Originally Posted by
steelreserve
I think a lot of the blame on Fitchner is misdirected ... he has been here for basically a total gutting of the offense and replacement with new unproven players, so it is no wonder our performance is down. Plus, people have been bitching to no end about every offensive coordinator since Whisenhunt, so it is half background noise at this point.
I think I am realizing today that - while it was a little unexpected to see such a conservative game plan on offense - the reality is that if we had run an ordinary game plan, we probably would have had three turnovers.
Unlike many backups, Hodges CAN throw the ball, but if he does, we are taking a big gamble. As someone else said, he has some learning to do before he figures out what is a good throw in the NFL or not. A lot of backup QBs get scared by that and never recover. So Hodges' boldness is good in that it should allow him to get there. It just is not going to happen overnight, and as long as we are still trying to win games, going for broke will not help with that.