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Calvin Austin III....???

BLITZ said:
He is on IR still not on the 53. Hopefully we see him back at some point. my guess is Gunner is hoping it is a few more game checks away.
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He's on IR, but was activated to practice 2 weeks ago. This means he has to be rostered by Tuesday or we lose him for the season.

If he's activated this week, we have to cut a receiver (Gunner or Simms). With Simms' return last week, it makes him tougher to cut.
 
They need to activate this kid to the roster or they will lose him for the year. I don't want to hear that you can't find a way to fit him in. He's too good to keep on IR for the rest of the season.
 
BLITZ said:
My point is if he gets ridiculed for the bad calls, he should get credit for the good.
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The problem is, what we consider a "good" call, is what the rest of the league does 90 percent of the time. Look at our average yards per completion, the routes, and the fact that he can't figure out how to get a super fast wr into an offense. For ***** sake, Wallace made an entire NFL career of running a straight ******* line down the field.

Joe
 
******* Horseshit damn censoring, I remember when the paying members didn't need to see that ****. Is there any way for me to turn that ******* **** off? :) This is HBO, not PBS, for christ sakes.

Joe
 
t-man said:
The problem is, what we consider a "good" call, is what the rest of the league does 90 percent of the time. Look at our average yards per completion, the routes, and the fact that he can't figure out how to get a super fast wr into an offense. For ***** sake, Wallace made an entire NFL career of running a straight ******* line down the field.

Joe
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correct - and we had an OC who didn't try to get Wallace to run anything other than go patterns

but now we have Mensa Canada...
 
If they trade Claypool like some out there seem to think, then they must activate him.
 
steel dino said:
www.steelernation.com

Steelers Sizzling Speedster Calvin Austin III May Be Lost For The Year According to 93.7 The Fan Insider

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Calvin Austin III in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. The speed demon from the Memphis Tigers may have been the fastest player in the NCAA last season. Austin got off to a great start in training camp but just prior to the first preseason game against the...
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Lot of opinion. Not much on supporting facts. Heck, he doesn't even cite the infamous "unnamed inside source".
 
slashsteel said:
I think that is where people tend to close their vision off. Because even a coordinator with a boatload of suck can have good plays. Doesn't mean the suck scale isn't still pointing down.

I see that with our players too, fans refusing to give players on their suck list credit.

Sure they might overall suck but a good play is a good play.

According to Tomlins conference he says it is always a collective effort. So if we are to blame one or give credit to one then other should receive their due too.
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Slash is on point here. However, it‘s not really the plays themselves that Canada’s problem. He has no ”feel” with the play calling. There is no rhythm to drives or unpredictability. There are no change up in passing concepts. We either see attacking outside the numbers or horizontal quick hot routes. No mixing up with North/South schemes, both in rush and passing. That’s his problem.
SteelBuckeye said:
Lot of opinion. Not much on supporting facts. Heck, he doesn't even cite the infamous "unnamed inside source".
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Opinion, speculation, and obvious sensationalism. Trading block rumors for Claypool…..yeah….sure.
 
This is what I thought would happen but I still think they should activate him. Sure, he doesn't know the entire offense but if he's healthy, there has to be a way to get him in for a few plays every game. It's not that difficult. His speed could truly help open things up in various ways.
 
steel dino said:
Hey now..
It’s posted on steelernation.com!
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I don't blame THOSE good folks. It's the other "insider" guy who is just out there throwing **** on the wall. The good folks at SN are just reporting that the monkey is flinging ****. lol
 
He’s fast… you can’t teach speed.

Give him 1 or 2 plays to go deep and back the defense off and create a run game
 
TDX27 said:
This is what I thought would happen but I still think they should activate him. Sure, he doesn't know the entire offense but if he's healthy, there has to be a way to get him in for a few plays every game. It's not that difficult. His speed could truly help open things up in various ways.
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My take is how does he not “know” the offense? He’s still been around the team and been privy to the Tecmo bowl playbook since he was drafted hasn’t he?
 
Skott said:
He’s fast… you can’t teach speed.

Give him 1 or 2 plays to go deep and back the defense off and create a run game
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No kidding. Give the young man a handful of plays to help utilize his speed for the team. It's not rocket science.

This is the part that irks me about developing your talent on this team. Sticking to some absurd we don't change a damn thing during the season approach year after year. You should always be building towards that championship level team.

I just don't agree with the current philosophy at all. It will never take them back to the top. Gosh that should be abundantly clear by now.
 
bkwheat28 said:
My take is how does he not “know” the offense? He’s still been around the team and been privy to the Tecmo bowl playbook since he was drafted hasn’t he?
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I wonder if Christian McCaffrey knows the entire 49ers playbook yet?
 
So imo the value of a quality offensive coordinator is how he can best maximize his playbook/scheme to utilize the players he has at his disposal.
Make the scheme fit the players skills.
I don’t think Canada does that. I think it’s here’s my playbook, learn it and let’s roll, rather than trying to fit your scheme to the players skill.
With all of the offensive talent, DJ, Claypool, Pickens, Cal Austin, Muth, Najee, Simms and Boykin and you can’t seem to maximize these guys skills. This is incompetence by Canada.
Now with Cal Austin you utilize his speed. Just having him line up makes any defensive coordinator have to account for that speed and opens up opportunities for others.
There is no innovation or modern day NFL technique with this pop gun offense. It’s just predictable,boring, and very ineffective and doesn’t scare anyone.
Skill players are vastly being under utilized and it shows on the scoreboard.
 
steelhurt said:
So imo the value of a quality offensive coordinator is how he can best maximize his playbook/scheme to utilize the players he has at his disposal.
Make the scheme fit the players skills.
I don’t think Canada does that. I think it’s here’s my playbook, learn it and let’s roll, rather than trying to fit your scheme to the players skill.
With all of the offensive talent, DJ, Claypool, Pickens, Cal Austin, Muth, Najee, Simms and Boykin and you can’t seem to maximize these guys skills. This is incompetence by Canada.
Now with Cal Austin you utilize his speed. Just having him line up makes any defensive coordinator have to account for that speed and opens up opportunities for others.
There is no innovation or modern day NFL technique with this pop gun offense. It’s just predictable,boring, and very ineffective and doesn’t scare anyone.
Skill players are vastly being under utilized and it shows on the scoreboard.
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Off subject a bit, but who is the last OC that was worth anything, Whiz, Arians, Erhardt? All I know is that it's been a while.
 
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