Loggains was interviewed last week and admitted to not seeing how good Howard was. He said that Howard was not the same RB in training camp and in preseason games. It wasn't until the staff was forced to start him that they truly saw what Howard was. Basically Loggains said he can only display his true abilities in a real game and they were not able to see that in practices.
Maybe it's true and Howard didn't do enough in practice to earn the leading role or maybe the coaching staff is just full of crap again and they didn't know what they were doing. At least Loggains offered a legitimate explanation.
I don't believe Loggains has a clue. Howard is just one example.
Agree with you, JABF.
Which terrifies me when I think of him being the primary mentor and coach to a rookie draft pick QB struggling to learn an NFL offense and how to read coverages.
Langford shouldn't have started to begin with. He hadn't shown to be starting quality last year.
In what way did Langford not deserve the job? He had some good performances last year behind a makeshift line while alternating with Forte. He had his **** ups like any rookie but generally looked comfortable back there.
Maybe you'll remember that article from last year. I'm not fan of PFF, but mostly b/c of their OL and DL grades that put an over emphasis on a made up stat "hurries" that hurts some and helps others based on scheme.
But that article didn't use any made up stats, and actually took a look at what defenses were doing against Langford and came out w/the right conclusion. So ya i'm sticking w/he didn't earn that starting job. 2.6 ypc against base defenses and sub 4ypc over all.
Apparently Howard did not perform the same way in those practices and pre season games as he did in the regular season games. If this is true then I can see how it would have been hard to get a good read on how good he was.
but he DID preform like that in the pre season games.
In what way did Langford not deserve the job? He had some good performances last year behind a makeshift line while alternating with Forte. He had his **** ups like any rookie but generally looked comfortable back there.
Maybe you'll remember that article from last year. I'm not fan of PFF, but mostly b/c of their OL and DL grades that put an over emphasis on a made up stat "hurries" that hurts some and helps others based on scheme.
But that article didn't use any made up stats, and actually took a look at what defenses were doing against Langford and came out w/the right conclusion. So ya i'm sticking w/he didn't earn that starting job. 2.6 ypc against base defenses and sub 4ypc over all.
Forte had a sub 4 ypc his rookie year as well. He turned out pretty good. And none of what that says refutes the other points I made about deciding who to start. Howard isn't going to know the offense as well as Langford or Carey. For all we know Howard may have been struggling in camp.
I don't know why you're making such a big deal about this. It's not like Howard would have turned the season around by getting in a couple games earlier.
I don't believe Loggains has a clue. Howard is just one example.
Agree with you, JABF.
Which terrifies me when I think of him being the primary mentor and coach to a rookie draft pick QB struggling to learn an NFL offense and how to read coverages.
I actually think he is a good QB coach. I do not think he is a good OC at this point in time although I do see improvement and he did not shit the bed.