Great post as always Bullseye.

8 men in the box issue: While having a better QB would reduce the amount of 8 men boxes we see theres also the reality that our run style and personnel groupings is going to lead to more 8 men boxes than most teams. The more you use groupings with a FB+ TE/TE2 the more men will be in the box. Our FB played 25% of snaps which is one of the highest in the league. Also I'd wager our first down run % is one of the highest in the league.

Few solutions I can think of : - Get creative and run more with 3 WRs on the field. Use Pistol. Get a H-back who can play FB and split out wide if needs be (Dimitri Flowers, Jaylen Samuels) . Shotgun isn't LF7s strength but whatever. More trick plays with guys like Grant. Hackett is good at them.

- Bulk up the line like hell. In a mock I did in the Fanspeak thread I gave Hernandez to the Jags in the first and Frank Ragnow C/G in the 2nd. A line of Cam-Hernandez-Ragnow-Linder for for the next seasons? Yeah thats gonna demolish most teams boxes no matter what they do.

Then you also have to hope LF7 gets better at a) Keeping his ankle healthy and B) Seeing the field better. Both of these would have a big impact as he can definitely take it to the house if he gets a crease.
Whatever happens we are likely to face a lot of 8 men boxes next year too. Smarter playcalling, coaching and better performance from our interior will result in an event better run game.

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