(05-11-2020, 04:59 PM)Andy G Wrote: As 2020 will clearly be Minshew’s season, I imagine they’re looking long and hard at the offense and asking how it can be tailored to get the best out of him.

So what does that involve?

I’ve been watching a few Washington State games (as there is nothing else to watch!) and the obvious thing there was the number of short passes he threw and the number of passing options he was given (including a McCaffrey-style pass-catching RB). And although he wasn’t always up against the best opposition, he was ridiculously effective in that offense. I’m wondering if Gruden might try something similar.

What I'm most excited about is projecting Minshew as Dalton, Chark as AJ Green, and Eifert as Eifert. If Gruden can replicate that production, it'll be a top 10 offense. If Minshew takes a 20% leap forward, like Caldwell mentioned is his hope, the offense will get off to better starts and give the defense the lead sometimes. If the defense has any strength, it will be pass rush, so the offense needs to build leads or at least keep pace with the other team. The offense needs to be built to cover the weaker defense until the young secondary (i.e., Henderson, Herndon, Reed) and run defense (i.e., Hamilton) have time to gell.

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