(09-25-2020, 12:30 PM)p_rushing Wrote:

(09-25-2020, 11:47 AM)NeptuneBeachBum Wrote: I hear you.  I am not saying Wash isn't a problem, but THE problem is Caldwell.  We seemed to blitz more last night.  Other than one 3rd down where we got off the field, we got smoked when we blitzed.  If you are Wash, how do you fix this?  You can't make chicken salad out of chicken you-know-what....

Just saying we blitzed doesn't mean it was an effective blitz. If you don't bring more than can be blocked, the blitz is worthless and generally the blitzes are not bringing more than can be blocked.

Its not as simple as that.  You can't guarantee a free blitzer even if you rush 6 because the offense can leave a back and/or tight end in to protect.  You blitz to get one-on-one pass protection match-ups with your best rushers.  You need to win on those, and we don't.  That is a TALENT problem. Allen is our best pass rusher and he has been terrible this year... he is not beating anyone on the rush.  His "sack" last night was a gimme by Fitz to keep the clock running rather than throw the ball out of bounds.

I'm all for hearing your tactical strategies to fix this mess though.  I just don't see it being done with our current personnel.  What do you propose?

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