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Aditi Kinkhabwala

@AKinkhabwala

Reporter and storyteller, @NFLonCBS, @cbssports. Previously: @nflnetwork, @wsj. Mommy, neat freak, oenophile. Board @ChildrensHome.

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calendar_today04-09-2009 06:03:46

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Wait, so if the approach gameplanning like an actual NFL offense should, do what they do well (and get rid of the rest), don’t overcomplicate things and get the ball to their playmakers… the QB YOU gave up on last week can actually succeed?

My work here is done.

😉

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OK, points matter most and three isn’t enough. But… the have TEN 1st downs. They have *221* yards, have completed three 20+ yard passes and Kenny Pickett FINALLY looks like he’s just playing. If you don’t feel more confident, you’re not watching the same game I am.

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Fundamental rules of good offense: do what you do well, don’t overcomplicate, get the ball into the hands of your playmakers, don’t play scared.

First play call from new playcaller Mike Sullivan: play action pass, to Pat Freiermuth, middle of the field.
✔️✔️✔️✔️

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Mike Tomlin said in having Eddie Faulkner organize the offensive staff/run meetings as OC, and Mike Sullivan calls plays on gameday, he was playing to both men’s “natural skill sets.”
(This division of labor is common when the playcaller -usu a HC- is diff from the OC)

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“I just want to see points. I want to engineer victory more fluidly and points do that.”
-Mike Tomlin, when asked what schematic changes he wants to see from the offense

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Mike Tomlin has never fired a coord mid-season and he’s not shy about his disappointment in having to do it. “It’s my role to… protect those I work w/. This does not feel like that.” Says letting Matt Canada go was “not easy,” but also: “This is a results-oriented business.”

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new playcaller Mike Sullivan is an U.S. Military Academy at West Point grad and former Army Ranger. He’s won two Super Bowls w/ the New York Giants and was an OC w/ them, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

But my fave part of his resume is that he gave Victor Cruz the idea for his famous salsa dance TD celebration. 💃

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The plan is to give Eddie Faulkner the title of interim OC and have him speak to the media. Mike Sullivan, the current QB coach and one-time coordinator, will call the plays. He and Kenny Pickett do have a strong relationship and… this is a fresh start for KP and the O

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Ohio native Travis Kelce crashing the pregame set to ask Robert Griffin III if he’s going to Cleveland. And Robert saying, “They’ve got a Super Bowl MVP now.”

!!! I LOVE live TV!

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One of the best parts of this Josh Dobbs story is the way Kevin O’Connell constantly responds to what Dobbs does.

Find you a coach who believes in you - and appreciates you - like KOC does Josh. 💜

One of the best parts of this Josh Dobbs story is the way Kevin O’Connell constantly responds to what Dobbs does. Find you a coach who believes in you - and appreciates you - like KOC does Josh. 💜
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See: Kevin Stefanski.

When you are completely and totally level, when you never panic, when you imbue your players w/ an unyielding sense of belief… your players believe - and they fight.

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On a key, key third down, late in a tie game, maybe DON’T throw to the guy who’s had a case of the dropsies all afternoon. Just a thought.

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