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Caldrac · 11-27-2023, 02:02 PM

(11-27-2023, 12:57 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: I don't hate anything about our 8-3, AFCS-leading offense except how badly the OL has struggled in most games and our poor efficiency in the red zone.

The run game struggles are 80% OL related IMO.

Play calling has been good enough to win games. We'd all change a few things here and there but the play calling is sound.

They need to revamp the red zone page in the play book and they need to find some better short yardage run designs.
Pretty minor stuff when the plays they are calling have us at 8-3 against a bunch of teams with winning records.

Yep. This offense has shot itself in the foot a few times in their wins and losses. The drops in the redzone and endzone in particular or the untimely fumble while getting into a rhythm.

The running game is abysmal. I didn't mind the swing pass attempts to Etienne in yesterday's game. It's better than getting into those 2nd and 11 or 2nd and 14 situations which in turn puts them in the 3rd and 4 trouble areas.

They're finding ways to move the football and spread it around though now. Farrell had some nice plays yesterday. Seems like it's going to inevitably set up a nice twin TE package look that could involve Engram finally getting a [BLEEP] TD this year.

Short yardage run designs are tricky but I did like the Bigsby plays where he ran it directly out of the H-back slot. I also wouldn't mind seeing that very same pitch run that was blown up before half time yesterday ran on the left side next time. Little is quick at LT and can reach the 2nd level and Cleveland CLEARLY has a 2nd gear based on that screen play yesterday.

There's plenty of room and areas for this offense to grow. Which makes it fun as a fan on my end because they're still 8 - 3 and still nowhere near where they should be offensively. I think it's not mentioned enough. This offense is nowhere near it's surface yet. Sometimes it feels like they're nearing it and about to break through it consistently but they always have one or two head scratchers in a game.

It's fine.

"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."