While this has been a beleaguered point of late, I think that what we are seeing from the Offense is their youth and how they are developing towards maturity.

 

When I think about a mature offense, I envision something akin to the 90's 49ers, the Saints from their Super Bowl run, and the modern Green Bay attack. Those teams did not have to rely heavily on any one thing even though they all had great Quarterbacks, but they were effective in a lot of areas and through a lot of different weapons. Now, I'm not saying that I see this Offense get to that point, nor do i even expect that but I think it's important as a milestone when considering our own Offense.

 

This team has found several good players and is doing what any young team would do, lean on those guys. They have found excellent WRs in Hurns and Robinson and are asking Bortles to get them the ball and to carry the team. Once that is done, then they can go to the running attack or other Pass Catchers in order to generate yards. What I would really like to see is the team being able to pick any one of those parts of the Offense and have them be effective in their own right. This isn't to say that every run should be for a First Down nor every pass be intended to get to the Endzone, but that the perfect Offense is one where any given weapon can be seen as an effective threat.

 

I really feel like the team is not there when it comes to the running game this season and I'm not certain it will get there at all; there's just too much needed growth. But! the running game takes commitment and patience and it will eventually bear fruit.

 

As an aside, it is still very very striking how young they are almost across the board as far as Offensive talent is concerned.

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