Offense Run Game Adjustment

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(09-27-2023, 02:20 PM)jj22 Wrote: Coaches have dug deep into the playbook (actually I think they just added it) and busted out the Pistol. However the only real way this will work is if we had a fb or used a TE as a lead block.

They tried to create a new run fit (something they should have done back in July). I don't think they committed to it and I don't think Rams were caught off guard with the switch up, and it didn't seem to lead to anything that would make you think they should continue with it.

If Burrow is unable to go under center and they are trying to switch it up by adding the Pistol, they are going to have to commit to it and run successfully out of it if they want it to work. It didn't look like they were committed to it and thus it failed.

Will the Pistol work with no FB? Will it work consistently in the NFL? Do you guys think they should continue to develop the offense around it and see where it goes? Or throw it all out since having a RB that many yards away from the line of scrimmage isn't really ideal....

Thoughts?

I think I had mostly been in the "bring on the new age, high offensive output offensive" era, but one old-school thing I do like is seeing a power I run with a FB leading the way. Maybe that came from my love of the Little Giants movie as a kid lol.

I actually really do think versatile FBs who can block well and catch passes (like Kyle Juszczyk) can be very valuable.

I'd personally love to have one, and I think it'd help the team establish the run better.