05-02-2017, 10:31 AM
As always a well thought out post SHRacerX.
We appear to have genuine upgrades at WR/RB/Passrush and what I like about the picks is that they are also different to what they already have ...a big back who can catch , flat our speedster, smaller - faster rushers.
We may fail again but at least we will have done it trying something slightly different - that's progress right !?!
One thing I do struggle with though is the perception around the run game. Even when we had a great year in 2015 the running game was not good - in fact we had a lower average per carry (3.9) then this year just gone , and that was with Green/Eifert/Jones/Sanu so i'm not assuming because we have say Green/Eifert/Ross/LaFell that by itself the run game will progress.
The OLine run blocking play is still problem #1 with a close #2 being Hill.
I went back and watched the NY Jets game after the season ended and honestly the performance of the line from Bodine - Zeitler - Ogbuehi was really bad...forget what the LB's and DB's were thinking about our receivers our OL were flat out getting beaten by their DL.
The recent challenge for the OLine was that whilst the running game may have been average / poor the pass protection had always been good....when that started to tank as well then the underlying issues with running the ball become more pronounced.
I was originally in the camp of not drafting a RB high. Then as we went through the draft process I changed my mind a bit - mainly because I thought Fournette was a difference maker. Having seen the videos of Mixon I'm hoping he can generate more positive yardage from the same opportunities
We appear to have genuine upgrades at WR/RB/Passrush and what I like about the picks is that they are also different to what they already have ...a big back who can catch , flat our speedster, smaller - faster rushers.
We may fail again but at least we will have done it trying something slightly different - that's progress right !?!
One thing I do struggle with though is the perception around the run game. Even when we had a great year in 2015 the running game was not good - in fact we had a lower average per carry (3.9) then this year just gone , and that was with Green/Eifert/Jones/Sanu so i'm not assuming because we have say Green/Eifert/Ross/LaFell that by itself the run game will progress.
The OLine run blocking play is still problem #1 with a close #2 being Hill.
I went back and watched the NY Jets game after the season ended and honestly the performance of the line from Bodine - Zeitler - Ogbuehi was really bad...forget what the LB's and DB's were thinking about our receivers our OL were flat out getting beaten by their DL.
The recent challenge for the OLine was that whilst the running game may have been average / poor the pass protection had always been good....when that started to tank as well then the underlying issues with running the ball become more pronounced.
I was originally in the camp of not drafting a RB high. Then as we went through the draft process I changed my mind a bit - mainly because I thought Fournette was a difference maker. Having seen the videos of Mixon I'm hoping he can generate more positive yardage from the same opportunities
