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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
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:
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. |
that's al saunders horizontal/WR reverse running game though. the year before, sellers and cooley and our running game did MUCH better (as did our offense in general). of course, we also played the rams and 49ers, which helps.
btw, if bowe (WR) is there at 31, he'd be a great value. I thin we'd probably go 2nd tier DE myself, but for whoever's thinking WR, bowe is probably the 2nd best WR in the draft and he might be there cause he ran a slow 40.