Short yardage issues

[seabowl]

Zero qb sneaks at the 1 yard line. They had like 8 tries. Pretty pathetic

100% this! You are on the half yard line. Almost every team would have their quarterback keep it. They had two chances from the half yard line and passed both times. What in the world is Grubb doing? Does he not watch NFL games?

 

[Ruminator]

Seahawks should consider yesterday's game an incredibly gracious tap on the shoulder to prioritize improvements in their short-yardage offense.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Are they allergic to a QB sneak?

 

[Fernie Hawks Fan]

Are they allergic to a QB sneak?

Maybe Geno is

 

[SoulfishHawk]

It makes zero sense. He's not afraid to put his head down and do a sneak. He's a tall guy. Let him f'ing try at least.

 

[bigskydoc]

When it’s 3rd (or whatever) down and 6 inches, and the opposing team gives you a 1.5 yard gap in front of the center, there is no excuse for not running a QB sneak. None.

QB taps the left butt cheek for the sneak, or the right butt cheek for whatever abortion of a play Grubb drew up.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

This right here ^^^^^

I tried and tried with Grubb. I'm officially on the he's in over his head bandwagon. Bad O line or not, the play calling is pathetic in the red zone.
Let's get someone with some experience in here next year. Will they? I doubt it. But I'm certainly not opposed to it. We are 12 games in, he should be improved. On the flip side, look at the defense. They are playing lights out. Yesterday, the Jets had ONE long drive. And it was only helped out by a fluke facemask.

 

[bigskydoc]

The fact that you refuse to take advantage of that gap means that opposing defenses are going to happily give that to you, every time, ignore the center, and drive their DTs through both A Gaps, or attack your guards, opening the A/B gap(s), giving their LBs a free path into the backfield.

May have something to do with why our plays are seemingly always blown up in the backfield.

 

[Fernie Hawks Fan]

It makes zero sense. He's not afraid to put his head down and do a sneak. He's a tall guy. Let him f'ing try at least.

Doesn't Geno change play calls in the huddle or at the line?...maybe he should call one then.
Surely he's not that blind ...or dumb... as to wtf is going on.

 

[Fernie Hawks Fan]

And I agree Grubb has been terrible at calling plays. I keep hearing about not opening up the WHOLE playbook yet.
When is THAT going to happen? Running straight up the gut all the time has been fruitless.
Maybe he needs an All-Pro O Line first. If he's waiting for that he's an idiot and needs to go back to school.

 

[pittpnthrs]

Are they allergic to a QB sneak?

Seems like they always have been. Even when Russ was here they hardly ever did it. It's a Seahawk thing. Lol

 

[beaumaris]

There's no secret here. Outside of the QB position the Seahawks don't have short yardage personnel at the skill positions. That's not to say they don't have good players. You absolutely don't need a specialist KR or PR. You DO need a receiver who can make contested 2 yard receptions and fall forward or glance off a hit for those extra inches when needed. You do need a RB who can find a tiny gap and not go down on 1st contact. You need 1 or 2 specialists in ugly football.

Walker definitely not your short yardage back.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

He's very much capable of it. The blocking is pathetic. Look at the percentages of how many times he's hit behind the Line of Scrimmage. It's alarming.

 

[keasley45]

The thing that's even more stupid than not doing the sneak is going hurry-up on 4th and short out of an empty set.

I was having flashbacks from the last play in our SB loss but Grubbs decisions are even dumber. At least Russ presented the threat of running. We went hurry up and telegraphed that we were throwing, no threat at all of a run. Defense just rushed 5 and that was that. No chance.

We have Walker and Charbs that they could line up in splits.

We could line up a FB and Walker in an I and PA... off of it.

We could roll Geno out...

Anything. But THAT BS?

Psshh

 

[cymatica]

When it’s 3rd (or whatever) down and 6 inches, and the opposing team gives you a 1.5 yard gap in front of the center, there is no excuse for not running a QB sneak. None.

QB taps the left butt cheek for the sneak, or the right butt cheek for whatever abortion of a play Grubb drew up.

That was baffling. Don't even need push for the sneak, Geno could have just quickly jumped and extend the ball over the line.

If you can't just line up and get a sneak, then line up in shotgun to spread them out and have Geno run to the center and quick snap it with a quick sneak, catch them off guard. If my dumbass can think of that, then what's Grubb doing?

 

[oldhawkfan]

I posted this just prior to a 4th and 1. They got a penalty right before and then JSN got the 1st on a long 4th down. I have absolutely no faith in this offense getting a short yardage first down. They are way better at longer yardage success.

From now on any time they have 3rd or 4th and short they should just take a delay of game. Easier for them to pick up a first down on longer yardage than short yardage.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

The thing that's even more stupid than not doing the sneak is going hurry-up on 4th and short out of an empty set.

I was having flashbacks from the last play in our SB loss but Grubbs decisions are even dumber. At least Russ presented the threat of running. We went hurry up and telegraphed that we were throwing, no threat at all of a run. Defense just rushed 5 and that was that. No chance.

We have Walker and Charbs that they could line up in splits.

We could line up a FB and Walker in an I and PA... off of it.

We could roll Geno out...

Anything. But THAT BS?

Psshh

They called for a roll out. What did geNO do? He stopped running to his left and literally spun back into a sack.
gePICK also missed an open Fant in the end zone. EASY touchdown.

Grubb is on my last nerve, but the players need to also be accountable.

 

[HawkRiderFan]

Considering how surprisingly unsuccessful the goal-line fade is to someone of DK's size and strength, I wouldn't mind that play being shot into the sun either.

 

[jammerhawk]

To me it's beginning to look more like the OLine coach is way over his head than each of the interior players is unable to run block.

It's so obviously bad that the team chooses not to run even when running is what should be done.

 

[hox]

Considering how surprisingly unsuccessful the goal-line fade is to someone of DK's size and strength, I wouldn't mind that play being shot into the sun either.

The fade pass is a terrible low percentage play, especially when DK doesn't high point the ball, nor does he have the best body control to pull it off. Delete this from the play book until we have the right personnel to execute it.