I keep seeing posters incessantly blame McAdoo and the playcalling for the offensive struggles.
Maybe I'm naive, but what offense can you successfully run when your offensive line can't open holes for your backs and you're forced to be one-dimensional? Then, when we run pass plays, the QB has about 2 seconds before the pocket crumbles or a rusher gets around the edge.
Is the guy supposed to trick opposing defenses for 4 quarters somehow?
You have to be able to block in this league. It's as simple as that.
Look at the Cowboys. Rookie QB? Doesn't matter. Stud RB suspended? Doesn't matter. They still open holes in the run game and they still pass protect for Prescott and give him loads of time to throw. This isn't something Jason Garrett is doing that Ben McAdoo isn't. Garrett simply has an excellent line and it's the foundation of his football team. We don't have that luxury.
Our entire offense is already built around getting the ball out quick. It's not like the coach is running 5 and 7 step drops with long-developing routes like we were in 2013 when we couldn't pass protect and were getting Eli fucking killed by doing that.
There's really not an offense you can run if you can't run the football or pass block. Our linemen are getting pushed back into the pocket, they're not opening holes for the runners - and that's the coaches fault... why?
Don't you think if we could actually run the football and pass protect that our offense would be pretty damn good? I do.
But yet, I keep seeing comments blaming the playcalling or the offensive scheme.
If there are offenses in this league that are proficient without being able to run the football or hold blocks, I'd love to know where they are.
The short pass game doesn't work so we're supposed to try what... throwing downfield and have the WR's run routes that require Eli to be protected for even longer?
We can't run the ball so teams key in on our pass game.
I just don't understand what plays the guy is supposed to call. We can't fucking block anyone.
As for the OL itself, I am so frustrated that for all the attention paid to it, we will have more or less the same awful line for the third year in a row. So, we have drafted there, signed FA, and this year got some of the best UDFA out there. All that amounted to was some depth and a couple of guys for the practice squad. We still have a struggling LT, struggling OC, terrible RG, and Hart, who is improving, but is he improving enough? Pugh is our best player on the line by a wide margin...but can he stay healthy?
I put up a post asking if people thought the first team offense might actually look pretty good this preseason, and I got the usual responses, that I already fucking knew, thank you: preseason doesnt matter, preseason records dont matter, and my post said nothing about winning or losing games, it asked Will the first team offense look good? Anyway. They look like shit. Shit, Shit, Shit.
Flowers didnt look bad which is nice, but the right side. Terrible.
But even still - if it's playcalling people are worried about, I don't think this is the time to get bent out of shape about that. We're not going to show much in pre-season.
Camp reports so far have alluded to a lot of different looks - looks we didn't show last year.
I think he wants to do more with the offense and be more creative. He's a young, forward thinking guy - I don't believe for one second that Ben McAdoo is hell-bent on running 11 personnel out there on 95% of our snaps.
I think we're going to see new looks this year and some new wrinkles. But if we can't block or run the football, what good will it be?
This team has to establish an offensive identity somehow and it's just so hard to do when you can't run the ball or even pass block.
I thought the reason this team even won 11 games last year was because of McAdoo in a lot of ways.
He knew the strength of the team and he played that way.
If people think this is a playcalling issue, I'd suggest waiting until the regular season because I think we'll show a lot more than we've shown in preseason thus far - I just have my doubts as to how well it'll actually work.
But even still - if it's playcalling people are worried about, I don't think this is the time to get bent out of shape about that. We're not going to show much in pre-season.
Camp reports so far have alluded to a lot of different looks - looks we didn't show last year.
I think he wants to do more with the offense and be more creative. He's a young, forward thinking guy - I don't believe for one second that Ben McAdoo is hell-bent on running 11 personnel out there on 95% of our snaps.
I think we're going to see new looks this year and some new wrinkles. But if we can't block or run the football, what good will it be?
This team has to establish an offensive identity somehow and it's just so hard to do when you can't run the ball or even pass block.
I thought the reason this team even won 11 games last year was because of McAdoo in a lot of ways.
He knew the strength of the team and he played that way.
If people think this is a playcalling issue, I'd suggest waiting until the regular season because I think we'll show a lot more than we've shown in preseason thus far - I just have my doubts as to how well it'll actually work.
I fully agree the OL sucks. But, when your HC (then OC) was brought in specifically to counter a similar OL and he did it with less talent at the other positions, then I expect a lot more with the talent they've added the last 2 years,
I think that will change this year. I'm not worried about the playcalling being as stagnant or limited.
What I am worried about is how effective the offense is going to be if we cannot establish a running game or protect Eli.
I think that will change this year. I'm not worried about the playcalling being as stagnant or limited.
