What's been perplexing to me the last two weeks is how prepared the offense looks on the first drive, and then drops off a cliff the rest of the game.
The crispness and preciseness on the first drive indicates a good plan, and good preparation.
Beyond that, there doesn't seem to be any sort of plan.
It's like the first drive we dictate what we're doing to the defense, and after that we let the defense dictate to us what we're doing. No identity.
The other team adjusts and we get away from what we should be doing. I am still fucking confused on why Gallman comes into the game when he does. Even if you think Barkley is tired, leave him as his presence alone changes the defense. Nobody freaks out that Wayne Gallman is the game!
Too bad the Giants can't say the same.
Once he gets away from the script he's lost.
They haven't been doing that and I can't understand for the life of me why.
Once he gets away from the script he's lost.
Yep. It's become a depressing pattern. As the game goes on, his offenses get less and less effective.
Once he gets away from the script he's lost.
It does seem this way.
Buffalo seemed to get stingy on runs from there and Manning couldn't get it done. His WRs weren't getting much seperation either.
We suck.
Instead, Eli misses the throw, Jones has a false start, and Eli checks down on 3rd and long.
when the opening drive is scripted, the offense doesn't adjust to the defense as much as just run the (damn) play.
explains why the defenses seem to know what they have to defend on any given play?
Instead, Eli misses the throw, Jones has a false start, and Eli checks down on 3rd and long.
Was that the crossing route where the d lineman got an arm up and Eli threw around his arm?
when the opening drive is scripted, the offense doesn't adjust to the defense as much as just run the (damn) play.
explains why the defenses seem to know what they have to defend on any given play?
I think there may be some truth to this.
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teams, by now, know how Eli will react at the LOS, so they are able to bait him into certain plays by showing certain defensive looks...
when the opening drive is scripted, the offense doesn't adjust to the defense as much as just run the (damn) play.
explains why the defenses seem to know what they have to defend on any given play?
I think there may be some truth to this.
I'd say, for the past 3-4 years this was the case. We look good on opening drives and then...
Also, until this year, we'd hang with teams until the D was on the field 80% of the game, and then they'd collapse.
Now we don't even get that....
"Ok that works. they can't stop Barkley". Now let's see if they can handle this. Ok that failed, how about this? Ok, that failed too, how about this.
seems so simple to me, the fan, just keep doing what works until it doesn't work.
There are a few brilliant head coaches who can simultaneously call plays -- by instinct or by analysis -- but, without any discredit to Shurmur, he is not one of them.
when the opening drive is scripted, the offense doesn't adjust to the defense as much as just run the (damn) play.
explains why the defenses seem to know what they have to defend on any given play?
I believe teams try to do this to every QB. They watch the film and look for tendencies
RUN THE FUCKING BALL
My game plan is.
Run on 1st down.
If SB does not get first down.
Run on second down.
If SB does not get first down
Throw short pass and convert 3rd down(posibly throw to Barkley)
If Barkley touches ball enough he will score long touchdown or break off big play.
Handing ball to Barkley is the safest, best play in all of football.
Only a fucking stupid person stops doing this...
WHEN IT IS FUCKING WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You cannot give me a good reason why Shurmur stopped handing the ball off 2 games in a row. Shoot him(not really)