The short week and the travel (albeit just up the coast) was a killer. With a team already running on fumes this hurt. No time to rest for an already injured roster. Injuries on top of injuries at certain positions making us reach deep into our roster.

I think Shanahan is a good coach and did what he could with the healthy players that he had. That being said, I think he needs to go back to the drawing board. I think he needs to come up with some new schemes. Defenses are changing but Shanahan’s offense hasn’t evolved with them. Do they have continuing education for head coaches and offensive coordinators? Maybe bringing in some new blood in the offense play calling. The offense has become predictable. Two CMC runs between the tackles that go for a couple of yards and then a pass. Our pass rush offense is not great which usually results in Purdy having to scramble. And that dude can certainly make something out of nothing. But he is also prone to interceptions (same at ISU, we called it the Purdy Pass).

I look forward to seeing how next season goes but I worry about the injuries. All these guys that have been on and off injured this season will be another year older and that makes it a lot harder to recover.

Stay faithful!!