01-17-2019, 05:37 PM
(01-17-2019, 03:29 PM)Au165 Wrote: The rams use a lot of deep crossing patterns in their offense and this would actually benefit Ross more than running straight vertical. The issue with going vertical is it relies on you running the "line" and not getting squeezed to the sideline by the CB. When you get squeezed it causes a lot of missed completions down the field because balls get put out of bounds because the QB has to put it away from the CB. With deep crossing concepts you get the depth your looking for but it is more of a diagonal direction which allows the WR to create separation laterally and then go straight into RAC. They do this at a shallower depth as well with what's called a mesh concept. It's essentially running drags from both sides of the field towards each other. This also allows for more RAC but has the added bonus of creating organic picks when facing man coverage.
Where the Rams as a whole excel isn't in any special concepts it's in how they convey it. They basically run two running plays all game they are stretch zone running plays that let Gurley push the edge or cut back down the seam when teams over pursue. All play action comes off these two plays which means teams get no tells from the play action itself. They will use a lot of motions and formations, but in the end the offense is very simple they just make it look a lot more complicated than it really is through their window dressing.
Well said Au, i think this would benefit the entire Offense from the QB to the RB's to the Receivers. Dalton is a very good Slot and Post route QB, i bet he would thrive on Mesh and deep crossing patterns with our Wideouts. That is the thing about this type of Offense it is very unpredictable cause they line up in the same formations a lot and like you said especially in the running game. This would only help Mixon with this concept and simplify the Offense for everyone.
(01-17-2019, 03:33 PM)McC Wrote: The maddening thing is if you look at what he did so well in college, why did the Bengals do none of it? Makes no sense. When they ran him deep, it was usually to the middle of the field. They seldom ran him down the sidelines when they sent him deep.
There just seemed to be too much of this is our offense, we're gonna just fit him into it. If that was the intent, then drafting him truly was a stupid move.
Never used him right under Zamp or Lazor. Think this type of Offense that the Rams run would be perfect for him just like it is for Cooks who is a lot like him in size and speed.
(01-17-2019, 03:38 PM)Au165 Wrote: Getting a clean release off the line in the pro's is much different then in college. I mentioned that in my assessment of him coming out. I was concerned with his ability to beat press man early and thought he'd be best used in motion from stacked formations. The other area of struggle since he has been in the NFL is sight adjustments to coverages. He was never asked to read coverages in college and his created issues with his ability to make changes on the fly and him and Andy to be on the same page.
That was my concern with Ross, when they played bump and run on him. Just thought he would get free more once and awhile when they tried it. I think you are right and they need to use him more in motion and in stacked and bunch formations, this might open it up for him to play more free and gain more confidence with Dalton.
