Our Problem: Rushing

Can someone explain to me why Duckett and Betts combined for just 44 yards on 12 carries?? That's a piss poor effort at trying to establish the run.

I agree, but Betts wasn't getting anything on the ground and with a lot of 3 and outs and the defense unable to stop anything, you just don't get a lot of snaps to be able to run the ball. Gibbs mentioned our lack of snaps on offense as a real source of frustration in his presser.

Why does Betts only seem to play well if Portis is playing also? For a guy who wants to be "the man" that's no way to get there.

My gripe is with the playcalling and the scheme. This outside the tackles running game just isn't working. Hasn't all year. It just doesn't suit our strengths.

Why does Betts only seem to play well if Portis is playing also? For a guy who wants to be "the man" that's no way to get there.

He seems like an excellent third-down back, but not an every-down back.

The line I'm tired of is the "locker room leader" thing. We keep hearing that about guys like Wynn and Philip Daniels, Jansen and many, many others.

Their "leadership" has gotten us nowhere. At some point these 'leaders' have to start making plays. Not only that, what happens when you've got a room full of 'leaders' ? That means most everyone goes in different directions.

There's supposed to be one leader, and 53 followers. That's Gibbs and his team.

This organization is f'ed up from top to bottom.

My gripe is with the playcalling and the scheme. This outside the tackles running game just isn't working. Hasn't all year. It just doesn't suit our strengths.



I agree....and I said the same thing in an earlier post about the O-line. Plus I'd like to see us be a little more committed to the run. Far too few rushing atempts today. I've always felt our line is better suited for the inside runs, it's what carried us the last part of last season.

running outside the tackles can work, but it has to be complimented with something.

betts is an awesome reciever out of the backfield, but he couldn't hit a hole if there was hair around it and it was dripping full of KY.

Cartwright has the best burst of the backups, and Duckett is looking decent when he gets touches...

Hell Sellers could get the call more often if it were up to me... betts hits a line and falls down too quickly....

I don't know if its entirely his fault, but portis is a better runner hands down.

betts is an awesome reciever out of the backfield, but he couldn't hit a hole if there was hair around it and it was dripping full of KY.

Snot just flew out of my nose. Thanks.

First the "D.O.R.K. stats," then "money and boobs" and now this? You're on a roll tonight my friend.

of course rushing is a problem when our backs get to carry 15 times the whole game combined. u gotta run the ball even if u arent getting yards, definitely more than 15 total times. feed it to them consistently and more yards will come, and that comes down to the playcalling

There was one particular play that I thought was interesting when we got to the endzone yesterday .

We had run from the 5 got stuffed, run picked up a couple and looked like it was another run when Gibbs was running down the sideline trying to call a time out .

When the offence came back they lined up looking to run then called the play action getting the score . i am wondering how much of an input Gibbs actually has on these goal line plays?