(08-21-2024, 02:37 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(08-21-2024, 02:00 PM)p_rushing Wrote: Not this again.

Both of them can be the issue. You can have great OL players but they could fail to run the play. You can have a great play call but the OL fails to run.

It's on the coaches to find what works for the players they have. If the system doesn't work, then stop running the same thing and expecting it to work all of a sudden.



For this season, Press says we shouldn't be worried because we haven't seen the 5 starters play together. I hope they really do play well and no one gets hurt because what we have seen so far isn't good.

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While both can technically be the issue, it's always on a scale for balance. It's pretty clear the driver's here (Lawrence and Taylor) have been at the mercy of a flat tire or two along this offensive line. The fastest, strongest car on the planet simply cannot perform at it's best nor perform at all really when a tire or two is either losing air or completely flat and shot. 

That's where we're at right now as an offense entering 2024. It's not only visible with the average eyeball tester, but, it's further supported by advanced metrics and statistics. You can look at the negative yardage with the ground game and the fact that Lawrence has had one of the top two, three releases in the NFL over the last two seasons from snap to pass attempt.

That's not by design. That's by necessity.

Not only that, the the offensive efficiency from 2022 (Doug calling plays) to 2023 (Press calling plays) was nearly identical. 
Supported again by multiple metrics and results found in various splits from each season. Of course the rushing splits between those two years took a downturn - and it should be obvious that wasn't a playcalling issue. 

The passing efficiency was consistent from years to year, and that was ironically the thing the short fuse crowd was lambasting Press about. 

Regardless of where you land on Press Taylor, we should all agree that the line must perform at a higher level in 2024 if we are going to reach the post season.

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