Another gut punch, 12s. Our Seahawks dropped a tough one to the 49ers, 32-29. That one stings, no doubt. But listen, as rough as that was for us here in the Emerald City, something even crazier happened across the NFC East this week, something we haven’t seen since freaking 1962. Every single team in that division went winless, and get this: the Giants and Commanders actually played each other! Talk about a collective face-plant. This kind of loss-loss-tie trifecta among those four teams hasn’t gone down in over sixty years. Everyone had a rough week, and frankly, the blame starts right at the top, with the guys holding the clipboards.
John Harbaugh Balked, And The Giants Paid The Price
First up, the New York Giants. They pulled off a tie against the Commanders, and honestly, they should feel worse than a loss. With 11:05 left, Washington converted a two-point play to snag a 14-point lead. Our boys from New York rallied hard, bringing it to 27-26 with just 1:43 left on the clock. What do they do? Kick the PAT. Cowards, I tell you! John Harbaugh, a Super Bowl winner and “Culture Changer,” wasn’t brought in for feel-good ties or moral victories. You don’t change a culture by playing it safe. Aggressive coaches know you go for two when you score that first TD down 14. Harbaugh balked twice. Look at Kentucky Wildcats coach Will Stein; he went for two to win in overtime, twice, rather than risk a second OT. He won both times! Fortune favors the bold, my friends. The Giants had a chance to snatch a road divisional win with their second-string QB, and Harbaugh let it slip. Then, in OT, his kicker missed a field goal, and his “star” running back, who apparently has more TV commercials than touchdowns this season, fumbled the ball. Karma’s a ruthless kicker.
Philly’s Coaching Decisions Were “Bad and Dumb”
The Philadelphia Eagles? Oh man, where do you even start with Nick Sirianni this week. Everyone’s already ripping on his decision to kick off short to the Jaguars, and yeah, that’s a fresh wound we don’t need to pick at too much. But think about it: your roster is already battered and bruised before the game even started, then it gets whittled down further during the game with injuries and ejections. Your kickoff coverage team is already a huge risk! But the absolute brain-dead drive leading up to the Jaguars’ go-ahead field goal was just as bad. Why are you throwing the ball after the Jaguars’ second timeout? Run the dang ball! Force them to use their final timeout! And why are you calling a one-read play that sends the receiver out of bounds? You absolutely do *not* want to stop the clock there. It should have been Jake Elliott, not Cam Little, lining up to kick with one second left. This team, right now, is a lethal combination of bad and dumb.
As for the Dallas Cowboys, bless their hearts, Brian Schottenheimer managed to avoid any gutlessness or stupidity in his play-calling, possession management, or late-game sequences this week. So, small victories, I guess?
It’s an early season, but these trends are telling. We’ve got to hope our guys, like Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Rashid Shaheed, keep their heads up after that tough 49ers game. You gotta wonder if some of these coaches out there are just… forgetting how to coach. Let’s hope Mike Macdonald and Brian Fleury are taking notes on what *not* to do. It’s early, but these kinds of coaching decisions? They stick with a team. We need to stay focused, 12s. Every game counts.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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