don't think the shortened preseason helps teams at all. And yeah missing time with an injury doesn't help. But its a marathon, not a sprint.

Yes, you are correct, I do assume it was a trainwreck in practice, to me, what I saw Sunday, said that the entire time at GP was either just a giant train wreck, or one giant circle jerk of kumbya bullshit. Either way it sucks!

On the opposite end, perhaps it wasn't, perhaps they actually did good in practice- and by many accounts from those who witnessed joint practices, they seemed to have been resonably good. So, what about this scenario then as an alternative:

5 plays into the game, Ravens just fucking smashing the fuck out of us and it being clear we are completely out of sorts.

Bynum comes on the headset: "Hey Lou, man I can't get these signals out,
it's too loud in here, they can't hear me".

Lou back to him: "Oh shit, yeah, I spaced that there would be people in here making noise. Don't worry about it, we'll just wing it this week, we can make some changes next week".

Shane on the horn: "Hey fuckers, what the hell is happening, we look lost out there".

Bynum: "Yeah, it's too loud, I can't get the calls out to all the guys and get back to my position pre-snap, I told Lou, he said fuck it, we'll worry about it next week"

Shane to Lou: "So it's too loud, that's what the problem is?"

Lou to Shane: "Yeah, we forgot we have fans, don't worry, we'll work on it next week, plus next week we're in KC, so it will be dead quiet when we are on D, so that will make things easier on us".

Shane to Lou: "Cool man, what are you thinking, Harry and Izzy's or Prime 47 when this shit is over?"

Sadly, given just how inept these tools have proven themselves to be, it probably went something like that! I mean sense of urgency and shit!