(09-14-2022, 12:45 PM)cland Wrote:

(09-14-2022, 08:34 AM)Caldrac Wrote: RUN THE BALL. CALL A SCREEN. RUN A DRAW PLAY. 

I agree generally with your sentiment, but there a few problems IMHO:

The problem with the 'Call a screen' option, is that the screen play is most effective when countering a blitz.  If a four man rush is getting home, the linebackers are still available to cover up the defensive hole a screen play is meant to take advantage of.  Not to mention it calls on Lawrence to be accurate on a short throw which has been an issue.

The "Run a draw play" option generally requires a defense committed to stopping the pass.  The linebackers have to step back into their zone or track their man in coverage as a first option.  And of course to create that 'it calls on Lawrence to be accurate on a short throw which has been an issue.'

Situational football. As soon as our opening drive concluded and the second series began it was pretty clear Jack Del Rio was adjusting and started bringing the heat. There was some opportunities there to counter this rush. They didn't really take it IMHO. I think a screen pass is vastly easier to pull off Vs. an actual short throw. 

There's no reason why Engram or Manhertz couldn't have been a target on a TE screen or Etienne, Agnew or Robinson being used in a similar fashion. They could have moved further to one side of the LOS mid play as well to buy more time. 

With the draw? When you're also throwing it 42 times in a game and you have only had your two runningbacks collectively have 15 carries? It could have worked more in the redzone. Which Doug was trying to do in the passing game with them out of the backfield. So, I'll give him some credit there. 

Again, I am being ultra, ultra nit picky in this game. Hopefully little adjustments are made in this week's game. That's all I want to see. Really worried with Buckner and Paye against this offensive line. Need to be faster in this contest.

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