Don’t blame Geno

[Maelstrom787]

Inaccurate. Lack of leadership. Inability to score when we needed it the most. Terrible decision maker under pressure. Costly turnovers. Panicked in a clean pocket and checked down way too quickly, which means he's moving through his progressions too fast and missing guys like Walker for a TD. Forced the ball out of bounds several times when he wasn't under pressure. But ya, we can't blame Geno

A lot of this is just straight wrong.

He's factually not inaccurate. Factually. That's just outright wrong.

Lack of leadership is a questionable criticism. Little to base that off of in his Seattle career.

Inability to score, fine. That doesn't happen in a vacuum, though.

Terrible decision maker under pressure. I mean, I don't really see that. I've seen a hell of a lot of game winning drives from him if we're talking about high-stakes pressure, and I've seen a hell of a lot of pocket maneuvering and sack avoidance from him if we're talking pass-rush pressure.

Panicked in a clean pocket and checked down way too quickly. Yeah, and he'd be "holding the ball too long" and taking more sacks if he weren't getting it to the first option he has open in his progressions. Also, most plays don't really have a million progressions. More plays than ever are designed to go to a primary with a checkdown option and a buncha decoys. If Geno's getting to his third or fourth read regularly, then we're being outschemed.

Forced the ball out of bounds several times when he wasn't under pressure. I mean, sure, I guess. But he was under pressure. Nick Bosa alone had over 10 pressures, IIRC. It may not have been as much pressure as our negligent line has let through previously, but it was still pressure.

You can blame Geno all you want, though. No one is stopping you. There's just a ton of other stuff to blame, and that other stuff is probably deserving of a significantly bigger piece of that shit pie.

 

[Chukarhawk]

Geno isnt the issue right now, though he has been a pick machine so far. Gotta clean that up. Started out hot but he's really struggled as of late.

 

[Ozzy]

Geno is way down the list of things to blame. He does need to cut down the turnovers but I’m confident he will as he hasn’t had a big issue with this in the past. I may not see Geno the way Mael does but he’s been good enough that thinking he’s the problem is off base.

 

[Hockey Guy]

Those two picks lost the game. But he was under immense pressure all game. The next SF game will be different.

Hopefully.
We're gonna be in Santa Clara for that one.

& of course we can blame Geno for that one. He didn't play all that great but that's okay. H's been an overall net positive for the team since he took over the position while praise & blame come with the position in equal measures.

 

[Lords of Scythia]

Hopefully.
We're gonna be in Santa Clara for that one.

& of course we can blame Geno for that one. He didn't play all that great but that's okay. H's been an overall net positive for the team since he took over the position while praise & blame come with the position in equal measures.

turnovers = losses

 

[Hockey Guy]

turnovers = losses

True story.

 

[bigskydoc]

This blaming Geno for his interceptions reminds me of blaming Russ for his interceptions in the NFCCG against the Packers. When you put the ball in the receiver's hands, the interception isn't on the QB. (not saying all interceptions have been in the receiver's hands)

 

[JayhawkMike]

It’s Geno’s fault.

No its is the O Line he has no time.

Okay it’s Grubb/Huff.

No, they just got here and the cupboard is bare.

Okay so it’s Schneider sucking for a decade at drafting for the O-Line.

No PC made JS make all the picks and it’s not his fault.

So it’s PC’s fault.

No, PC isn’t on the field or calling plays.

Round and round we go. No one is ever at fault. Helluva way to see things.

 

[GetNjigbaWithIt]

It’s Geno’s fault.

No its is the O Line he has no time.

Okay it’s Grubb/Huff.

No, they just got here and the cupboard is bare.

Okay so it’s Schneider sucking for a decade at drafting for the O-Line.

No PC made JS make all the picks and it’s not his fault.

So it’s PC’s fault.

No, PC isn’t on the field or calling plays.

Round and round we go. No one is ever at fault. Helluva way to see things.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

It wasn't optimal, but it isn't a primary gripe of mine given that it was a pass that would've been over 50 air yards, and the slow-up required of DK really wasn't "massive."

Agree to disagree, it happened right in front of me, he had to slow WAY up.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

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[Maelstrom787]

Agree to disagree, it happened right in front of me, he had to slow WAY up.

Don't get me wrong, he definitely slowed up and it wasn't an optimal pass. I do agree there.

Just want to say that it was a pass with a high degree of difficulty and I would consider other things, like the first interception, more deserving of criticism than a bomb that was a couple yards short.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Fair enough. The game in general was a total crap sammich.

 

[Maelstrom787]

It’s Geno’s fault.

No its is the O Line he has no time.

Okay it’s Grubb/Huff.

No, they just got here and the cupboard is bare.

Okay so it’s Schneider sucking for a decade at drafting for the O-Line.

No PC made JS make all the picks and it’s not his fault.

So it’s PC’s fault.

No, PC isn’t on the field or calling plays.

Round and round we go. No one is ever at fault. Helluva way to see things.

You're right but I think you're coming to a bad conclusion.

Football discussion becomes circular when trying to identify who holds blame for poor outcomes. We go through the main factors, we get in the weeds, and we end up back where we started. You got that right, in my opinion.

Where I differ is concluding that this phenomenon means "no one is ever at fault."

The real conclusion there is that "everyone is at fault to varying degrees."

That's frustrating, because it sure is easier to blame one person for most things. It gives us a target to pin our negativity and scorn on. The unfortunate truth, however, is that football is a ruthlessly complementary game. It is a team sport, through and through. There is rarely ever a single party deserving of most of the blame for a bad season, bad game, bad loss, etc.