10-25-2024, 11:42 AM
(10-24-2024, 05:38 PM)XsandOs Wrote: 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.
1) Not sure how the fundamentals and rules of the game are relevant to discussing the changes or lack of changes in offensive scheme
2) There are huge innovations like some of the things you've listed, but also small tweaks and changes to offenses/defenses. The Shanahan offense. The Vic Fangio defense, etc. While they might not be doing anything drastically different formationally, the way they attack defenses/offenses have developed over the years to be ultra effective.
3) Yes, but this is essentially my point. This offense works because we have 3 elite talents at the 2 most important positions on offense.
4) Crediting the offense for those post-season run is a stretch. We averaged 233 yards & 22 points a game (remove the fumble return TD, 23 ppg if you keep it). Those numbers would be good for last place in yards per game (by 20 yards) and 16th in ppg in 2024.
We started out poorly, got hot for 3 games, and our offense has been poor the last 2 weeks. I'm not sure what starting slow has much to do with this conversation, since we're back in an offensive rut.
