Lets just blame Ireland for that too. Its his fault wr implemented a complicated blocking scheme in which we didn't have the personel for. Maybe our line would be better if wr used a normal scheme that fits all 5 of our guys instead of just one. Its his fault our OC can't make adjustments and that's the guy Philbin wanted. Its Irelands fault that none of our damned rookies are playing. I mean wtf.. Sit Cameron Wake and Oliver Vernon for Christ sakes. Put in Jordan!!!! FFS!!! Sit Grimes/Carroll and Patterson healthy down so our two rookies can start!!! Who gives a **** if Wilson is playing great as the Nickle!!! He's a second year player!!! Bench him for one of our rookie CB's!!!! Arrrrrg Ireland can't draft for ****!!!;
When I see Nolan Carroll come out of the game with a rib injury and then a play later limping back on the field holding his ribs because there is absolutely no faith in the 2 top 3 round rookies we drafted . . . that is an indictment on Jeff Ireland. I've seen that happen 3 times this year. It bothers me. Cam Wake hasn't been nearly as effective this season because of his injury lingering all year . . . yet we can't get Dion Jordan on the field more. It bothers me. Dallas Thomas = no explanation needed. You draft an offensive lineman in the top 3 rounds . . . . with this offensive line that we have . . . and you can't even sniff the field? Smh. Hell the only reason Jelani Jenkins gets burn is because Phillip Wheeler has been so god awful.
What I don't blame Jeff Ireland for is a team coming out flat last Sunday and I certainly don't blame him for in game adjustments, but 2 years in and plenty of cap space, Jeff Ireland should of done a better job getting pieces for the type of oline we need to have to be successful. You bring in Clabo, who certainly has performed better in the 2nd half of the season but really isn't a fit for this oline. McKinnie has been a savior, but a guy who could of been had early on and only was considered AFTER watching Jonathan Martin stink it up for half a season and then bullygate. If bullygate never happened, McKinnie is not on this team and we aren't in the position we are in. Who is that on? That's on Jeff Ireland. He drafted that marshmallow and did nothing to improve him. You gotta give your staff something to work with. Incognito is a terrible fit . . . yet when you are Jeff Ireland, are you really going to gamble on your ability to do better on the oline when you have been so god awful at addressing it? Hell no.
Next year the offensive line needs to be addressed heavilty. Expect Incognito, Jerry, Clabo, Mckinnie and Martin to be all gone from this team. Pouncey could be facing some legal issues as well with the whole Aaron Hernandez thing. You hope Brenner is an answer but it's all very premature with him and you saw him get dominated last week. He's a UDFA, another "acorn" you hope works out. We could use one of those, but again, it is a literal crap shoot. Dallas Thomas, who in the hell knows. Danny Watkins . . . next. Yeatman coming off an ACL. Garner is a lifelong backup who gets injured every other year and can start in a pinch.
It doesn't look good . . . bad drafts, bad oline and free agent busts = Jeff Ireland.
I hope for his successes man, I really do, I am a critic of him and I criticize Tannehill also, I'm not a blind homer like I used to be . . . but at the same time, I hope for the best for the entire team and with Jeff Ireland more than likely staying, I can live with "Where those Jeff Ireland haters at?" . . . I LOVE those threads. It means we've done something right.