(10-10-2024, 06:45 PM)TTechJag85 Wrote:

(10-10-2024, 06:42 PM)carp8dm Wrote: I hear ya.  But if we're just gonna line up like we always do and run the plays we always run, we'll go 3 and out.  I don't mind running the ball, I really don't.  I just don't like the way we run the ball when we decide to start conservatively.  In my opinion, NFL D Lines that know you're gonna run the ball up the middle every time are going to wash out the play.  Heck, our D line proves that.  Our D Line is great against the run when they know it's coming.  Opposing D's are just as good.  

I don't mind them running it on 1st or 2nd down.  I just don't like the Shotgun formation where you just give the ball to the RB next to you and then he's got nowhere to go but up the middle.  If you're gonna run the ball, start under center and let the RB get some speed going downhill and then go off tackle/let him read the blocks.

Folks here lament that the O-Line is too finesse.  Well, if it's so finesse, you don't demand them to run block from shotgun when the entire D is focused on getting the single RB standing next to the QB!  For crying out loud... Give the RB a chance.  You normally don't give a RB a chance to be creative if you have him 7 yards off the line, snap it the to QB, and then give the ball to the RB.  That's 1.5 seconds right there where the D has figured out what's happening and the RB hasn't even gotten the ball.  At that point, you're just hoping for the best, but expecting a loss.  It's just a dumb strategy we've been doing for way too long.

I agree with that… more runs from under center out of 12 personnel mixed in with creative ways to get the backs going downhill and in space… running from the gun for the sake of running is very very tough.