Will Portis Get 2,000 Rushing Yards?

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by deathGRINDx

on a different note, i think its time for us to switch our game plan. with us running all over teams, they are more likely to focus on stopping CP, just like teams did last year to stop Adrian Peterson. AP put up big numbers in the first half of the season, but after opposing teams started stacking 8 men in the box and playing the run, AP started getting stopped quick. And yes, dont fix what isnt broken, but we were passing at will against the lions today, so why wasnt this more evident? zorns strategy is run on 1st down, run on 2nd down, pass on 3rd down.. and half the time we end up punting. its disappointing. Im satisfied with a win, but im starting to believe zorn has trouble adjusting his gameplan to whats actually going on with the game.

thats an interesting take, the flip side is that effective running might be the reason our passing game has been so effective (high completion rate, high qb rating). i agree that AP was shutdown at the end of the season b/c teams were stacking the box but i believe that teams were afforded that luxury b/c tavaris jackson had serious throwing problems. with zorn and JC i dont think teams can stack the box and i havent seen many teams stacks the box like they have years past.

on the playcalling i dont see zorn going run, run pass but mixing it up. we have been pinned back deep in our own territory the past few games and i think field position dictated conservative playcalling there.

i guess it like the chicken and the egg; does the run set up the pass or vice versa. either way i see a balanced attack taking what teams give us, maybe this is why we rack up yards but dont score as many points as we'd like. interesting take i kinda see it the other way but you might be right.

go skins!!