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mike340 · 10-09-2006, 12:06 PM

I voted for the whole team, but in reality it was the DBs lined up 15 yards off the line of scrimmage every 3rd down giving everything away. Whosever decision that was is the culprit. Because they never needed to punt until the 4th quarter, and there was always a long separation between offensive possessions, the offense never got untracked. (It wasn't the only thing, but it was a great contributor.) And every time they showed the receivers, they weren't open. That's not the fault of the receivers, that's the fault of calling too many long patterns when the Giants were making sure the receivers were covered up top. If they had just run some patterns where they came back the DBs couldn't have gotten between them and the ball.
The problem was (mostly) the coaches on this one. (See also: starting with runs, not going for it on 4th and 1,...)

10-09-2006, 12:06 PM	#64
mike340 Special Teams Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 69 Posts: 322	Re: Redskins v. Giants: Goat of the Week? I voted for the whole team, but in reality it was the DBs lined up 15 yards off the line of scrimmage every 3rd down giving everything away. Whosever decision that was is the culprit. Because they never needed to punt until the 4th quarter, and there was always a long separation between offensive possessions, the offense never got untracked. (It wasn't the only thing, but it was a great contributor.) And every time they showed the receivers, they weren't open. That's not the fault of the receivers, that's the fault of calling too many long patterns when the Giants were making sure the receivers were covered up top. If they had just run some patterns where they came back the DBs couldn't have gotten between them and the ball. The problem was (mostly) the coaches on this one. (See also: starting with runs, not going for it on 4th and 1,...)