Za'Darius Smith: We didn't come ready to play against 49ers

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

5 years ago

How the hell are you NOT ready for the NFC Championship game?

After the Packers' loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, head coach Matt LaFleur said he felt the team was lacking the fire needed to win such a game. During an appearance on PFT Live, linebacker Za'Darius Smith was asked if he agrees with his coach. Smith said that he thought LaFleur was [more]

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gbguy20
Veteran Member

5 years ago

"You can't run over everyone in this league, and every time you do you leave one of your teammates hanging out to dry..."

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wpr
Preferred Member

5 years ago

If a player is not ready to play, it's on the player. If the whole team is not ready to play THAT'S on the coaching staff in general and more specifically on the HC.
They had 3 games on the Left Coast. MLF should have known what needed to be done by the time they got to the third game.

KRK
Veteran Member

5 years ago

This reply is just "team speak" pablum. He can't say, "some of our guys just suck and we got our asses kicked." When you begin with the understanding that he has to give an answer to the question, why did you get spanked, he has 3 choices:
[list][*]Our guys are not as good[*]We got out-coached[*]We weren't ready to play[/list]the "we weren't ready" answer does not throw the coach, the G.M, or any specific player under the bus. The answer is politically proper purgative pablum.

In Luce tua Videmus Lucem KRK

dyeah_gb
Member

5 years ago

Our guys are not as good

We got out-coached[*]We weren't ready to play[/list]the "we weren't ready" answer does not throw the coach, the G.M, or any specific player under the bus. The answer is politically proper purgative pablum.

Originally Posted by: KRK

I agree with your main point here but would have preferred the fourth option where he states that he should have played better. That would show good leadership by holding himself accountable and that he realizes he has room to improve. Z did a great job for us this season which I am thankful for but the NFCC was not his best day.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool - R. Feynman

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

5 years ago

Not being ready is 100% on the coach. How can that ever be thought of differently? Educate me because if the three phases of the game come out flat, unprepared, I believe that is what the coaching staff is actually there for. To prepare the players, to get them in opportunities of success.

Originally Posted by: dyeah_gb

In the quote I read, he said he needed to play better.

KRK
Veteran Member

5 years ago

Z2C commented and questioned

Not being ready is 100% on the coach. How can that ever be thought of differently

I think differently...sort of.

In terms of having the right game plan, making the right adjustments, and game management, those are totally on the coaching staff

Being emotionally ready is totally on the players. For most of these guys, this was the biggest game of their lives....it was THEIR JOB to get ready. If you can't get yourself emotionally ready for a conference championship game, get your sorry ass out of football.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, they just got their asses handed to them by a better team...and as previously professorially proffered, the coaching staff was too stubborn or stupid to adjust, sell out and stop the run.

In Luce tua Videmus Lucem KRK

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