10-30-2021, 08:01 AM
I think the play calling thing is a tad overbought. I was willing to give a “wait and see” on Taylor’s play calling coming into the season because for a play to “work,” you need working pieces of the puzzle to do their part ie the personnel (especially @ offensive line). I think because of the narrative, every play that doesn’t work , it gets overly scrutinized. The best teams under the best coaches and coordinators have plenty of plays that don’t hit in every game for the most part. I have been critical a handful of times this season, but overall think that some of the early stuff was based on easing Burrow into his stride and comfort zone. In a perfect world, your running game moves the chains consistently , providing less margin for error, monopolizing time of possession, softening the opposing defense for shot plays when you do throw, keeping our defense rested , and ultimately protecting your quarterback. The most questionable move for me personally was going for it on 4th down vs Minnesota, but overall, things seem to be trending in the right direction in regards to the play calling and the offense itself.
