wco81 wrote:Missed the injury, the replays show him being sandwiched between linemen and it sounded like it was a design run, not a scramble?
Maybe Shanahan didn't really feel like developing Lance this year once he re-signed Jimmy G.
Jimmy's shoulder got a clean bill of health so they re-signed him and the national press was all calling Jimmy taking over at some point in the season.
Fortunately, the Seahawks imploded with those turnovers.
They're playing for a high pick so that play call for the RB pass that was intercepted in the end zone, maybe a tank move.
Jimmy's first series after he took over he was throwing down the field, leading to the TD. But they the play calling got conservative again.
It was a designed run not a scramble.
I'll play devil's advocate in the fact I don't feel there is some grand conspiracy on Shanahan's part that he's upset he didn't get Mac Jones and he's purposely trying to get Lance hurt.
In general Shanahan just is not careful and manages players' health poorly. Seems like he has the play he wants to run and he runs it with the best players whether it's good for them or not.
With Lance it's not that Shanahan had the wrong idea and I wouldn't rake him over the coals for running Lance. It's very much a run-first offense and Lance's ability to run is a big addition and a tool in the toolbox that should be used. He's a raw 1st year starter so it makes sense to lean on his legs more than the arm and as time goes on you ramp up the throwing. Also while you want to protect guys from getting hurt you can't keep them in bubble wrap either and not use their talents.
Where I would rake him over the coals though is you can run Lance without it being power runs up the middle, giving him no shot to slide, and letting him take a beating. I get that he's a big thick kid that can take some punishment but he's still a QB that's not really built or trained to take an RB likey beating. I get too that getting your ankle twisted in the wrong direction is more on the flukey side of injuries but you still could've severely reduced the odds of that happening by giving him runs where he can get his yards and get down not runs he has to hit a gap and get hit by LBs as soon as he clears it.