Ron Cook: Time for the offense to step up

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

Re: Ron Cook: Time for the offense to step up

This is an unfortunate title for a post, as by all accounts Ben won't be able to step up, back or sideways very well this week.

I have noticed the missed hot reads by the young receivers, they were drive-stopping mistakes, and who knows how many points/games they cost us. I was just screaming in agony every time I saw them do that. I blame COACHING for that, PURE AND SIMPLE.

wait... you blame coaching for young WR's not making the HOT read in Houston's stadium?

The only thing I can blame the coaches for is leaving a guy in after making that mistake...

I think I hear what you're saying feltdizz, and if these were experienced receivers I'd agree w/ you 100% that it's the player's responsibility and fault if they don't turn around for the hot read.

But these guys being 1st and 2nd years, maybe that's something they haven't learned well yet ... but in our offense, where Ben is getting 1.2 seconds to release the ball so often, I think it would be up to the coaches to make SURE the hot read is 2nd nature, whether you're a rook or a 2nd or 3rd year receiver or not.

Maybe it's something a receiver, at ANY pro level should know to do ... maybe I was just being too accepting of failure by giving the young receivers the benefit of the doubt. But it IS so much easier to rag on some position coach than our hot shot receivers!