And here's another question.

[homes]

What is with the "we need to execute better" in Week 9 of the season? If the starters aren't executing at this point, why are they even playing? To that end, I don't think it's about execution. I think they (the players) are just being dutiful soldiers, and giving pat answers. However, it's hard to win a battle when you've been given a pocket knife and the other team has machine guns. It doesn't matter how well you "execute" your pocket knife skills.

I'm reminded of the quote from John McKay, then coach of the hapless Tampa Bay Bucs, when asked about the execution of the offense, he replied, "I'm for it."

 

[MelroseHawkins]

That's pretty much a canned statement when you lose.

 

[STLhawkeye20]

This has always bothered me with respect to Ferentz. It's total blame shifting. When I hear him say "we need to execute better," what I really hear is "the coaches came up with an incredible game plan. We were up until 4am watching tape every night this week and drew up a genius scheme. It was perfect. If we just had better players who could perform it, it would have worked to perfection."

I mean can you imagine the great Mike Ditka passive aggressively blaming his players to the media after a loss? Hell no. He would either (1) light their players up on the sideline for "not executing or (2) accept responsibility as the execution ultimately rests on the coaches for (2a) recruiting and (2b) coaching the players throughout the season.

I'm so sick of Ferentz

 

[BGOLD]

Typical Ferentz excuse, just like Davis point toward losing Smith and Krieger Coble for our lack of offensive weapoins a couple weeks ago.
Can't wait for next year when Kittle and McCarron are their excuses, despite being ranked 118 out of 128 offensively.

 

[eveningnewsteam]

The schemes are terrible. Good luck with execution

 

[hawkeyes87]

It makes perfect sense. "We need to execute better" is always the weekly goal for the "developmental program".

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes, it rains.
( I was going to make another "that's football" reference, but decided to go movie quote instead )