mrt144":1hs4rowz said:
Sgt. Largent":1hs4rowz said:
mrt144":1hs4rowz said:
You mean we can't just flip a switch and win using tactics we consistently avoid through most the game?
Sheesh!
Crazy, I know.
"Why does Russell look so indecisive in the four and two minute offenses and the O-line all of a sudden can't pass protect in the 4th quarter when we're trying to come from behind!"
Maybe cause we had 10 pass plays the entire game up until that point and never once ran up tempo?
I think this two post exchange sums up what I was overly verbose about in the other thread.
This also puts a crazy amount of pressure on them to execute when every third down is an obvious passing play. Getting to third and manageable is a good goal but rarely straying from run-run-pass lets the defense get comfortable. One good play by the defense likely results in a punt.
2/9 on third down while rushing for 273? They have to stretch the field once in awhile other than on 3rd to keep them honest, second week in a row against a good team they adjusted to fully defending the run on first and second and weren't punished for it.
I think I saw Russ was 8/8 on play action going into the final drives.... why wasn't this utilized more, especially on early downs? Easy completions makes running even easier when they get frozen on play action.
Running the ball this well is awesome but there has to be a little bit of variance in play calls or else they will be seeing 8 man boxes on first and second the rest of the season and then pass rushers on 3rd. I saw on twitter a stat saying if a pass is called on first (rare), they run the ball on 2nd something like 95% of the time.
League is way too metric driven at this point to tip your hand and give the defense an advantage.