What I am worried about is how effective the offense is going to be if we cannot establish a running game or protect Eli.
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Matt - I think we were really limited last year play calling wise because of the personnel. Will Tye was our best TE, we didn't have a FB on the roster, Cruz wasn't very good, we had very little WR depth.
I think that will change this year. I'm not worried about the playcalling being as stagnant or limited.
What I am worried about is how effective the offense is going to be if we cannot establish a running game or protect Eli.
Agreed. But, the difference is, OL or not, with Perkins, Vereen, Marshall, Engram, Shepard, etc. I expect a successful offense. I'm not saying a juggernaut offense. But, I expect a team that doesn't struggle to score 20 points a game.
I do too - I just think a bad offensive line can really, really limit an offense and it's hard for me to blame the coach for that.
I will concede that McAdoo probably should have brought in a true OC to handle play calling - it might be a bit much to be on his plate now that he's the head coach. But I still don't think it's going to be the play calls that are the issue as much as how well those plays are blocked and executed by the players.
It's tough. I think a really good offensive line covers up weak skill position players much, much better than it works the other way around.
what
The line is underperforming. Imaagine Flowers played well and the line still got blown up.
richenberg has more talent than Ohara
Flowers and Pugh more talent than Diehl and Suey
But they're not playing as well, so who are you supposed to be blaming.
When Flowers plays well and the talented offensive still stinks that's a fair indictment of the coaching.
I like Benny Mac, but he decides who plays...just sayin'...
If you watched last night the Browms had at least 8 men within a five yard radius of the line of scrimmage all night. Everything is so clogged up in there it even makes it difficult to pass. Fans used to kill Gilbride but I'll take his offensive philosophy over McAdoo's any day.
That's because there's nobody out there that was supposedly any better
but I think this line will get better I did see the improvement in The tackles .... I believe Richburg and Jerry are the wink links and they have guys to replace them ........By that I would demote Richburg and Jerry that's what you get when you pencil guys in .....the only guys that should be penciled in is Eli OBJ Collins snacks,JPP Vernon
This team has a bunch of speed burners on it yet he refuses to open up the offense that allows them to exploit that ability. It's all dink and dunk no matter what. Third and 9 he throws a behind the line off scrimmage pass. So typical of a McAdoo offense. In those situations Gilbride spread the offense out and dared the defense to cover deep down the field. Third and long they tried to get to the sticks before the pass was thrown. This offense is stuck in neutral because of the philosophy and everyone wants to blame the offensive line.
Last time I checked they have two ones and a two on that line. Jerry is a mountain of a man. If they bottom out again this year on offense someone is going to lose their job.
I don't have enough insight to nail down what the exact issue is, although I think their continue use of certain formations creates a lot of predictability. But the people who think that all of their woes are because of OL are only fooling themselves.
If for instance this is the Mike Sherman offense, where are the deliberate zone approaches and stretch plays?
Just that with some serious repetition in the pre-season would help.
And yes, it is pre-season. But if you watched the game last night and didn't see exactly what we saw all of last season - when the games weren't "glorified scrimmages" - then you know this line is not very good.
This time last year we heard a vociferous minority of posters wail "it doesn't matter what the Oline looks like in preaseason games. Means Nothing!" Well the line looked exactly the same for the entire regular season. If you watched the game last night and came away thinking "Gee I hope the line plays a lot better when the games count", you may want to dial back your expectations.
basically they have a sript on what they want to try and that is what they stick to, there is no adjustments or things like that...
There's a reason why Parcells et al have said it takes around 4 regular season games to "see what you have."
Solari - Yes, we have inside zone runs in the playbook, as well as traps.
Q - Ok, what about those outside zone runs?
Solari- yes, as I said, the inside zone runs we do practice.
Q - OK, Let me try this, 1,2,3...what is the next number?
Solari - Grapes. Mainly grapes. I mean, if you can get a nice honeydew melon in season, that is great, but, you know, its hit and miss, they can taste fairly flat. Grapes, grapes are always the same, you go to the supermarket, same white or red grapes, and you can eat the right out of the bag with one hand if you want.
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I find that most people who cry about play calling have never strapped on a helmet.
The problems running the ball started before McAdoo came on the scene. It's a talent problem.
