Being held accountable...

[Green Crazy]

So, because the suspension news was new to me and Morris wasn't specific on who were the starters suspended for the FIU game I went back to watch the beginning of that game to see who they were.  The only starters who missed more than 2 series that game were Adeyi and Burns on offense and Wood on defense.  These three sat out the first quarter and I'm assuming are some of the ones mentioned.

I'm not doing this to call them out, but because the coaches held them accountable and they accepted accountability. I say this because the next game Adeyi has 19 carries for 148 yards and 2 TDs (leading rusher), Burns has 11 catches for 134 yards (leading receiver) and Wood has 9 tackles (leading tackler and 1 pass deflection. So while it's alarming to see three veteran leaders of the team not doing what they should, I was glad to see they didn't sulk about it.  They used it as motivation.

Also, while some of my opinions about Morris and the staff still stand, I've grown to like him as a person and the way he runs a team.

Side note, unless some players were only held out for 2 series I can't figure out what other starters were held out.  He mentioned MLB and a corner and Brown and both Texada and Davis started.

Edited September 27, 2023 by Green Crazy

[cousin oliver]

35 minutes ago, Green Crazy said:

So, because the suspension news was new to me and Morris wasn't specific on who were the starters suspended for the FIU game I went back to watch the beginning of that game to see who they were.  The only starters who missed more than 2 series that game were Adeyi and Burns on offense and Wood on defense.  These three sat out the first quarter and I'm assuming are some of the ones mentioned.

I'm not doing this to call them out, but because the coaches held them accountable and they accepted accountability. I say this because the next game Adeyi has 19 carries for 148 yards and 2 TDs (leading rusher), Burns has 11 catches for 134 yards (leading receiver) and Wood has 9 tackles (leading tackler and 1 pass deflection. So while it's alarming to see three veteran leaders of the team not doing what they should, I was glad to see they didn't sulk about it.  They used it as motivation.

Also, while some of my opinions about Morris and the staff still stand, I've grown to like him and the way he runs a team.

Side note, unless some players were only held out for 2 series I can't figure out what other starters were held out.  He mentioned MLB and a corner and Brown and both Texada and Davis started.

You are calling them out a little bit. Just a little bit in my opinion.  I tend to give a little more leniency in these types of cases and whatnot.

[Green Crazy]

3 hours ago, cousin oliver said:

You are calling them out a little bit. Just a little bit in my opinion.  I tend to give a little more leniency in these types of cases and whatnot.

Kind of, but I had to call them out to give them credit.

Edited September 27, 2023 by Green Crazy

[Side.Show.Joe]

Not going to lie... I thought this was going to be thread about Caponi.

[BillySee58]

11 hours ago, Green Crazy said:

Side note, unless some players were only held out for 2 series I can't figure out what other starters were held out.  He mentioned MLB and a corner and Brown and both Texada and Davis started.

Are you sure about Brown and Davis? Definitely seemed like they were not playing much compared to normal. Brown had 2 assisted tackles and that’s it, and Davis didn’t record a single stat. Seemed like a lot more Loronzo Thompson at corner during the game.

[Green Crazy]

53 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Are you sure about Brown and Davis? Definitely seemed like they were not playing much compared to normal. Brown had 2 assisted tackles and that’s it, and Davis didn’t record a single stat. Seemed like a lot more Loronzo Thompson at corner during the game.

Yeah, I don't remember them not being on the field in the first quarter and they for sure played the first series. However, I only watched until all the starters came into the game and that was the first series of the second quarter.  Wood actually came in the last play or second to last play of the first quarter but that was because Wesloski got banged up.   It's possible that players were suspended later in the game, but I've never heard of suspensions coming in the middle of a game. To me that's getting benched, but I guess it could be a thing.  

Lee and Addaway also didn't play the first couple of series, but I couldn't tell if that was a personnel/package decision or not.

Edited September 28, 2023 by Green Crazy

[aztecskin]

Its always hard to see suspensions in football because of the tactical nature of any and all decisions, and the violent nature of the game. I accept his statement but I don't think too much about it.