(09-21-2021, 09:26 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(09-21-2021, 05:42 AM)Bullseye Wrote: As I've said in another thread, this week there needs to be a bigger offensive emphasis on small ball.

More patience and persistence in the running game.

Shorter drops, quicker releases.

Be more content with short and intermediate gains.

If we execute that should translate into better down and distance situations, less predictability, more consistency, more sustained drives, better protection for Trevor Lawrence, more rest for the defense.

In regards to the part in bold, Meyer said that the reason they passed more than they liked was because they were behind.  But being behind by 10 points in the 3rd quarter is not a good reason to abandon the run.  That seems like illogical panic.  If I thought the best way for my team to win was with offensive balance, I wouldn't abandon the run until it was really necessary.   For example, 10 points down with 5 minutes to go.  Not 10 points down with a quarter and a half remaining on the clock.

Thank you. 

They can still achieve balance in the 2nd and early 3rd quarters of games while also taking some shots to get caught up. It doesn't have to be "panic and throw away any sense of a game plan" when you've got 8 more possessions coming your way. 

Going 3 and out with 3 straight passes to start the 2nd half in week one was atrocious.

I am NOT buying the "situation and scoreboard" excuse for abandoning the run as well as the high completion percentage passes.

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