11-23-2023, 02:18 PM
I don't think the usual "get rid of coach/player" fixes the issues.
Why?
These issues have existed under Pollack, Turner and Alexander. They have existed under Zac and Marvin. Under Brian Callahan and his predecessor. It goes deeper. I think it is a culture thing in the franchise - a refusal to tailor the schemes to what the players are good at but instead just acting like all players are pluggable into almost any scheme.
We have an OL room of players who are well suited for power blocking concepts. We have a receiving core that has one player with real breakaway speed in the starters (Chase) and the others are good route runners and usually sure handed, with Tee specializing in high pointing. Our starting RB can run well but vision and tackle breaking are inconsistent. We seem to have landed on a TE who has good hands but again is not a speedster.
TAILOR THE SCHEME TO WHAT THEY DO WELL.
This means more under center, more runs and those runs should use power concepts, rejigger the routes and use concepts like slants, bunches and the like to get a bit of separation. And be prepared to use Sample as a FB. Use playaction more (which is what running more and using power more enables). Make everyone's lives easier by playing to their strengths.
Why?
These issues have existed under Pollack, Turner and Alexander. They have existed under Zac and Marvin. Under Brian Callahan and his predecessor. It goes deeper. I think it is a culture thing in the franchise - a refusal to tailor the schemes to what the players are good at but instead just acting like all players are pluggable into almost any scheme.
We have an OL room of players who are well suited for power blocking concepts. We have a receiving core that has one player with real breakaway speed in the starters (Chase) and the others are good route runners and usually sure handed, with Tee specializing in high pointing. Our starting RB can run well but vision and tackle breaking are inconsistent. We seem to have landed on a TE who has good hands but again is not a speedster.
TAILOR THE SCHEME TO WHAT THEY DO WELL.
This means more under center, more runs and those runs should use power concepts, rejigger the routes and use concepts like slants, bunches and the like to get a bit of separation. And be prepared to use Sample as a FB. Use playaction more (which is what running more and using power more enables). Make everyone's lives easier by playing to their strengths.
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