What aren’t you getting about this? Were the same team as 2017? Not even counting the QB? No, not even close. And I just listed all the reasons why we weren’t. Why is Washington, or any other team for that matter, any different? You’re looking solely at record and it makes for a very weak argument on your end. Yeah sure they still have the same team name, play in the same city and have the same head coach if you’re really getting that literal with it. But outside of that, they had plenty of changes, distractions, different schedule, etc. I mean let’s be honest here, how many teams around the nfl are “the same” from year to year? Zero. And I’m not even saying just from a roster standpoint. This is just common sense.StumpHunter wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 9:13 pm
Comparing the same team to the same team is a bad comparison? Gotcha. What was I thinking?
No I’m not saying cousins isn’t an impact player. But there was a ridiculously large gap between offensive coordinators from 2017-2018. A guy with “weaker” RBs in Murray and McKinnon had us as the #7 rush offense in the nfl which in a way, helped us get to where we went and he implemented balance. The other guy had us near dead last with better RBs in cook and Murray. And don’t give me the OL bull crap. This team could have been successful enough on the ground if they wanted to. Flip simply neglected the run. We had 3 of the same lineman we had in 2017. Easton was on that line and wasn’t some spectacular run blocker. The only true OL that we missed was Berger. But I can tell you right now, losing Joe Berger doesn’t result in us dropping from top 7 to bottom 5 rushing offense in one year. That’s your offensive coordinator. He had the biggest effect on this offense by far. More than any player. He was the one calling the shots, he was the one ignoring what Zim wanted and he was the one that got fired. Kirk Cousins isn’t calling 40 pass plays a game. Kirk Cousins isn’t neglecting the run game. Kirk Cousins isn’t throwing all the weight on his shoulders and not utilizing the weapons around him. Flip did that. When did Shurmur ever once put Keemun in that position? Never. Except the nfc championship game when Keenan’s luck disappeared and we were down by 100. At that point you have no choice but to throw. But Shurmur wasn’t forcing Keenum to win games on his own. That’s exactly what Flip did with cousins when you have unbelievable talent in your backfield.Based on your comments about Cousins not being the biggest change on offense, are you arguing he isn't an impact player? I mean, he was replacing a journeyman backup after all, and his addition didn't make all that big of difference, so I guess I can get behind that....
THAT is the biggest impact. Players then follow but when you go from that good of an OC to that bad of an OC, it’s going to effect your offense drastically