11-27-2017, 07:10 PM
5 reasons/ways we could could beat the Steelers (no order)
1. Don't let Marvin develop the game plan- we know Marvin would go run heavy, especially after Mixon had a big day, or he'd score a few with a balanced attack and then call for vanilla offensive play calling and defensively soft/prevent defenses. Be aggressive all game. Play to win, don't play not to lose.
2. Establish Mixon, but keep it balanced and use him in a variety of ways. By establishing him, I don't mean be predictive and run him into the ground, but run him to open up other things, and also use him receiving and on screens. I saw one double-screen last week where we had Mixon and one side of the line going out for a screen and the other side of the line setting up for a screen to the receiver. We ended up throwing it to the receiver. I'm only pointing that out to say don't be predictable with him.
3. Use Kroft up the seams- everyone knows that I always preach this, but force them to either play man-to-man with a safety, keep both safeties back with one in the middle of the field and one doubling AJ, or force their rush linebacker or middle linebacker to try to cover him. Regardless, it keeps their pass rush from teeing off on AJ and keeps the entire D from loading the box to stop Mixon.
4. Let AJ be AJ.
5. Load the box to stop Bell and hope that Geno, Dunlap, Lawson, etc., can get to Ben before he has time to pick us apart.
1. Don't let Marvin develop the game plan- we know Marvin would go run heavy, especially after Mixon had a big day, or he'd score a few with a balanced attack and then call for vanilla offensive play calling and defensively soft/prevent defenses. Be aggressive all game. Play to win, don't play not to lose.
2. Establish Mixon, but keep it balanced and use him in a variety of ways. By establishing him, I don't mean be predictive and run him into the ground, but run him to open up other things, and also use him receiving and on screens. I saw one double-screen last week where we had Mixon and one side of the line going out for a screen and the other side of the line setting up for a screen to the receiver. We ended up throwing it to the receiver. I'm only pointing that out to say don't be predictable with him.
3. Use Kroft up the seams- everyone knows that I always preach this, but force them to either play man-to-man with a safety, keep both safeties back with one in the middle of the field and one doubling AJ, or force their rush linebacker or middle linebacker to try to cover him. Regardless, it keeps their pass rush from teeing off on AJ and keeps the entire D from loading the box to stop Mixon.
4. Let AJ be AJ.
5. Load the box to stop Bell and hope that Geno, Dunlap, Lawson, etc., can get to Ben before he has time to pick us apart.
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