"Whereas there were probably great offensive linesmen in round one that could play guard in the NFL, Engram has such a cuter tush"
The use of "whereas" can really gain you points
How did our full back perform last night? That may help to some extent?! Fluker can help in the run game, but is an adventure pass blocking. Without a trade for another lineman, we're stuck with this line and we will have to hope that chemistry and blocking from TEs, WRs and FB can help. I've seen nothing to this point that would give me any confidence in that happening however. I'm still holding out hope, because that's all we have right now.
of course it could, you are not watching tape to find tendencies of the other team, you are not game planning for what the other team likes to do...
eli watches hours and hours of tape leading up to a regular season game to get resdy for a defense, if he watches no tape you dont think that has an effect?
eli's best attribute is reading ehat the defense is going to do before the snap, if he doesnt watch tape how is he going to do that?
when you are just runnign things to try them out how are you going to be succesful...
would i like i to see better executiong? absolutely
And Jerry shouldn't receive a pass. People want to heap praise on his FA acquisitions on the defense, but IMO, anyone can buy the top rated FAs.
If you want steak, then you shop for steak. If you want Filet Mignon, then it isn't so hard to find when you shop in the section for Filet Mignon. It is much more difficult to find Filet stashed in the stew meat section.
People will be quick to chime in that Jerry hasn't ignored the OL and had allocated numerous draft resources. Either his scouting department isn't very good or his coaching staff isn't very good. Either way, he's the GM and should take responsibility for the failure.
But as it stands now, after two games the Giants are the only team in NFL that has not been able to reach the endzone.
After the way this offense finished the season last year why would you be comfortable with how things are going?
He came in and installed short drops. More quick passes. Eli's stats for much better as all QBs do in the WCO. Now he's infallable and if anyone questions anything coaching related w X's and O's nothing is ever his fault.
Eli's numbers also got much better since OBJ got to the Giants. I'd suggest his mere presence on the field helps.
Great coaches scheme around weaknesses and make it work. He may be a good HC but as an offensive mind and strategist I'd suggest he's pretty unproven. He's probably one of the least qualified OCs in the league. And yes. He's thE OC Not Sullivan. Mara and Tiche fell in love w this guy. Great. But he's got a loaded defense and all he needs to be is a decent play caller. Not sure he has that in him.
It's also never on thing. Shitty OL. NFL DCs getting to k ow his offense and patterned better. So You can bet your ass the opposite teams know him a lot better now after 3 years. The assumptions on how good he is made about this guy as a offensive mind always seemed misplaced.
It's early but it looks like he and Reese are going to rely on Spags and that D nist as much as they did last year
basically they have a sript on what they want to try and that is what they stick to, there is no adjustments or things like that...
We are talking about the offensive line here, the same offensive line that was clearly the weak link of our team last year. Game planning has nothing to do with blocking the man in front of you.
I think people like to believe that offensive lines need all this time to gel, but when it's not right, it's not right.
But as it stands now, after two games the Giants are the only team in NFL that has not been able to reach the endzone.
After the way this offense finished the season last year why would you be comfortable with how things are going?
has offense really been that high in preseason from other teams?
1st teams have barely played, how can you make any conclusions from 2 quarters of work?...eli has played 4 series
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coaches use preseason as live practices because they cant do those things in practice...
basically they have a sript on what they want to try and that is what they stick to, there is no adjustments or things like that...
We are talking about the offensive line here, the same offensive line that was clearly the weak link of our team last year. Game planning has nothing to do with blocking the man in front of you.
I think people like to believe that offensive lines need all this time to gel, but when it's not right, it's not right.
game planning has nothing to do with the offensive line?
so the stunt that caused the 1st sack was man on man?
I mean fuck me - I come to this board and see people talk about Jason Garrett as he's a good coach, and he's tallied two playoff wins in the time TC has come and gone.
McAdoo takes a one-dimensional team to the playoffs in year 1 and there are some people here who talk about him like he's pretty bad.
I'd like to point out the complete idiocy of that thinking, but I don't think people fucking care. They think they are right, despite evidence showing they aren't.
giants won a super bowl with a terrible offensive line and no running game...
the patriots have a great offense with no running game...
the seahawks and packers have god awful offensive lines...
the giants are not the only team trying to figure out their offe sive line
the patriots have a great offense with no running game...
the seahawks and packers have god awful offensive lines...
the giants are not the only team trying to figure out their offe sive line
...keep drinking that Kool Aid.
the patriots have a great offense with no running game...
the seahawks and packers have god awful offensive lines...
the giants are not the only team trying to figure out their offe sive line
...keep drinking that Kool Aid.
offensive line play across the board is awful, titans and cowboys have the 2 best offensive lines in football...
russell wilson and aaron rodgers run for their lives...
If this happens in game 1, then we have an issue. But, for the moment, I am concerned but not panicky. let's see how it all shakes out. It's not just Flowers...Jerry, in my mind, is awful and I really haven't focused on Hart too much. Richburg has been average so far but it is pre-season.
I can't tell you how many times, back in the 70s, we would look great in pre-season only to be terrible once the shooting started for real.