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Originally Posted by freddyg12
Redskins Insider
JLC's latest - pretty convincing #s to show that we can't run the ball like Gibbs (& AS for that matter) would like us to.
I said in previous posts that the problem was more execution than play calling, but in the AZ game Gibbs himself admitted the approach was too conservative. These #s & the state of our line seem to make a good case to set up the run w/the pass.
Let's be a pass first team!
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I look at it this way:
We are six games in. We came in (rightfully or incorrectly) thinking we could be a pretty good running team. In the second half of games, we felt like we could have offensive success running at them.
The coaches can not be held responsible for thinking like that. That in most situations is good football.
However, unless we find a matchup to exploit, we can't run out the clock while running the football. Now with this new information, it seems to be time to take a new approach to killing the clock. I vote for safe short passes, but not of the 3 step drop variety. Let Campbell sit back there and try to hit the intermediate route. If he gets pressured, dump the ball off complete and keep the clock moving. As we get closer to the first down sticks, THEN we can run the ball to try to pick up the first down.
Consider that a revised offensive philosophy to play with a lead, that the coaches probably already came up with prior to me doing so.