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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
I think it's obvious that Zorn *gets* the fact that shotgun is the way to go. His passing playcalling is much more gun heavy than it was at any point last year, and on top of that, when the Redskins are in the gun, Heyer goes from a young starting RT to a guy in a comfort zone who completely owns every LDE in the league (except Justin Tuck).
But you do have to go under center to run the ball, and I don't see anything that suggests that Zorn's not going to try to put the ball on the ground at least one time every three plays for the rest of the season. So the passing offense will be stuck with a very thin margin for error, which in turn, limits it's downfield ability when it's only purpose is to covert the first down to allow Portis to stay on the field.
Even a shotgun heavy offense is ineffective if the down and distance is 3rd and 9.
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Yeah, I'm not advocating a return to the K-Gun offense or anything like that but less predictability. The Giants had zero fear of our passing game because we gave them no reason to unless it was an obvious passing down. I know we have to run and being under center is the most effective way to do so but I guess I'm looking for more of an emphasis on the shotgun and being creative and flexible out of it.