Dan orlovosky is right about zac!

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(10-24-2024, 01:37 PM)Lucius Cincinnatus Wrote: Wouldn't that make him better qualified to access the offense than most? If he has played in a similar offense, he would understand it's weaknesses. Especially as he has been able to see offensive schemes develop over the last 13 years and has seen defensive schemes adjust and change over the last 13 years. 

Saying "Hey, the offense worked 13 years ago so being critical of it now is hypocritical" is a poor argument. Defenses have adjusted. Other OCs have developed schemes that are harder for defenses to play against. Times change. 

Lucius, I understand your thought process. I ask that you consider the following:
1) The fundamentals of football has not changed. It is the same game of 11 on 11, same field dimensions, same down and distance, same route tree, etc.
2) There are innovations over time, i.e. no huddle, RPO, Tampa 2, Bear 46, etc. But they are far and few in between. 
3) Where that leaves us is the one true staple of football, execution - which is based on talent and cohesiveness. 
4) This offense took us to two straight Conference Championships and SuperBowl. 

One of the reasons for the slow starts is the loss of talent and injuries starting in 2023, and the lack of initial cohesiveness of the new players. The revolving door at TE and now RB position, add to this.

Lastly; the 15 or so pass plays that we run have route options in most of them, where WRs can curl an out route or inside receivers can dig or run a corner, TE can run a flat or a shallow cross or a seam (seam depends on alignment), etc. That is the issue early on. Knowing when to cut the stem and be in sync with Burrow (BTW, this is where Yoshi still needs experience).  

I'm sure you have either played or coached at some level in football, so I hope you take my opinion within that context.