"Offensive" Analysis

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Paintrain

2007-0 games

2006-3 games

2005-6 games

2004-2 games

This is is the number of times over the past 3+ seasons that we have scored 24 or more points in a game, the benchmark for a quality winning offensive team. 21.5% of the games we've played in the past 4 years we've accomplished that benchmark. Much of our consternation the past couple of days about the offense still being too conservative and not producing enough points is supported by the numbers.

Currently we're 21st in scoring (17.7 ppg), 17th in total offense.. Last year we were 20th in scoring (19.2 ppg), 13th in total offense.. 2005, 13th in scoring (22.4 ppg), 11th in offense and 2004 31st in scoring (15.0 ppg) and 30th in offense..

Everyone knows that we're working with a QB with 10 career starts and a retooled OL but something's not right when with the talent we have on offense we have consistently had trouble scoring 3 TD a game. Last year we got all excited about the return to 'Redskins Football' at the end of the year, yet we still put up a 2-5 record down the stretch..

I'm not climbing aboard the 'Fire Gibbs/Saunders' train, but I'm continuing to wonder if JG17 (as I've nicknamed him for his penchant to get to 17 pts and take the air out of the football regardless of when it is in the game) isn't stuck too much in his ways to embrace what needs to happen to be successful in today's NFL..

Honestly I think alot of it is and was the QB play. Brunell was up and down for 2 1/2 years. Now we have got JC who has a ton of physical ability but he is just not a polished NFL QB yet. He needs to get a full season of starting under his belt. Plus stay in the same system too. Plus I think we need a big physical red zone WR.

I'm also one to believe that we need to mix things up. It's like everyone in this town and on the coaching staff acts like if we don't run we can't win. That mindset is so stuck in everyones head that I think it's hurting the passing game. We need to be able to do both but frankly our passing game has not been that good for the last three years. It's a struggle to get 200 + yards. Does anyone realize that only Moss and ARE are the only 2 wr's on our team that has caught a pass? Sorry but I find it hard to imagine that Lloyd is that bad. Santana has how many drops this season? Get Lloyd in the game and throw the guy the damn ball and see what he can do.

JC looks like he can run the hurry up offense pretty well. Why didn't we try it earlier in the 2nd half when we were not moving the ball? I just think when things are not going well you have to try and be a little more creative than we have been.