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Originally Posted by riggoraider
I am not talking "short yardage", as far, as 3 to 5 yards. The red-zone starts at the 20 yard line.We do OK from the 20 to the 20... hence the #4 rushing offense in the NFL .... Our problem starts when we get into the red-zone when our only, true, passing option is Cooley.
We can,also, help our backs out if we can get an receiver who can , effectively, catch the 15-20 yard passes across the middle of the field.
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I think you have correctly identified the problem, but not the solution. Our red zone pass offense ranks 17th by
this metric. As you can see, our red zone rush offense ranks 30th. Additionally, our 3rd and short offense
ranks a pathetic 30th by the same measure. Even moreso, our power (run) success rating, described below:
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Power Success: Percentage of runs on third or fourth down, two yards or less to go, that achieved a first down or touchdown. Also includes runs on first-and-goal or second-and-goal from the two-yard line or closer. This is the only statistic on this page that includes quarterbacks.
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By this measurement, our power running game
ranks 29th.
All these metrics bring us to the exact same conclusion. We lack the ability to run the ball in short yardage. While a tall target would give us passing options to try to throw around our running problems, statistics show that we have already attempted to compensate (and have been relatively successful). The only way to fix this issue is to combat it head on. Bring in powerful blocking TEs. Bring in quick centers and guards who fire off the ball and drive the defense back. Let's raise our ranking in the power running game. After all, isn't that what Redskins football is all about.
We have adequate personel to run our finesse offense already. Sometimes you need to line up and hit somebody in the mouth. We don't have the personel to do that right now.