minormillikin":1yzalnc5 said:
I'm not sure Graham is the right player for this team. He's not a guy who gets great separation to make plays, he's a guy who catches balls in traffic.
Russ/Pete don't like risky plays, throwing into traffic.
The offensive philosophy has to change a little or else Graham is just going to waste (like Zach Miller before).
That's a really great big-picture deep philosophical look at things, completely agree
I don't think it has to do with the offensive philosophy changing. They can still be the same: don't like risky plays. I think that's one of the cornerstones of this offense. What that means though is learning that throwing to Jimmy Graham in traffic is NOT a risky play. Keep the philosophy, just learn how to apply it in each situation.
Such as:
1) throwing a screen pass OVER a crowded pass rush, kinda risky
2) throwing a long ball to Lockett and making him go get it, acceptable risk - Lockett's got that extra level of speed and at the worst incomplete
3) throwing a ball to Jimmy in traffic, acceptable risk - he can box and extend and sky, probably even get a few defensive PIs