02-24-2022, 04:24 PM
(02-24-2022, 03:43 PM)casear2727 Wrote: Im guessing Perine was in as to keep the defense thinking pass? Zac said he is always in on that scheme...?
I get your point and it is valid. But what about zero screen plays in the SB? The one thing LAR was the worst in the league with was defending the screen. We are actually decent at running those. Any insight?
I think Perine in instead of Mixon was a mistake. Hill the running back coach suggested putting in Joe but scared of forcing a timeout Zac refrained. But Perine is their 2 minute back. It’s no mystery Mixon struggles ( not blocking ) but picking up blitzes and twists. Perine is bigger. They also try to manage Mixon’s load. I was told LA took away the screens. Makes sense as I’d expect Cincy to throw a lot that game and work on that as a strategy thinking that was exactly what they’d do. I’ve not watched the replay to validate that.
What happened is that the game was close and their players made plays and ours didn’t. We made a lot in our playoff run. I think we made a lot of mistakes on offense in the Super Bowl. Joe made a lot. The receivers ran wrong routes. Joe didn’t do well in protection calls. If Spain even gets any hit on Donald then Burrow hits Higgins and steps up on the last play. But LA (and look for others to do so) tried to collapse the pocket a lot. Bottom line is they spent so much effort blocking the edges the interior could push the pocket back. I think Pollard got really out coached in the Super Bowl. He did a good job this year and our OL isn’t good but the SB was not his best. Nor was it Taylor’s. But I’m sure not complaining
