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It seems like there is at least half the people that visit here who want to see KAM and KOC fired based on my rudimentary perusal of the comments in the 12/02 News and Links post. I said in that post that I did not think it is going to happen. I still feel that way but am OK if others want change. I will debate it though.
The latest “nugget” comes from KOC’s presser in which he basically said he just want JJ to focus on playing instead of fundamentals. If you have been watching any former players talk about JJ’s play this year you would have heard them say that fixing fundamentals is very hard to during the season. Some folks are asking why didn’t je do that to start the season?
Aaron Jones was talking about KOC trying to simplify the offense here.
He said “you don’t want it to vanilla” and that they kind of “dumbed it down” (he did not really want to use those words).
Some folks will ask why wasn’t this done before. Who knows really?
I think that KOC had too much confidence in JJ heading into the season is what it comes down to. I mean, the reports from training camp practices and the two practices against the Patriots were stellar. Why wouldn’t he beleve JJ is ready to run the offense?
Some ask why didn’t JJ play more in the preseason. KOC explained it in the preseason. He said he wanted him to play with the starters and if the other starters were going to be out then it he did not want JJ out there. Reasonable IMO.
I do not know what is going on in KOC’s head but I assume he thought JJ was ready for a lot more than he has shown. Is there a disconnect from what JJ shows on the practice field to what he shows in the games? He has had some really good moments where he threw some nice nice passes and led some come backs. How is JJ going to harness that kind of play so that it can be on display more often? That is the key.
It does suck to be out of the playoffs but if JJ turns the corner and becomes more consistent then the future is very bright.
I am going to go out on a limb and predict that JJ will start to be more consistent and ease a lot of fears!
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