Arguements about Fairchild's playcalling and our offensive philosophy can be made until world's end. However, one thing can be said for sure.
We do not have offensive targets that are capable of being a threat at any given time on the field. This became especially obvious on our final drive. When Evans went out on few plays, these were our targets:
Josh Reed
Roscoe Parrish
Michael Gaines
Robert Royal
Are you ****ing serious?
Why is Sam Aiken on this team? He's been replaced by Jenkins on ST anyways from what I can tell. Why would you rather have a 2nd tight end on the field instead of another WR in Jenkins anyways? He can't be that bad, can he? It's not like we were going to fool anyone with a run formation.
Even with Evans back in, when push comes to shove, quite literally in fact, he's not dependable as a redzone or inside target. Evans' and Gaines' huge drops are further evidence that we will not be a competent offense without
A. A solid #2 to take defensive pressure and a number of throws away from Evans. Preferably someone that can actually use his body as a shield over the middle and has hands of glue. There's a reason we never call quick slants.
B. A tight end that can open up the middle of the field further that is athletic enough to consistently catch the ball after it's traveled more than 10 yards and even without separation.
I even liked the call on 4th and 5 to go to Jackson. Even before the play, I was thinking, get the ball to either Reed or Jackson, guys who have done relatively well catching and breaking tackles. Obviously the defense was thinking the same. While I think Fairchild did call a horrible game, what honestly would you have done given our targets in that tight red zone situation?
There's no one to force it into, no one to dominate the defensive back in positioning for the ball.
This probably isn't news to most of you, but I truly believe Edwards will not succeed without those two. That's why I'm actually anxious for the offseason to see if Wilson will get his act together, sign quality at these slots or draft them high, and not be happily surprised when his own team wins seven games.
If he doesn't, I can't see us improving too much on O in 2008, despite a solid line.
If he does, this could easily be a top 10 offense. Just think. Evans will be that much more effective over the top without the constant doubling, Reed and Parrish are quality #3 and #4 guys, we have the line with tandem Jackson and Lynch, Gaines and Royal will go back to what they should be doing, and we have Edwards.
Random Notes:
- Bryan Scott continues to look good out there.
- Schobel actually made a play on a KEY down!
- Kelsay must have sprained his other ankle while wiping his ass with $100 bills.
- Ellison sucks mostly
- Lynch played his heart out again (Easily our team MVP)
I think we lose to the Giants at home next week solely because of our playoff high and hopes ending in this fashion. (a la Baltimore game after Tenn game last year) Then we'll play decent in a win over Philly to finish 8-8.
for the long post, hope at least some of you read it all.
We do not have offensive targets that are capable of being a threat at any given time on the field. This became especially obvious on our final drive. When Evans went out on few plays, these were our targets:
Josh Reed
Roscoe Parrish
Michael Gaines
Robert Royal
Are you ****ing serious?
Why is Sam Aiken on this team? He's been replaced by Jenkins on ST anyways from what I can tell. Why would you rather have a 2nd tight end on the field instead of another WR in Jenkins anyways? He can't be that bad, can he? It's not like we were going to fool anyone with a run formation.
Even with Evans back in, when push comes to shove, quite literally in fact, he's not dependable as a redzone or inside target. Evans' and Gaines' huge drops are further evidence that we will not be a competent offense without
A. A solid #2 to take defensive pressure and a number of throws away from Evans. Preferably someone that can actually use his body as a shield over the middle and has hands of glue. There's a reason we never call quick slants.
B. A tight end that can open up the middle of the field further that is athletic enough to consistently catch the ball after it's traveled more than 10 yards and even without separation.
I even liked the call on 4th and 5 to go to Jackson. Even before the play, I was thinking, get the ball to either Reed or Jackson, guys who have done relatively well catching and breaking tackles. Obviously the defense was thinking the same. While I think Fairchild did call a horrible game, what honestly would you have done given our targets in that tight red zone situation?
There's no one to force it into, no one to dominate the defensive back in positioning for the ball.
This probably isn't news to most of you, but I truly believe Edwards will not succeed without those two. That's why I'm actually anxious for the offseason to see if Wilson will get his act together, sign quality at these slots or draft them high, and not be happily surprised when his own team wins seven games.
If he doesn't, I can't see us improving too much on O in 2008, despite a solid line.
If he does, this could easily be a top 10 offense. Just think. Evans will be that much more effective over the top without the constant doubling, Reed and Parrish are quality #3 and #4 guys, we have the line with tandem Jackson and Lynch, Gaines and Royal will go back to what they should be doing, and we have Edwards.
Random Notes:
- Bryan Scott continues to look good out there.
- Schobel actually made a play on a KEY down!
- Kelsay must have sprained his other ankle while wiping his ass with $100 bills.
- Ellison sucks mostly
- Lynch played his heart out again (Easily our team MVP)
I think we lose to the Giants at home next week solely because of our playoff high and hopes ending in this fashion. (a la Baltimore game after Tenn game last year) Then we'll play decent in a win over Philly to finish 8-8.
for the long post, hope at least some of you read it all.
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