Quote from: Tecno on February 18, 2026, 10:03:09 PMWillie J: he's specifically said in presser lately he's working on sealing the deal when he gets pressure. He knows he's been less of an influence because when he gets to the QBs they manage to get away. Cody escaping his grasp in the '23 GC, or Alexander doing the same in the ESF... so many examples.
I think the main problem is the league has shed most of the QBs that get flustered when Willie gets in there, and the ones that do (oldsters) are generally protected by the league-best OL's (like SSK). It used to be Willie would get back there and the QBs would just turtle, as they weren't very mobile anyhow.
But now you have Alexander and Rourke and VAJ who don't get flustered by anything and think they can escape everything. So when Willie gets a hand on them, if he's not bringing them down, they just escape to the least congested area and get the 1st down. (Doesn't help by our low-pressure DL and oft-vacating LB flat.)
So ya, Willie needs to start finishing. They all do. And we need better ways to keep the 3 dangerous QBs from always running for 10.
Quote from: Sir Blue and Gold on February 18, 2026, 03:30:31 PMBecause games aren't won by averages over the course of the season and it largely doesn't matter how things average out. The question is, does the unit win?
Quote from: Sir Blue and Gold on February 18, 2026, 04:55:51 PMFun! Good for the game, obviously.
Quote from: blue_gold_84 on February 18, 2026, 08:31:25 PM
It's pretty crazy how this got missed during the game.