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44Deezel

10-01-2009, 07:12 AM

In previous years( Decades...), The good teams could run the ball down your throat.

There have always been passing teams ( Houston Run and Shoot ) but when it came down to December and January football, The successful teams were the ones that could run ball first and pass to maintain some balance.

Looking at the dominant teams now, I can't help but think it's turned into a passing league.
Cornerbacks can no longer play a true press coverage.
Quarterbacks draw atleast 2 roughing the passer calls a game.
Why not throw it 40 times a game and make 4 big plays.

Look at the previous Superbowl teams:
Patriots
Steelers
Giants
Cardinals

Only the Giants are a run first team and still they have the ability to throw it 40 times a game.

Is it time to adjust to a pass happy offense and take advantage of the new rules protecting QBs and WRs or is the old Smashmouth football strategy the best way to go?

The Skins ARE a pass happy team. They just aren't good at it. Towards the end of the Lions game, Stafford was throwing downfield at will, and each time he had a WR in single coverage and the ball was thrown accurately enough to give his Receiver a chance to make a play. We were lucky Calvin Johnson got called for pass interference. We should take a page from their playbook. How awful does that sound?

But yes, it's a passing league. That's why I draft 2 WRs first in Fantasy when a few years ago the rule of thumb was to draft RBs in the first 2 or even 3 rounds.

44Deezel

10-01-2009, 07:17 AM

For how much the rules are slanted to help the passing game, we still have problems getting the ball to Kelly, Thomas, and Davis. As long as our passing attack is limited almost exclusively to Moss, Randle El, and Cooley, we will continue to have drives bog down. Almost every team running a WCO spreads the ball to a larger number of receivers. Perhaps it's still a trust issue with the youngsters, but we certainly make it look harder than most teams.

Trust my ass. We have a bad coach and an average QB. Just about every "bomb" hasn't even been close and fade routes and sideline passes have routinely fallen short or way out of bounds. We will be dead last again in pass interference calls.


	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Commanders Football > Locker Room Main Forum > Has the game changed? PDA Has the game changed? Pages : 1 2 [3] 44Deezel 10-01-2009, 07:12 AM In previous years( Decades...), The good teams could run the ball down your throat. There have always been passing teams ( Houston Run and Shoot ) but when it came down to December and January football, The successful teams were the ones that could run ball first and pass to maintain some balance. Looking at the dominant teams now, I can't help but think it's turned into a passing league. Cornerbacks can no longer play a true press coverage. Quarterbacks draw atleast 2 roughing the passer calls a game. Why not throw it 40 times a game and make 4 big plays. Look at the previous Superbowl teams: Patriots Steelers Giants Cardinals Only the Giants are a run first team and still they have the ability to throw it 40 times a game. Is it time to adjust to a pass happy offense and take advantage of the new rules protecting QBs and WRs or is the old Smashmouth football strategy the best way to go? The Skins ARE a pass happy team. They just aren't good at it. Towards the end of the Lions game, Stafford was throwing downfield at will, and each time he had a WR in single coverage and the ball was thrown accurately enough to give his Receiver a chance to make a play. We were lucky Calvin Johnson got called for pass interference. We should take a page from their playbook. How awful does that sound? But yes, it's a passing league. That's why I draft 2 WRs first in Fantasy when a few years ago the rule of thumb was to draft RBs in the first 2 or even 3 rounds. 44Deezel 10-01-2009, 07:17 AM For how much the rules are slanted to help the passing game, we still have problems getting the ball to Kelly, Thomas, and Davis. As long as our passing attack is limited almost exclusively to Moss, Randle El, and Cooley, we will continue to have drives bog down. Almost every team running a WCO spreads the ball to a larger number of receivers. Perhaps it's still a trust issue with the youngsters, but we certainly make it look harder than most teams. Trust my ass. We have a bad coach and an average QB. Just about every "bomb" hasn't even been close and fade routes and sideline passes have routinely fallen short or way out of bounds. We will be dead last again in pass interference calls.