(06-19-2018, 12:44 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(06-19-2018, 11:01 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I think it goes back to that old philosophy of "wanting to impose your will" in the run game, but they didn't have what they needed in the trenches to get that done as effectively as they wanted to in several contests.

Is it possible the team thought they had more pieces to get things done that way as opposed to throwing it all over the yard?

I submit that is what they thought, and it paid off well.

I'm not suggesting that running the ball often was the wrong approach.

I am saying that running the ball so frequently from a formation that screamed "I'M RUNNING THE BALL NOW, I DARE YOU TO STOP ME"  was a big mistake. 

They should have run out of more multiple looks that forced the defense to cover more than a single back. 

The very few times they did run from a three wide set or repeatedly involved the tight end from a 21 set they were able to unstack the box. They did not do that enough. 

Added speed at WR + a stated intent to involve Grant more + ASJ + Norwell --- all of these are hopefully things that help offset this issue, but a decrease in the number of telegraphed runs between the tackles could have an even greater effect IMO.

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