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Originally Posted by Daseal
I love how everyone said OH PLAYCALLING IS AWFUL just weeks ago, yet I'm the only person brave enough to stand by my statement there. Last week, playcalling was great, I've admitted that and that's the reason for this thread. However, before that I feel most of the blame went on Gibbs. Why do you blame Spurrier for the line not blocking? I mean, had they executed Ramsey would have had plenty of time? Right? Oh? That argument doesn't make sense? Hrm. Why not?
Multiple WR sets were instrumental in our win over the Giants, and I feel they could have helped us win in previous weeks. I don't want it every down, I want a nice balance, 8 out of 10 balls our WRs were catching, so I don't buy that whole they couldn't catch a cold type attitude. Rod dropped some easy ones, but he's made the most spectacular and some clutch catches on our team.
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Well, I for one never said that the play calling in recent weeks was awful, I actually defended the playcalling, so that argument doesn't apply. If you stick by your opinion that the play calling has been bad then that is your perogative. Would've, could've, should've's about last season doesn't mean a hill of beans for this season. Plain and simple, Steve Spurrier couldn't cut it in the NFL and he quit. He admitted he wasn't ready for the NFL and doesn't want to come back. His system failed. HOWEVER, I did back Steve Spurrier and his offense while he was in Washington. I kept positive and felt at the time that maybe his system wasn't THAT bad...we just needed to change a couple things...add tight ends for pass protection for one thing. BUT, he wasn't willing to see it through and thereby conceding that his system doesn't work in the NFL.
I back Joe Gibbs and what he's doing for this team completely, because he's coached at this level and has been successful at this level before. I back him because of his dedication to the team, the respect that the players have given him and the respect he's given back to the players. His team believes in him and have bought into Gibbs' philosophy and its starting to payoff.
We haven't been explosive or powerful on offense because we've had to see what works and what doesn't. We have had to work through inconsistancy, injuries, and a tough schedule. The plays that were in the Giants game are plays that we have seen before. The only difference is, the passing was accurate and the receivers were making the catches. In recent weeks we have seen the development of Ladell Betts into a pretty good running back. We're just now finding out who can make the plays and who's out there for the paycheck.
I dont' agree with everything Gibbs has done this season. I felt we needed to go with Patrick Ramsey earlier in the season...however at least we know that if Ramsey gets into a slump or has a couple bad games, he's not going to get yanked!
Whether you agree with this or not really doesn't matter much to me, but this system has developed slower than expected and we've had some setbacks...BUT it is starting to develop and we're starting to see how this offense can be successful when the parts execute as expected. With this fact, THEN we can mix in more deep threat plays. Believe or not, Gibbs pays attention to every detail and there are reasons why we see some plays more than others...but believe or not, this is the NFL this isn't Madden football for the playstation.