The Pollack Experiment Should End

[WeezyBengal]

(11-02-2022, 10:02 AM)Wyche Wrote: Yes, Mixons stat line was horrible. Then you get behind and have to throw. The offense is one dimensional because we can't run the ball. Then you take your best playmaker out of that equation and poor blocking, you get spanked by the Browns again. We played right into their hands last year in game one, then it happened again Monday.

The nonexistent run game is THE single biggest problem with this offense right now. 

Every team in our division has played Tampa or Cover 2 against us just begging us to run and we just can't do it. They won't get out of these looks until we prove that we can run. It's why you see so many check downs by Joe. It's hard to find guys open when the lineback is sprinting back in coverage every play.  

Why the run game isn't working is the real question. Is it scheme, Mixon, something else? 

The thing that this team could do RIGHT NOW to try and make it work is to give Perine and Evans more carries. They have already adjusted the scheme a bit and that seemed to help, but Mixon isn't holding up his end of the bargain. He just can't break tackles or make guys miss.