hawk45
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truehawksfan":2jet0phx said:Whats do these players have in common?
-Chris Carson
-Rashaad Penny
-David Moore
-Germsin Ofedi
-Nick Vannett
I think the fans grant that the defense is young, at least I do, so I'll leave that out. Makes sense they would struggle.
But the above-listed offensive players do not support a narrative as to why the offense might struggle.
You have your prime, franchise QB, and an OL that is playing well this year, so take Ifedi off the list because the OL unit is great.
Carson plays great, so his youth isn't an impediment either.
Penny is a 2nd-3rd stringer at a position where youth is generally not as big an issue.
Moore is on a unit where the other 2 players (Baldwin and Lockett) are prime vets, and Moore himself has played well outside of one game.
Vannett is playing well this year and there are other vets at that position.
If the players you listed were struggling I'd say okay, yeah, youth may be affecting them. But if none of them are really struggling?
I buy the new OC excuse far more than I buy any excuse about youth with the offensive players. You can't have every single player on offense be 30. Our young players are spread around just fine on that side of the ball.
That said, the offense is lights-out running the ball. It's really only passing that's head-scratching sometimes. Could very well be a new OC. I mean Wilson had one poopie game and one amazing game and outside of that we're just not quite there in terms of figuring out how to use play action to greatest effect.