Om Field: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

[redsk1]

Yea, that was the one biggie for me the other night. The playcalling wasn't there. How about some misdirection type plays to throw them off a bit, slow them down. Pitts is a blitz happy team. We knew it was coming but i guess we thought we could block them w/ one back in. I know the Steelers have a good defense, but we've got a good offense. Bad playcalling and adjustments at half. I think/hope we learned some lessons there. It looked like we were scared.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by redsk1

Yea, that was the one biggie for me the other night. The playcalling wasn't there. How about some misdirection type plays to throw them off a bit, slow them down. Pitts is a blitz happy team. We knew it was coming but i guess we thought we could block them w/ one back in. I know the Steelers have a good defense, but we've got a good offense. Bad playcalling and adjustments at half. I think/hope we learned some lessons there. It looked like we were scared.

I agree. I'm not making excuses but I think this bye is what we really need. The truth is we're having more success in this offense at an early stage than expected, but there are still some growing pains to go through. For the players AND coaches. Hopefully the coaches will have time to sit back and look at things without the pressure of another game in a few days and get a better look at things. We can make adjustments and we'll have a healthier team after the bye. I'd like to see us a little more aggressive on offense. We should'nt be scared of anyone. I hope that's not the case. I think it's more of a case of still getting comfortable with what to do in this offense. The players are still pretty new to this and the rookies even more so. I have a feeling we'll see more of Fred Davis after the bye. I hear he can't be covered in practice. I still have faith.