Quote:I think it is good that we can see who exactly is giving up these sacks, but what about the running game?  What can we do to get better there?  Start by utilizing Gerhart's strengths... which doesn't include running sideways.  I would have thought the coaches were smart enough to know that by now.

 

But even then, these guys cant move the defenders.  You cant teach size and strength that we don't have.

Agreed.  You can't take a square peg and try to jam it into a round hole and expect success.  Gerhart isn't a guy that's going to get the corner on a stretch play 9 times out of 10, so why keep trying?  Utilize him between the tackles and with screens and let him do what he does best.  If you want a stretch, put Robinson in there and let him have at it. 

 

You're right that it still comes down to the OL doing their job.  No matter where we're running the ball, if we don't hold the point of attack and create lanes, it's never going to look any better than it does right now. 

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