McD knows how to talk, but hearing him excuse not passing the ball INTO the end-zone more against the Raiders is a tip-off (if you know how to read between the lines).

Yes, the Raiders are quick and have a lot of talent in their back seven. But we have guys like B-Marsh and Graham that can run five-yard patterns and box-out the defenders by turning their backs and either heading to the end-zone corner or starting that way and crossing over the middle.

Both are good at catching tight passes in traffic, yet we rarely if ever see McD allowing Orton the green-light to make those throws in our now-inevitable end-zone stalls.

So, to toady up to the coach by stating there's no evidence of his ego is plain nonsense. Unless your standard is seeing his nose grow or his head inflate to three-times its normal circumference in the post-game presser, all you need do is ask what's missing from his play-calls (and observe how the same conservatism that helped us when the offenses were getting acclimated to the faster-starting defenses is still shackling the passing that we need to keep red-zone defenses honest).

McD knows how to talk, but hearing him excuse not passing the ball INTO the end-zone more against the Raiders is a tip-off (if you know how to read between the lines).

Yes, the Raiders are quick and have a lot of talent in their back seven. But we have guys like B-Marsh and Graham that can run five-yard patterns and box-out the defenders by turning their backs and either heading to the end-zone corner or starting that way and crossing over the middle.

Both are good at catching tight passes in traffic, yet we rarely if ever see McD allowing Orton the green-light to make those throws in our now-inevitable end-zone stalls.

So, to toady up to the coach by stating there's no evidence of his ego is plain nonsense. Unless your standard is seeing his nose grow or his head inflate to three-times its normal circumference in the post-game presser, all you need do is ask what's missing from his play-calls (and observe how the same conservatism that helped us when the offenses were getting acclimated to the faster-starting defenses is still shackling the passing that we need to keep red-zone defenses honest).

What I see is the receivers need to run routes that have a higher percentage of being completed. In other words, don't make that such a difficult ball to catch. Case in point, that missed TD pass to Scheffler where he has to catch it over the DB and over his shoulder, he missed it. Why not throw that pass to the near pylon? You know that pass that you ran on the playground all the time as a kid, run 6 yards, chuck the guy then turn to the pylon for a high percentage catch. Why don't we do that?

Maybe Brandstater is the answer, but who the hell knows. If he still inactive after the fiasco called Simms played, then I would guess he is not the answer.

Almost every set was, run up the middle, pass backwards to the left, run up the middle again, repeat…

When Orton was allowed to throw down-field, we got first downs and generally ripped apart the defense. This game was like watching internal sabotage. 3-2 on their own 20, QB sneak, good idea….

A 5 year old with a NFL madden game could call better plays than this… Ugh, just painful to watch.