firebee
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Well... We could stop using Stunts and twists on downs that are probable run downs. Many gap assignments get blown because a player loops to the wrong gap and gets cut off or washed out of the play. I like using stunts and twists as much as anybody to put pressure on the backfield, but they're a liability against the run. We could also use 5 man lines more on probable running downs. I think Clemons at RDE, McDonald at RDT, Mebane at NT, Bryant at LDT and Bennett at LDE with Wagner, Wright and our secondary is the optimal personnel for a run stopping unit if everybody is healthy.
Our offense has to sustain drives and work TOP. I hate the homerun-checkdown design of the passing plays. We don't use hardly any well designed quick passing plays or well designed screen plays. It's all downfield, downfield, downfield. I understand Bevell's philosophy with Wilson. Run, suck the defense up and then take a shot downfield with the pass because Wilson can run and buy time for his receivers to get open downfield. Problem is... Our line isn't giving Wilson enough time for the defense to stretch and give him running lanes or enough time for the receivers to create separation and get open. You can't keep calling plays that require a poor pass blocking line to give a QB and Receivers enough time to create separation downfield or stretch the defense out, so running lanes are created. We need more quick pass plays... Screens, stacked or bunched receivers with pick routes that get a receiver open almost immediately off the line of scrimmage. The running game is doing exceptionally well given the circumstances, but our passing game has to adjust to the time the line can give the QB and receivers to make a play.
On a subject not related to run defense... I'd also like to see us move Sherman around some and blitz him a little more early in games. Move him to nickel on occassion early in the game, maybe even flip Sherman to Safety and let Kam play up if a team goes tight or bunch, so Sherman can "Polumalu" it. Move Sherman around, confuse the QBs about where he's going to be and they'll throw his direction in the 2nd half when he plants at LCB.
Our offense has to sustain drives and work TOP. I hate the homerun-checkdown design of the passing plays. We don't use hardly any well designed quick passing plays or well designed screen plays. It's all downfield, downfield, downfield. I understand Bevell's philosophy with Wilson. Run, suck the defense up and then take a shot downfield with the pass because Wilson can run and buy time for his receivers to get open downfield. Problem is... Our line isn't giving Wilson enough time for the defense to stretch and give him running lanes or enough time for the receivers to create separation and get open. You can't keep calling plays that require a poor pass blocking line to give a QB and Receivers enough time to create separation downfield or stretch the defense out, so running lanes are created. We need more quick pass plays... Screens, stacked or bunched receivers with pick routes that get a receiver open almost immediately off the line of scrimmage. The running game is doing exceptionally well given the circumstances, but our passing game has to adjust to the time the line can give the QB and receivers to make a play.
On a subject not related to run defense... I'd also like to see us move Sherman around some and blitz him a little more early in games. Move him to nickel on occassion early in the game, maybe even flip Sherman to Safety and let Kam play up if a team goes tight or bunch, so Sherman can "Polumalu" it. Move Sherman around, confuse the QBs about where he's going to be and they'll throw his direction in the 2nd half when he plants at LCB.
