(10-10-2022, 09:26 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 11:32 PM)Mandeezee Wrote: I've been saying since week 1 that run game isn't it. We get fooled because they break 1 or 2 per game, but the true test is on 3rd or 4th and 1. They fail more than they convert.

And this defense has given up two long drives for the game winner. Good defenses don't do that!!! Has Walker had a sack since week 1? I don't think so! Where is Josh Allen?

Short yardage situations are as much about the OL as the RB.

If you're making a thread complaining about what looks like a pretty dynamic run game because of short yardage struggles - you probably should have started an offensive line or fullback thread instead.

I actually think Doug is only barely scratching the surface of what he could accomplish with the run game in terms of situational play calling.
ETN could have hung 200 on the tinhorns yesterday if they fed him the ball. 

The defense giving up game winning drives is a concern. But you'd better factor in time of possession and more importantly how imbalanced T.o.P. has been late in contests. They can only jump back out there after so many 3 and outs or short possessions. Not to mention the squandered opportunities to score by the offense that would negate the "game-winning" aspect of your complaint. 

Walker and Allen probably should have shown more yesterday vs the tinhorn OL, but it's a bit early to be bashing them IMO. 
Lots of football left to play.

I agree about short yardage running. The offensive line doesn't do a good job creating movement.

The defense yesterday wasn't about time of possession. Until the last drive when Travon showed he's not going to contribute this season, the top was very even, and was only slightly uneven by the end 

I don't like hearing the tired excuse for the defense, because it's not about being tired, it's about not having the size to hold up. The team was built to play with a lead.

---