By no means am I saying Schiano and company don’t bear some responsibility in these losses. As for getting in Freeman’s face, there’s no telling if they are or aren’t doing that behind the scenes. I don’t think that would necessarily be a good idea, because Freeman doesn’t strike me as someone who would respond well to that, as he seems to be in somewhat of a fragile state. You also certainly don’t want to tell a QB where to throw the ball before the play, because that’s how you force things. I think most, if not all, coaches tell them to go through their progressions like in practice. From there, it’s up to Freeman to make the correct reads. But I certainly am not in love with the playcalling.

As for the adjustments made, I highly doubt there are no adjustments made. However, as fans we normally interpret adjustments as improvements. Often times there are adjustments made, but no improvements. I don’t think they are changing their philosophy or gameplan, but I do think they are making adjustments. You also have to remember that the other team makes adjustments too. Unless you have inside knowledge of the play calls or are in the locker room, you really don’t know.

I agree that Martin has missed some cutback runs. Can’t really defend him on those, and to be honest, I’m really surprised by it. But there really hasn’t been that many, but he does have to make those. However, there is no way in hell Blount is even capable of cutting those runs back. That’s not his strength. The real crime is that all of our runs seem to be very similar in nature, and almost always to the same side. But I absolutely agree with you that the biggest problem in the running game is that we can’t throw the ball.

As for having our heads up the coaches rear, that’s simply not true. However, I believe in Schiano and what he’s trying to do. I don’t have much choice anyway. It won’t happen overnight, no matter how bad we want it too. We are coming from absolute rock bottom. I guarantee you if we start slinging the ball around like the Green Bay Packers, we won’t even be competitive. I hate losing close, but not as much as getting the crap kicked out of us. We’ve been in every game so far, and the reality is that if we were 3-1 or 4-0, Schiano would be the greatest. But we aren’t, so he deserves some of the criticism. However, the worst thing possible would be for him to go away from what he has been coaching the players since he got here. Coaches don’t change their philosophies, certainly not after 4 games.

Even though I mentioned Madden tongue in cheek, sometimes I wonder if he COULD benefit from it. It’s obvious to everyone that SCHIANO CAN’T SEE THE FOREST BECAUSE OF THE TREES, yet you still have a small number of fans who accept his narrow-minded vision regardless. SMH…

Ok, I’ll accept that answer as far as the leg braces. I’ll be the first to admit that Freeman has his flaws because I’m certainly not apologizing for him either. But the losses are definitely NOT ALL ON HIM.

If Mike Williams and my $55 million WR are not getting the ball deep when they are open then you know what i’d do? I’d do some major sideline coaching -OR- I’d get in my QB’s face (since apparently I’d have no problem with doing that when my “Victory Huddle Defense” doesn’t execute accordingly with 1 second on the clock).

No one is claiming to know more than the coaches who have spent their entire careers on the job. That’s what is so appalling about the situation: This coaching staff who supposedly has more knowledge in their pinky fingers than any of us are making some of the most preposterous decisions imaginable on gameday. Furthermore, this omniscient-all-knowing coaching staff is about as flexible as a steel rod during the game. The adjustments they make seem to be indiscernible to non-existent.

The OL, although somewhat disappointing, is not totally to blame for the run game either. The hamster (who is not being used effectively btw) is missing cutback opportunities. There ARE holes being made, but with no deep threat they close more quickly than normal. Also why haven’t we seen Blount practically all season??? Because of coaching that’s why…

Don’t sit there and try to act like Schiano & Company are not KEY ELEMENTS in these wretched losses. IT STARTS WITH THEM…

Schiano requires the QB to wear a brace on his knee to prevent an injury. QB’s often have their plant leg hit by defenders, and wearing a knee brace helps decrease the chances of him getting hurt. As someone who recently started having to wear a knee brace while playing basketball, I can confirm that after a few weeks, you forget it’s even there (although it totally blows the first couple weeks). Why is that a problem? And Schiano is not the only coach to do such a thing. I understand a lot of the criticism Schiano gets (comes with the territory when you lose), but I just don’t understand griping about meaningless stuff like this. Why don’t you complain about what color underwear they wear too?

What makes you think Schiano has been telling Freeman to not throw deep? I’ve seen tons of times where Jackson or Williams runs a go route, and Freeman takes his check down. Do you really think they are sending them on go routes, yet telling him not to throw it there? That’s ridiculous, and I know you know it’s not the case. If Freeman is scared to make a mistake, then that’s on him, not the coaches. He knows damn well he’s not going to get pulled for Dan freaking Orlovsky. Freeman has more job security than any other QB in the league. Freeman has been gun shy, don’t pin it on the coaches. I guess you expect the coaches to go to him and tell him “it’s okay for you to throw the deep ball Josh, we will still support you”. This aint kindergarten.

As for the running game, the holes simply aren’t there. A blind man can see that. We absolutely cannot run to the right side, period. We run to the same side every single running play. That’s pretty easy to defend. They are so desperate that they are going to try Trueblood out as a guard. That tells you something, don’t you think? I want Blount to get more touches, but he’s not going to run for 5 yards per carry with that type of blocking. No one will. Watch the game and tell me there’s holes to run through. You won’t, because there isn’t.

How is it that Schiano is just now realizing that he has deep threats in Vincent Jackson & Mike Williams even though we’ve played against some average secondaries?

Why is Freeman literally required to wear leg braces when his legs aren’t injured? [WTF!!!???]

Why would you rush your hamster 71 times to the tune of about 2 yds a pop while your other RB (that has averaged 4-5 yds PLUS) has only seen the field less than ten times?

When we will see some elaborate coverage defenses in the final minutes to preserve wins instead of sellout blitz schemes that are transparent, don’t work, and open the field up to make opposing QB’s look like Joe Montana?

This coaching staff doesn’t seem to know their personnel (especially on offense). WHY? One Buc Palace is a premiere facility! Does it not include the ability to watch the past game tape of Buc players? Have the 2010 tapes been deleted?

You don’t have to show me a poor coach, I see one every week with a Buc’s polo shirt on. His approach regarding gameday is BIZARRE!