DarkVictory23
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See, I don't want Russ to leave, either. I just don't think he should be running our offense. I don't think that fixes our problems at all but probably creates new ones. I don't trust Russ's instincts as to what the 'offense needs'.hawk45":1dwf5tfr said:And, it’s likely Pete at some point brought up that a commitment to running is the adjustment he prefers to the 2 high safety look as opposed to what we did this year by scheming short routes Wilson can’t or won’t hit. Wilson would have proposed passing our way out if it, presumably.
IMO that’s the same fundamental disagreement that got schotty fired, and I’m not surprised if a deterioration in the relationship is occurring. It doesn’t matter that Pete is correct here (I think he is and I think even the mighty chiefs failed to make the Pete adjustment in the super bowl and got reamed because if it, at least partly).
I also recognize that a team with Wilson is a playoff contender, and that the inverse is also true. So while I think Wilson may not recognize his own shortcomings and so might undervalue the merit of Pete’s approach, I want it to work with him.
I’m hoping Waldron can use PA to open up intermediate throws that Wilson can hit better than short throws. I never felt we did a good job exploiting that intermediate area of the field where the LBs vacate due to run threat, and I’ve always felt the rams do a great job there.
The problem is... Pete doesn't know how to run an offense, either. So when we're presented with this dilemma of Pete's way or Russ's way, I don't see a way this ends well either way if that's our only options. (I'm not sure it is, but it's discussed as though it is.)
I think so much of our problem is that we don't have a consistent, valid identity on offense and I think this problem stems from BOTH Carroll and Wilson. We have a philosophy (from Pete) of going 'run-heavy', ball-control... but we line-up in legit rushing formations hardly ever. We run from shotgun pretty much all the time. Why are we so shotgun heavy? Is that Pete? I don't think so. I think that's what Russ feels comfortable with.
So what do we do to try and get our runners breathing room in a formation designed to give a passer space? Well, we have the read-option which supposedly will make defenders hesitate on who to hit. Only Russ hasn't consistently made the 'keep' determination in a few seasons now. So there is no hesitation. Instead, our RBs have to start making cuts yards behind the LOS because the guys rushing the QB are in the same spot as where our run plays are starting.
So we run our offense under a Pete Carroll philosophy but design it to make a Russ Wilson throwing situation better and we end up getting the worst of both worlds. We didn't adapt to the loss of Marshawn Lynch and Russ slowing down. We just kind of kept going and then relying on Russ's creativity to bail us out in the 4th quarter and here we are.
We need to create a new offensive identity, one that recognizes both Pete's philosophy and Russ's skills. Hopefully our new OC is up to the task.