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I am really interested to see what Gibbs is going to do in the off-season from a playcalling, offensive philosophy point of view. Given his past, I have no doubt that he can make changes. I have slowly come to the conclusion that the offense he ran in the 80's will not put up the same type of numbers in the 00's, even if well executed.
I am holding out hope that we will improve next year based mainly on the continuity of good player coaching. By this, I mean coaching that works hard to lead players and that players respect even if they disagree with the play-calling. Gibbs 2.2 will be a better TEAM than Spurrier 1.2. Whether they will play better is the question.
A lot of next year's improvement will depend on Gibbs adapting a more aggressive downfield approach while still "establishing the run". I remember Gibbs saying early on that he actually liked some of Spurrier's offense but the most important thing was to protect the QB. I am not sure what system you install with the players on hand that 1) establishing the run 2) aggressively attack downfield and 3) protecting the QB; I do believe that Gibbs will leave no stone unturned and adopt whatever strategy he thinks will work best regardless of his past theories.
Right now, I am sooooo depressed over the Skins. I just don't know if a) the O-Line can be improved in the offseason, even with the return of Jansen (Is he next year's messiah? I don't think so - but watch how many people here will count on his return turning the line around); b) can Ramsey be the QB we hope he is - will he ever see the entire field? c) Is it the play-calling, probably in part -Is it the execution, again probably in part.
All I know is - I once more have to live in Baltimore and face the ridicule of my co-workers as the Skins struggle, yet again, to a double digit losing season.
I hope Gibbs can turn it around but I am beginning to wonder how.
AAAAAAAAAAAArggghh. I hate loving the Skins.
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