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Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule
I wish people would stop saying we don't TRY the long ball. If you define try as JZ calling a long ball, I think we have been trying. We just haven't been successful due to overthrows, dropped balls, wrong routes or bad pass blocking. Maybe we should do more, but when they've been called, we just haven't executed. (also maybe thats why the O is slowing down, cuz he is trying to get these type plays into the offense more than he did at first)
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I can't speak for anyone else, but when I'm talking about stretching the field by going long, I mean throwing it, not just calling it. I know I know, we can't throw it if we don't have time, we can't throw it if the players aren't running the correct routes, etc. What I mean is this. Romo threw a pass into tight coverage to a rookie tightend and won the game. Horton was on the receiver like white on rice and he threw it anyway. It won them the game. Would JC have thrown the ball in the exact circumstance or would he have checked down? Sometimes you have to take a chance and at least let the defense know you are going to take a shot. JC is doing what he's told. Sometimes you need to go for it and give your receiver a chance to make the play. Some people would say we do try. Did'nt we throw to Santana and he dropped it? That's one play out of a whole game. ONE. And if he would of held it, we might have won the game. I'd say that makes it worth the try. Are we so good that we don't need to take chances? I don't think so. If we continue to just take what the defense gives us, we're in trouble because lately they have'nt been giving us s**t. We can't always allow the defense to dictate the play of our offense. From what I've been reading I believe we are going to try to open things up a little bit and maybe get Kelly and Thomas a little more involved in the offense. I think we're at the point of doing it out of neccessity, not because it's a perfect situation or the rooks know all their stuff now or we have the perfect coverage on our receivers. To move forward, sometimes you just have to go for it. I'm really HOPING the o-line starts stepping up, maybe completing a few 15-20-25 yard passes will keep the opponents "D" from bringing the farm every down.