John Sullivan

LA Rams / Notre Dame Alum

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@aqshipley @Broncos @QMeinerz @PatMcAfeeShow That’s a great job by Meinerz, but I’m super impressed with Cushenberry’s head quickness and backside hand as well

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@FB_FilmAnalysis It’s decently well blocked because of adjustment by RT and had room to gain yards except for DT. Toss action is just to get slight flow from LBs and DTs and I love Marcus but leaving him unblocked is right move. Bounce Trey to SS, bounce doom to Sam, Bounce dot to Mike

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@FB_FilmAnalysis I think West TEs went to the wrong guy. Probably planned to leave corner unblocked but they shouldn’t be working to same LB as the bounce doom. RT actually saw the mental error and adjusted to safety but the DT wasn’t displaced enough onto the face of the G and made the play.

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@cody_delonge @NoHoHankSkol_ @PhilMackey Yeah, you’re completely wrong. But keep going, if you get mad enough it’ll change reality

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@peacemaker_joe @PhilMackey Is that job playing QB in the NFL? No, then maybe sit this one out

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@John31540460 @PhilMackey Respond to the questions and tell me how you know with certainty that you’ve seen any of the QBs you named overrule their head coach.

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@John31540460 @PhilMackey Seen them do this a million times? Overrule a coach that wants to run a play instead of clock it? And you confirmed this by listening to the live feed of the helmet mic? You can’t even comprehend how little you know

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@plez24 @PhilMackey I think we're missing a major culprit. Not gonna be a popular statement but when your offense is on the field, BE QUIET. Home fans have a hand in this. Vikings fans love their team but they contributed to this loss

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@SRArras @PhilMackey That's a fair point. Once again though, not the QBs call.

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@chefdnel @PhilMackey What the right thing is to do in that situation is something you need to take up with KOC, not Kirk.

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@chefdnel @PhilMackey Yes. He would freelance a little with route concepts where there were grey areas but never with the overall play call

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@chefdnel @PhilMackey He had the play with 24 seconds on the game clock. Go watch the tape. Kirk's job is to execute the offense thats called by his coach. Period. KOC calls a play, Kirk runs it. He's part of an offensive system. A vital part but not the ultimate authority on strategy.

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@chefdnel @PhilMackey So you played a lot of football where the coach talks to the QB via a microphone in his helmet? The point I'm trying to make is you don't know anything. A lot like most of the fake football experts here on twitter. Literally, you know way less than you can possibly imagine.

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@chefdnel @PhilMackey You said anyone that's ever played football "knows this." I've played a lot of football, and I don't "know this", so I'm checking with the authority on how an NFL offense operates. Which you must know because of all the football you've played.

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@chefdnel @PhilMackey You played a lot of football huh?

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@parsons_EB @PhilMackey KOC communicating to Kirk, it was Kirk communicating the play to the rest of the offense. And overruling your HC and clocking when he called a play because communication on field is an issue is something you may get away with but its a difficult move to defend if you lose.

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@parsons_EB @PhilMackey Would never take it as rude. If that was truly an issue the smart thing would be to clock it. Say if the microphone went out. But if you watch the tape Kirk clearly had the play KOC wanted with 24 seconds left on the game clock. Seems like the biggest issue here wasn't ...

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@PhilMackey Obviously human beings have free will to break rules. The system dictates he does what the coach tells him to do. Ability does not equal authority. My previous tweet saying your tweet is dumb still stands. And personality wise Brett more likely than Kirk to break the rules.

[John Sullivan @JASully65]

@PFF_Sam NFL officials are phenomenal, the replacement refs in 2012 proved that. NFL is a tv product and the game is less compelling if the best OL in NFL history is kicked out. Not egregious so they let it slide. No different than a great QB getting calls that mediocre QBs don’t.