4th and 1 - Fake Draw from the shotgun QB Sneak???

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(10-06-2019, 08:13 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: As has been documented, Taylor took over in Miami as OC for Lazor and made the offense WORSE, then he had a terrible offense at UC. People laughed it off saying he had no talent.

Well, I think we're seeing here that he just isn't some natural OC that has a great feel for the game. He copied the Rams playbook, but has no clue when to use what plays.

The offensive line blocked a bad Cardinals pass rush fairly well, and Dalton had a career low yards passing at halftime. Some of that was drops. Some was predictable playcalling.

I get the ZT hire, but I pointed out that he was QB coach not a proven OC, so that was risk #1.  Other teams that go the Rams copy route had a rookie QB on a rookie deal and used the extra cash to make big moves in free agency and/or make some big trades to shore things up.  We are rolling with Dalton, who isn't bad or overpaid, but he's not a promising rookie, either.

We can say we are trying to be like the Rams, but other than ZT being in his 30s and on the offensive side of the ball, we haven't followed the template like other teams have.

EDIT - Oh and the new HCs like McVey and Nagy also get veteran and proven DCs to help them, and we did not.