The Hawks struggling because everything is not working together. The run game complements the passing game, the D complements the O... and visa versa.
In Carrolls style of O, the run game needs to dominate the other team during certain stretches' of the game. Its not that the scheme is bad.... the scheme is fine, the problem is the Hawks don't have a back that can handle the pounding that it takes to complement the passing game...
After Lynch left, that hole was filled with Carson and he just can't stay healthy...he is a good back and he does his job when he is playing but he just can't stay healthy...This is evident in the past several years..
look at last year, the Hawks O was doing fine until Carson got hurt. Then they started to slide and Russ was NOT as effective because he didn't have the run game... when Carson came back and Pete went back to the run game things got better and they started winning again.
When the run game isn't happening or isn't dominate for the stretches that it needs to be we see other teams drop two safety's deep and thats when Russ struggles...throwing into double coverage when he should just take the check down over the middle or what ever the D is giving him... Its a patience thing...it's definitely a coaching thing...
The problem this year is they can't seem to get all the components of the team working at the same time. The first part of the season the D had issues it took several games to work that out but the O wasn't working either as Carson got hurt early on ... then Russ got hurt. so nothing was really working.. it took Geno a couple of games to get his feet underneath him... it was clear Geno was getting better every game and the O started to play better...
Now the D is starting to play well and the O is starting to work things out and gain some continuity when Russ comes back. Now things change again because Russ wants to play his game, only the run game isn't quite there...they need to dominate in the run game at times during the game to get those safety's to come up to support the run...either that or Russ has to be patient and take what the D gives him until the D adjusts and for some reason he was unwilling to do that in this last game...
So they are close to being good they just need to get every thing working at the same time... The D is there and special teams is there, it's now time to get the O to perform.. the season depends on if Russ is going to make that adjustment... or how long is it going to take for Russ to make that adjustment because they are running out of time... they need to get Carson back and establish the run game that works together with the passing game that's the way it works in Carrols philosophy...
So its not about the Scheme and its not Carroll screwing things up its about Player execution in all phases of the game working at the same time and working together to complement each other....
LTH
In Carrolls style of O, the run game needs to dominate the other team during certain stretches' of the game. Its not that the scheme is bad.... the scheme is fine, the problem is the Hawks don't have a back that can handle the pounding that it takes to complement the passing game...
After Lynch left, that hole was filled with Carson and he just can't stay healthy...he is a good back and he does his job when he is playing but he just can't stay healthy...This is evident in the past several years..
look at last year, the Hawks O was doing fine until Carson got hurt. Then they started to slide and Russ was NOT as effective because he didn't have the run game... when Carson came back and Pete went back to the run game things got better and they started winning again.
When the run game isn't happening or isn't dominate for the stretches that it needs to be we see other teams drop two safety's deep and thats when Russ struggles...throwing into double coverage when he should just take the check down over the middle or what ever the D is giving him... Its a patience thing...it's definitely a coaching thing...
The problem this year is they can't seem to get all the components of the team working at the same time. The first part of the season the D had issues it took several games to work that out but the O wasn't working either as Carson got hurt early on ... then Russ got hurt. so nothing was really working.. it took Geno a couple of games to get his feet underneath him... it was clear Geno was getting better every game and the O started to play better...
Now the D is starting to play well and the O is starting to work things out and gain some continuity when Russ comes back. Now things change again because Russ wants to play his game, only the run game isn't quite there...they need to dominate in the run game at times during the game to get those safety's to come up to support the run...either that or Russ has to be patient and take what the D gives him until the D adjusts and for some reason he was unwilling to do that in this last game...
So they are close to being good they just need to get every thing working at the same time... The D is there and special teams is there, it's now time to get the O to perform.. the season depends on if Russ is going to make that adjustment... or how long is it going to take for Russ to make that adjustment because they are running out of time... they need to get Carson back and establish the run game that works together with the passing game that's the way it works in Carrols philosophy...
So its not about the Scheme and its not Carroll screwing things up its about Player execution in all phases of the game working at the same time and working together to complement each other....
LTH