(12-13-2024, 01:09 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(12-13-2024, 09:15 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Agreed. It's an awful take really. Also, other than Nick Foles (People forget, he also made Chip Kelly look good for one season) getting streaky for the Eagles, it's not like Doug's track record with QB's has been all that great. As the years progress, it's looking more and more like he's overrated as an offensive "guru". He's a modern day Brian Billick, minus the all-star defense and running game that can carry him. 

The same situation with Lawrence that's been unfolding here since last season is the same situation we saw unfold with Wentz up there under his "guidance". Doug is overrated and subpar at best and so is his coaching hires along his staff. The funny part about this take above?

Lawrence practically made a living last year over the middle with Engram getting over 100 catches due to having to supplement for the poor running game. This is after he had his ankle ruined, his knee in a brace earlier that same season, the AC injury that he's now getting surgery on that was damaged last year, and, a concussion at one point. That's with Kirk also out of the picture, Zay Jones in and out of the line-up and Ridley free lancing most of the time downfield.

When you also look at Doug's history on offense? 

It's been pretty basic, he just scaled back on the RPO stuff with Lawrence. A lot of what they did in Philadelphia was twin TE sets, bubble screens and vertical shots downfield and they got away with it more up there because he had three all-pro's on his offensive line, an actual running game by committee and a defense that was stacked and coached by Jim Schwartz.

There's hardly any creativity or motion used in this offense. There's seldom any screen plays being utilized. There's really not a whole lot other than trying to force something that's not there or waiting until the last possible minute or 2nd half of football games to actually get their best WR involved in the gameplan in BTJ.

Denny What's His Face was on the radio this morning and Prosser tried to get him to call out the play sheet and play caller. He said, "It's the same playbook everybody uses. If you just can't do anything well it doesn't matter what the play call is." Prosser pressed, "Shouldn't they be throwing it deep?" Denny, "The best thing for the deep ball is a running game."

People just don't get it, if they can stop the run with 3 defenders then no one is going to get open downfield.

This team can't screen, run, or throw because the interior linemen aren't good enough. End of story.

I've said my piece about this issue.  But I will admit, the interior O-Line is really bad.  It's hard to be successful when the QB is getting pressured straight up the middle constantly.  It's hard to be successful when we rarely can convert 3rd and 1s...  

I'm more of a coaches not players guy.  But at the end of the day, if you don't have a decent O-Line, you're not going to be good.

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