10-15-2016, 11:48 PM
(10-11-2016, 09:34 AM)Au165 Wrote: Going to have to disagree. Very little changed in the trenches from last year to this year, but with vastly different results on both sides. Andre Smith isn't the magic bullet that was giving us time last year. I also will tell you schemes are notorious for hiding bad players on the line and creating false pressure on defense. The patriots have little talent on their o line, but they protect brady by using backs and TE's to help and using quick routes/rub routes to get guys open quickly.
This team has the talent, but they lack vision in the scheme and no ability to adjust. We didn't use any bunch routes to free AJ up this weekend. They are running cover two, so how about a split end/slot go/post combo to beat cover 2? Where were the smash concepts on the outside? Why were we not moving the pocket with bootlegs and waggles to buy time? Misdirection slows down pass rush, moving the pocket makes the d lineman run farther to get to the QB.
This is not a talent problem it is an ego problem. It seems like we want to do what "we do" rather than adjusting to what "they do".
All very good points. Marvin is so obsessed with the ground and pound that he kills any momentum we have when our passing game is working. I swear I cannot stand when something is working (short passes for good gains, or TE over the middle) and they call that same run up the middle that gains somewhere between -2 and 1 yards. What is worse is when we play this small ball, the more plays we run = more possibilities for our O-line to jump offsides , which this teams seems to do at least once a series.
Im all for being balanced but when something is working keep doing it. Belichick will throw 70 times in a row if it is working . This team acts like it calls plays from one of those 1960's library books that say NFL football on the front.
