Bucket
09-15-2009, 09:43 PM
CP hasn't lsot a step.. That 34 yard gain was on the short side of the field, and if any of you have ever run the ball at a college level (d2) then you would know that it's not that simple to break away ont he short side of the field.
AP is probally the only back in the NFL that would of broken that all the way, and he would of had to break the 2 DB tackles first. They were playing soft coverage, and he wasn't able to break through the 2nd level.
redskin4n
09-15-2009, 09:59 PM
Also besides the nice catch on the improvisation by Campbell what has Betts done? I would put Mason in place of Betts and see what happens.
I bet a million that if betts got the 1st we wouldve been praising JC. Let it be known he had some space but the Midgets DL are monstrous.lol
The Goat
09-15-2009, 10:51 PM
I respectfully disagree. The play calling was horrendous. We ran on every first down but two until our final possession. We ran left 90% of the time when we ran. We ran stretch after stretch after stretch. The WR screen to the short side of the field at the 6 lard line on 2nd and goal was beyond terrible.
I'm convinced the formula for an effective offense is 65:35 pass, Campbell primarily from the shotgun. He was 14-17, 171, TD against the Giants from the gun. I am going to try to track that over the 1st half of the season and see how it bears itself out and if Zorn recognizes it as well and adjusts accordingly.
OMG I had somehow forgotten this. Watched the game w/ a group of friends, all huge football fans though mostly not Skins fans, and the room went completely silent for about 5 seconds when we saw that play cuz it left everyone speechless. I took me a while before I could scream WTF at the tv! Does anybody have the first clue what Zorn was thinking when he called this play?
The Goat
09-15-2009, 11:15 PM
Boom! Now if our O-line could hit that hard we'd be in business!
:laughing2
insideman
09-15-2009, 11:33 PM
does zorn realize that you do whatever you need to do to score points? sometimes that means you have imbalance in your play calling. run or pass. he's such an idiot. he needs to be a qb coach and not a head coach/offensive coordinator.
Well in my opinion unless he just quites, he will be fired before the season is over. I feel he has no leadership skills that is needed in this league, to lead this team. Also in my opinion he seems and acts as though he is afraid to just let him men go out onto the field of honor and play football. He says he has confidence in his team but boy sure as hell doesn't show it.
htownskinfan
09-16-2009, 01:50 AM
CP hasn't lsot a step.. That 34 yard gain was on the short side of the field, and if any of you have ever run the ball at a college level (d2) then you would know that it's not that simple to break away ont he short side of the field.
AP is probally the only back in the NFL that would of broken that all the way, and he would of had to break the 2 DB tackles first. They were playing soft coverage, and he wasn't able to break through the 2nd level.
Ive went back and watched the replay about 5 times,and i amend my statement that 1/2 the backs would have broken it for a td,that was a ridiculous statement.However,I do think Portis has lost a step from the pounding hes taken the last few yrs,and Im still disapointed that he doesnt look like the back we thought we were getting.His longest runs have went down every yr sine he got here.That 34 yrd run was his longest since 2005,{which contradicts what Ive said about losing a step}but that hole was so big he was barely touched till he was tackled.Is it the off lines fault? I dont know.I do know that I would love to be proven wrong by Portis and you can rub it in my face all day long,cause if Im proven wrong then its helping the skins win which is what we all want
{oh,and it wasnt the short side of the field,just the opposite}
dmvskinzfan08
09-16-2009, 03:40 AM
Thinking about the game right now. Would it have been better if Jason ran the no huddle/shotgun during the Giants game. We could have worn out their DLine and they woulnd't have been able to make subsitutions. This is definitely an approach we should take because for the past few years he has looked productive when we run the offense like that and also its a good approach to take because he can se things quicker and take off if needed and also like I said if we are going up against a killer Dline it tires them out and they are not able to make subsitutions.
skins89moss
09-16-2009, 05:59 AM
Thinking about the game right now. Would it have been better if Jason ran the no huddle/shotgun during the Giants game. We could have worn out their DLine and they woulnd't have been able to make subsitutions. This is definitely an approach we should take because for the past few years he has looked productive when we run the offense like that and also its a good approach to take because he can se things quicker and take off if needed and also like I said if we are going up against a killer Dline it tires them out and they are not able to make subsitutions.
I hope Zorn is open to the idea considering the G-Men have own us for so long now. I agree no or hurry offense will stop them from running in frsh D-Linemen and hopefully tire them late in the game.
skins89moss
09-16-2009, 06:02 AM
I think Zorn also needs to use the screen pass to our backs more when we face agressive pass rushers. I see other teams using the screen pass and it sure is effective when called at the right time. Timing is everything in football but the screen will slow down the pass rushers some.
44Deezel
09-16-2009, 07:56 AM
Thinking about the game right now. Would it have been better if Jason ran the no huddle/shotgun during the Giants game. We could have worn out their DLine and they woulnd't have been able to make subsitutions. This is definitely an approach we should take because for the past few years he has looked productive when we run the offense like that and also its a good approach to take because he can se things quicker and take off if needed and also like I said if we are going up against a killer Dline it tires them out and they are not able to make subsitutions.
Yes. I said this all last year. I thought a little no huddle here and there, especially when the O line was taking a beating last year, would have kept Defenses at bay. The Bills used it effectively against the Pats.